Amanda Knox tried for the murder of Meredith Kercher in Italy *NEW TRIAL*#5

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Knox speaks English, so her comments were made in English. Filomina obviously speaks English.

Knox's claim that Meredith routinely locked her door was not a "casual comment". It was part of a crucial discussion about whether police should break the door.

Filomina asked the Postal Police to break down the door. The police stated that they were not authorized to do that, and that they would not take responsibility for damage to the door. Knox stated that Meredith routinely locked her door so there was no reason to break the door. Filomina completely disagreed and accepted full responsibility for costs associated with repairing the door. She insisted that police break the door.

Filomina knew that Meredith never locked her door except when she visited family in England. I suspect that Knox's bizarre claim that Meredith routinely locked her door made Filomina more concerned about Meredith.
And I think you also have to take into account that in her email home, Knox spoke of the concern and knocking on the door, and checking from outside; also Sollecito's attempting to break it down - and this is diametrically opposed to the later assertion that the locked door was not anything to be unduly concerned about.

In the end, it is all these little holes, these odd contradictions, that raise the red flags. Such as Sollecito on the first 112 call, telling the police that there was a broken window, and a mess, and some blood - and when the officer asks him if the blood was likely from the person breaking in through the window, Sollecito says, 'erm...' and hangs up the phone. Then calls back a few seconds later. It's as if he was asking Knox about what he should say. None of these things is much of anything on it's own, but when you put them all together, it leaves you with a feeling of strong pause.
 
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And I think you also have to take into account that in her email home, Knox spoke of the concern and knocking on the door, and checking from outside; also Sollecito's attempting to break it down - and this is diametrically opposed to the later assertion that the locked door was not anything to be unduly concerned about.

In the end, it is all these little holes, these odd contradictions, that raise the red flags. Such as Sollecito on the first 112 call, telling the police that there was a broken window, and a mess, and some blood - and when the officer asks him if the blood was likely from the person breaking in through the window, Sollecito says, 'erm...' and hangs up the phone. Then calls back a few seconds later. It's as if he was asking Knox about what he should say. None of these things is much of anything on it's own, but when you put them all together, it leaves you with a feeling of strong pause.

Very strong pause...it's like a giant jigsaw puzzle and Amanda is most certainly among the pieces. IMO she was intimately involved.


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And I think you also have to take into account that in her email home, Knox spoke of the concern and knocking on the door, and checking from outside; also Sollecito's attempting to break it down - and this is diametrically opposed to the later assertion that the locked door was not anything to be unduly concerned about.

In the end, it is all these little holes, these odd contradictions, that raise the red flags. Such as Sollecito on the first 112 call, telling the police that there was a broken window, and a mess, and some blood - and when the officer asks him if the blood was likely from the person breaking in through the window, Sollecito says, 'erm...' and hangs up the phone. Then calls back a few seconds later. It's as if he was asking Knox about what he should say. None of these things is much of anything on it's own, but when you put them all together, it leaves you with a feeling of strong pause.

Thank you for pointing this out. The 112 call is very strange indeed, it adds to so many "things that make you go hmmm".
 
One of the things I find strange that make me go hmmm is Guede (as they closed in on him) telling his best friend "Amanda wasn't involved".

Imo, he knew they were innocent so started telling his SODDI story knowing/expecting Amanda & Raffaele would be released just like the <modsnip> Lumumba was.

Why would Guede say Amanda wasn't involved if she'd staged the crime scene looking like his MO?

As Hellmann said: http://hellmannreport.wordpress.com/contents/reasons-for-the-decision/statements-of-rudy-guede-2/

On the contrary, the content of the chat between Rudy Guede and his friend Giacomo Benedetti on the day of 11.19.2007, heard also by the police, can be considered in favor of the two defendants.

Regarding the use of the transcript of that chat, listened to by the Police with the agreement of the friend of Rudy Guede, Benedetti, it should be noted that it is a document filed in the court records [acquisito agli atti] with the consensus of all parties and not against any standard of positive law [norma di diritto positive], as revealed by the Corte di Assise di Appello that tried Rudy Guede, especially since, in the case under examination, these statements are not being used against the person who made them, obtained possibly [in ipotesi] in violation of a defendant&#8217;s rights, but, on the contrary, are being used in favor of the two defendants and coming from a third party, so that a violation of defendant&#8217;s rights concerning the third party would have no relevance. With regard to the two current defendants, the content of the chat assumes relevance as a mere historical fact and not as a means of investigation [of them].

