There are several HuffingtonPost stories on Amanda that have very lively comments sections. This is where I was challenged when I made my naive "she's innocent" comment.
Here a link to one of the most lifely ones (again, read the comments sections): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/13/amanda-knox-jail-intervie_n_390274.html --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltabl...@...> wrote: > > -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ShempMcGurk" <shempmcgurk@> wrote: > > What have you found Shemp? I know a little about this crazy Italian > prosecutor (under indictment in other cases for misconduct and abuse of > power) from the book The Monster of Florence where he tried to run this > whole satanic cult routine on an American journalist who was writing a book > about a serial killer. That story was so parallel to what happened to Amanda > that I'm still in the innocent camp. > > They have a ton of real forensic evidence on the guy they convicted first. > What makes you think there is more to the story than the one guy with a rape > motive who was not friends with Amanda doing the crime? And she would have > to be really in cahoots with him because she mistakenly fingered another guy > during the prolonged interrogation. An obviously innocent guy. A desperate > move of a terrified girl. So she would have to be willing to go to jail > rather than give the guy up. Why? He fled the country and Amanda and > boyfriend stuck around and phoned in the crime. Then the guy they first > convicted got caught and brought back to Italy doesn't immediately give up > Amanda or the boyfriend either. He holds out until they give him a deal > specifically for saying they were involved later. > > And comparing the family "inflaming" the American public to the inflaming > articles in Italy with a non sequestered jury seems a bit much. A charge that > the parents manipulated the media seems far fetched, it makes just as good a > story either way. The judge basically said there was no motive. She just > happened to get together with a drifter criminal and due to the consumption > of stupefacente (refer madness)commit bloody murder? It was a total Helter > Skelter scene with such a small amount of trace of Amanda and boyfriend that > the it was destroyed by the prosecutor's testing so the defense couldn't have > it independently tested. > > > I would love to have my perspective rocked on this, where should I go, what > blogs? > > > > > > > The following is from amazon.com's product description of the book "Angel > > Face: the true story of student killer Amanda Knox": > > > > " Despite all the airtime devoted to Amanda Knox, it's still hard to > > reconcile the fresh-faced honor student from Seattle with the sexually > > rapacious killer convicted of the November 2007 murder of her British > > roommate. Few Americans have heard all of the powerful evidence that > > convinced a jury that Knox was one of three people to sexually assault > > Meredith Kercher, brutalize her body, and cut her throat. In Angel Face, > > Rome-based Daily Beast senior writer Barbie Latza Nadeau who cultivated > > personal relationships with the key figures in both the prosecution and the > > defense describes how the Knox family's heavy-handed efforts to control > > media coverage distorted the facts, inflamed an American audience, and > > painted an offensive, inaccurate picture of Italy's justice system. An > > eye-opener for any parent considering sending a child away to study, Angel > > Face reveals what really went on in this incomprehensible crime." > > > > I certainly was hoodwinked by several American news magazine stories (like > > 20/20 and Dateline) into believing that Knox was innocent. But after > > reading several blogs to the contrary, I believe she's quite guilty. > > > > Barry, are you aware of this case and, if so, can you give us Europe's > > reaction to it? > > >