And so, during this chat with the friend, when he was still abroad, where he had fled after the crime [fatto], Rudy Guede does not implicate in any way Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito as perpetrators of the crime. And in that moment, because he was abroad, and therefore in a certain way safe, or because he was convinced he was conversing just with a friend, perhaps his only real friend, he would not have had any reason to keep quiet on such a matter. Which leads us to believe, being himself, on the contrary, certainly a perpetrator, alone or with others (here it does not matter), of the crimes committed on Via Della Pergola, that if Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito had also participated, he would have in that moment revealed it to his friend.

Nor can one assume that to keep quiet a fact of that kind, even hypothetically, could have been due to a need to distance himself from the suspects to try to avoid finding himself also involved, since, being already aware that in that moment they had already been arrested, he would not have had reason to nurture the hope that, remaining silent during the conversation with the friend, he could in some way affect the legal situation [situazione processuale] of the other two and, so, improve his own personal situation, having reason, on the contrary, to fear that they, if really present with him in Via della Pergola, would have been able, being by now arrested, accuse him and only him of committing the crime in an attempt to exonerate themselves, perhaps recognizing their own presence in that house but nevertheless [asserting] their non-involvement [estraneità] in committing the crime. With the result that he would have had interest in attributing to them, in that chat with the friend, the responsibility for what happened on Via Della Pergola: this is why the Rudy Guede of the chat seems more credible and this is why Rudy not having attributed to them, in the chat, the responsibility for the homicide represents an element of a certain reliability in favor of the current defendants.

In that chat, also, Rudy Guede confirms having been on Via Della Pergola between the hours 9:00 pm and 9:30 pm; which, significantly putting back the time of death of Meredith Kercher compared to that claimed in the ruling being appealed, does not accord with the prosecution&#8217;s hypothesis against the current defendants that, even if we were to find credible some evidence brought by the prosecution to sustain its own hypothesis, at that time they were certainly at the house of Raffaele Sollecito and not on Via Della Pergola. Also on this point Rudy Guede, despite his tendency to lie, would not have had any reason to do so: once he had confessed to the friend that he was in any case present in the house on Via Della Pergola at the moment of the crime, even in the case he were not responsible, he did not have any need to bring forward the time of the crime [consumazione] to 9/9:30 pm.

Instead, the subsequent statements made by Rudy Guede (in the current trial, however, not usable for reasons explained) appear less credible, being made in a different context from that of the first disclosures to a friend, when defensive strategies or even a mere desire to improve his image [rivalsa sociale] could have induced him to describe a different version from that really experienced.
 
One of the things I find strange that make me go hmmm is Guede (as they closed on on him) telling his best friend "Amanda wasn't involved".

Imo, he knew they were innocent so started telling his SODDI story knowing/expecting Amanda & Raffaele would be released just like the opportunist media tart Lumumba was.

Why would Guede say Amanda wasn't involved if she'd staged the crime scene looking like his MO?
Yes, that is a question. Is anyone who believes in their culpability able to answer it?

The only thing I can think of is that Guede did not want to admit to anyone's involvement, including his own.

Did he ever actually admit to involvement in a murder (I know that burglary and simulation were not attributed to him)? Or did he attempt to say he had a consensual time with the victim, and someone else harmed her, and he attempted to help?

ETA: I see that you have added an enormous amount of text to your original post, so I am reading now. SMK

*** Furthermore, I have also seen posters recently on PMF, pose the question as to why Guede to this day maintains his baffling, profoundly perplexing , silence. So this must not be ignored or dismissed at all, but has to be taken well into account. As well as his times, and the change in his presentation after many months and years.

One idea would be their non-involvement (which leaves many questions unanswered). Anyone have any further ideas?
 
Yes, that is a question. Is anyone who believes in their culpability able to answer it?

The only thing I can think of is that Guede did not want to admit to anyone's involvement, including his own.

Did he ever actually admit to involvement in a murder (I know that burglary and simulation were not attributed to him)? Or did he attempt to say he had a consensual time with the victim, and someone else harmed her, and he attempted to help? ETA: I see that you have added an enormous amount of text to your original post, so I am reading now. SMK

He says he was there on a date with Meredith and admitted to being in the murder room and "leaning out the window" in Filomena's room yet tells his best friend in a secretly recorded call "Amanda wasn't involved" yet she and Raffaele are suppose to have staged the crime scene to look like his recent MO of second story window entry breaking glass with a rock.
 
RG admits being there because he had too. He took the fast track trial because his guilt was sealed IMO. He has NEVER admitted to being part of the murder.

What would AK/RS say if he accused them of being the killers? Do they admit it or stick to their current (or next addition) story? Do they say yes we did it but RG did too? Do they say we didn't do anything but RG did? I don't see any benefit whatsoever for him.
It would take some remorse to tell the truth... none of the three has shown any IMO.

He could be close to parol by the time the other two enter prison.

Say nothing more... get out soon.
Talk... ???

Seems an easy choice at this point.
 
He says he was there on a date with Meredith and admitted to being in the murder room and "leaning out the window" in Filomena's room yet tells his best friend in a secretly recorded call "Amanda wasn't involved" yet she and Raffaele are suppose to have staged the crime scene to look like his recent MO of second story window entry breaking glass with a rock.
Well, is it believable that Kercher would make a date with him when she had a new boyfriend? And yes, he says Knox was not involved. But he also says he was not.
 
Plus his letter read in court makes it as clear as it was going to get. There were 3 involved.
 
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Well, is it believable that Kercher would make a date with him when she had a new boyfriend? And yes, he says Knox was not involved. But he also says he was not.

No, it's certainly not. It's just a lame story he came up with.
 
One of the things I find strange that make me go hmmm is Guede (as they closed in on him) telling his best friend "Amanda wasn't involved".

Imo, he knew they were innocent so started telling his SODDI story knowing/expecting Amanda & Raffaele would be released just like the <modsnip> Lumumba was.

Why would Guede say Amanda wasn't involved if she'd staged the crime scene looking like his MO?

As Hellmann said: http://hellmannreport.wordpress.com/contents/reasons-for-the-decision/statements-of-rudy-guede-2/

On the contrary, the content of the chat between Rudy Guede and his friend Giacomo Benedetti on the day of 11.19.2007, heard also by the police, can be considered in favor of the two defendants.

Regarding the use of the transcript of that chat, listened to by the Police with the agreement of the friend of Rudy Guede, Benedetti, it should be noted that it is a document filed in the court records [acquisito agli atti] with the consensus of all parties and not against any standard of positive law [norma di diritto positive], as revealed by the Corte di Assise di Appello that tried Rudy Guede, especially since, in the case under examination, these statements are not being used against the person who made them, obtained possibly [in ipotesi] in violation of a defendant’s rights, but, on the contrary, are being used in favor of the two defendants and coming from a third party, so that a violation of defendant’s rights concerning the third party would have no relevance. With regard to the two current defendants, the content of the chat assumes relevance as a mere historical fact and not as a means of investigation [of them].

And so, during this chat with the friend, when he was still abroad, where he had fled after the crime [fatto], Rudy Guede does not implicate in any way Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito as perpetrators of the crime. And in that moment, because he was abroad, and therefore in a certain way safe, or because he was convinced he was conversing just with a friend, perhaps his only real friend, he would not have had any reason to keep quiet on such a matter. Which leads us to believe, being himself, on the contrary, certainly a perpetrator, alone or with others (here it does not matter), of the crimes committed on Via Della Pergola, that if Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito had also participated, he would have in that moment revealed it to his friend.

Nor can one assume that to keep quiet a fact of that kind, even hypothetically, could have been due to a need to distance himself from the suspects to try to avoid finding himself also involved, since, being already aware that in that moment they had already been arrested, he would not have had reason to nurture the hope that, remaining silent during the conversation with the friend, he could in some way affect the legal situation [situazione processuale] of the other two and, so, improve his own personal situation, having reason, on the contrary, to fear that they, if really present with him in Via della Pergola, would have been able, being by now arrested, accuse him and only him of committing the crime in an attempt to exonerate themselves, perhaps recognizing their own presence in that house but nevertheless [asserting] their non-involvement [estraneità] in committing the crime. With the result that he would have had interest in attributing to them, in that chat with the friend, the responsibility for what happened on Via Della Pergola: this is why the Rudy Guede of the chat seems more credible and this is why Rudy not having attributed to them, in the chat, the responsibility for the homicide represents an element of a certain reliability in favor of the current defendants.

In that chat, also, Rudy Guede confirms having been on Via Della Pergola between the hours 9:00 pm and 9:30 pm; which, significantly putting back the time of death of Meredith Kercher compared to that claimed in the ruling being appealed, does not accord with the prosecution’s hypothesis against the current defendants that, even if we were to find credible some evidence brought by the prosecution to sustain its own hypothesis, at that time they were certainly at the house of Raffaele Sollecito and not on Via Della Pergola. Also on this point Rudy Guede, despite his tendency to lie, would not have had any reason to do so: once he had confessed to the friend that he was in any case present in the house on Via Della Pergola at the moment of the crime, even in the case he were not responsible, he did not have any need to bring forward the time of the crime [consumazione] to 9/9:30 pm.

Instead, the subsequent statements made by Rudy Guede (in the current trial, however, not usable for reasons explained) appear less credible, being made in a different context from that of the first disclosures to a friend, when defensive strategies or even a mere desire to improve his image [rivalsa sociale] could have induced him to describe a different version from that really experienced.

Yes, all of that is a good point. The only thing I would say is, first of all he probably knew that any conversation would be heard by prosecutors. So for that reason, I doubt he would speak any truths, even if was to a friend. Under those circumstances, I mean.

As for why he didn't call out Amanda and RS, I don't know and that is a genuine question I have. But what I also think is that he told a complete fabrication and lie to the police originally (Meredith let him in, etc.). So now, by bringing RS and Amanda into the picture at that time, first of all, the prosecutors would accuse hiim of lying to them. Because he would then have to change his whole story. So maybe, at the time, he thought that he didn't want to add to his already long list of problems. Because I would assume no criminal being caught in a murder would then want to be so blatantly caught lying to the prosecution, the very people their fate is resting on.

Also, then there's the situation that bringing in RS and Amanda at that point might make things worse for him....because they would tell exactly what he did and how he did it, and that would be far worse than the story he was telling.

Just some thoughts.
 
Plus his letter read in court makes it as clear as it was going to get. There were 3 involved.

Yep yep. The "letter" he didn't read so Mignini read it for him but he didn't know the meaning of a word in his own letter.
 
Yes, all of that is a good point. The only thing I would say is, first of all he probably knew that any conversation would be heard by prosecutors. So for that reason, I doubt he would speak any truths, even if was to a friend. Under those circumstances, I mean.

As for why he didn't call out Amanda and RS, I don't know and that is a genuine question I have. But what I also think is that he told a complete fabrication and lie to the police originally (Meredith let him in, etc.). So now, by bringing RS and Amanda into the picture at that time, first of all, the prosecutors would accuse hiim of lying to them. Because he would then have to change his whole story. So maybe, at the time, he thought that he didn't want to add to his already long list of problems. Because I would assume no criminal being caught in a murder would then want to be so blatantly caught lying to the prosecution, the very people their fate is resting on.

Also, then there's the situation that bringing in RS and Amanda at that point might make things worse for him....because they would tell exactly what he did and how he did it, and that would be far worse than the story he was telling.

Just some thoughts.

Why would he think it'd be heard by police when it was a secretly recorded conversation with his best friend?

Why didn't Amanda & Raffaele turn on him immediately or each other since none of them really knew each other and Raffaele didn't know Guede at all?
 
Yep the "letter" he didn't read so Mignini read it for him but he didn't know the meaning of.
So in your mind Mignini wrote the letter? Still, the SC ruled there were multiple assailants. The lone wolf theory , to truly stand, would need to have that absolved.

And then there is the fact that as dgfred points out, it is always better to say that you, and your partners, (if such were ever true, and there are some indicators that it was) are innocent (he never admitted culpability, and when he is released, he will expect to be seen as someone who was at the wrong place at the wrong time). And not to add further withal.
 
Why would he think it'd be heard by police when it was a secretly recorded conversation with his best friend?

Why didn't Amanda & Raffaele turn on him immediately or each other since none of them really knew each other and Raffaele didn't know Guede at all?
Yes, in terms of pro-innocence, this is an important point. From within the opposing purview, I guess silence is best if none of the 3 is ever going to admit responsibility (IF guilty). If all 3 confessed and admitted culpability, then I would expect much blame and finger-pointing.
 
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