The Murder of Meredith Kercher Wiki
Our cat is actually the same as Amanda Knox. She cuts you in the middle of the night an then swans about like she aint done nothing wrong
— Billy Finnegan (@BillyFinnegan) February 20, 2014
Amanda Knox was convicted of calumny, slander, or lying for stating on two separate occasions that her boss, Patrick Lumumba, raped and killed Meredith Kercher. Amanda said that she sat in the kitchen covering her ears to block out the sound of Meredith’s scream. Amanda repeated this lie twice officially, once during questioning and once again the next morning she requested pen and paper and wrote about it. She told the same lie twice and never retracted it. At the time that she fabricated this story (or partly fabricated it since many lies have an element of truth to them) the police were unaware that Meredith had screamed. Many murder victims don’t have the opportunity to scream as they are strangled as well.
Amanda was the first, but not the last person to inform the police that an overwhelming, heart-piercing scream emanated from the cottage when Meredith was attacked on the night of November 1, 2007. Her sister Stephanie discussed the terror her sister must have endured that fateful night in an interview. This account of the scream by Amanda, is one of the details that she shouldn’t have known so early in the investigation.
At the Police Station (Questera) a few hours after Meredith’s lifeless body was discovered, Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were playful, making faces at each other and giggling. She told one of Meredith’s friends that Meredith had been killed by the wardrobe and that Meredith had, “ . . . died a terrible slow death with her throat cut.” [Darkness Descending, by Paul Russell pg 49] Since Amanda and her boyfriend were nowhere near Meredith’s room when the door was kicked in that morning, these were two more details she should not have known as these were things that only the murderers would know.
Late in the evening, at 10:40 PM, on November 5, 2007 Raffaele was called to the police station to answer some questions. Amanda tagged along though she wasn’t expected to be there. Soon after being questioned alone, Raffaele admitted that Amanda had put him up to lying and saying that she was with him that whole night. However, this was all “rubbish.” Raffaele then told the police that Amanda had gone out that night and did not return until 1:00 AM.
On the night of the murder, both Raffaele and Amanda uncharacteristically turned off their cell phones at approximately 8:45 PM and kept them off until 6:00 AM the following morning. Amanda and Raffaele had told the police that they had slept until 10:30 AM that morning which is a contradiction to Raffaele’s cell phone being turned on at 6:00 AM, another lie.
Their cell phone records, changing alibis, and slander establish the fact that Amanda and Raffaele lied multiple times during the investigation. Because of this, nothing they say can be taken at face value.
Since her release from prison in October 2011 and subsequent four million dollar book deal (Raffaele received about a million for his book) Amanda has done many ‘exclusive’ interviews. Her tone is similarly angry and annoyed at being asked if she were innocent. She has repeatedly stated that she is innocent and seems to expect everyone to just accept that as fact without delving into the inconsistencies of her case (and her proven history of lying.) Those pesky details that are the evidence against her and Raffaele which has gotten them convicted twice.
Some of the evidence includes:
- three samples of Amanda’s blood mixed with Meredith’s blood in the bathroom,
- A Knife with Amanda’s DNA twice on the handle and Meredith’s DNA on the blade
- Raffaele’s complete DNA profile on Meredith’s bra hook (collected the same day as Rudy Guede’s DNA was taken from Meredith’s purse and shirt sleeve)
- Amanda’s desk lamp, the only source of light in her room, found locked inside Meredith’s room,
- Amanda’s foot prints in blood in the hallway,
- the fact that the killers locked Meredith’s door (which contradicts Rudy’s footsteps going straight out of the cottage without stopping or turning around),
- Meredith’s cell phone discarded nearby, to delay discovery of Meredith
- a staged break-in (where Raffale correctly informed the police that nothing was stolen),
- Meredith’s body moved 18-20 hours after death and put into a position similar to one found in Raffaele’s manga comics.
- Evidence of clean up
Even with this and more, Amanda Knox supporters will either ignore or twist the facts in attempt to counter the accepted evidence. The level of disinformation by Amanda Knox’s Public Relations efforts include publishing articles, creating websites dedicated to proving her innocent, leaving hateful comments on articles about Merdith’s murder case which don’t proclaim Amanda Knox innocent, and spreading pro-knox propaganda 24/7 on social media like Twitter.
Meanwhile in May 2013, Meredith Kercher advocates created a wiki site filled with easy to reference evidence, court documents, and transcripts of trial testimonies – themurderofmeredithkercher.com. Months later, Amanda Knox’s ‘team’ who seem to view this murder case as some sort of game, created a copycat wiki site with the same URL minus the word “the” in front and have filled it with their own version of the evidence where the goal is to portray Amanda Knox as an innocent victim of injustice.
Amanda Knox has been accused of antisemitism and racism. A former Jewish co-worker, Matthew, vividly remembered Amanda.
Also, around the same time period, a video of her drinking with friends where antisemitic comments were made was also posted on the internet. On Twitter, antisemitism recently reared it’s ugly head again with the brother of FOA (Friends of Amanda Knox) lawyer Anne Bremner, who is featured in the latest BBC documentary titled, “Is Amanda Knox Guilty?” Her brother Doug Bremner tweeted on Feb 13, 2014, “What the Kerchers are doing to #amandaknox is like what the Germans did to the Jews and the Gypsies.”
In Italy, Amanda accused her African boss, Patrick Lumumba of the murder and let him sit in jail for two weeks until a few witnesses came forward to vouch for his whereabouts that evening. Amanda never attempted to clear him of the crime. Had witnesses not come forward for Patrick he would likely have gone down for the murder.
During her second trial, her defense tried to pin the entire blame on another black man, Rudy Guede. They brought in convicted criminals from the prison to testify that Rudy allegedly confessed to committing the murder alone, however, Rudy did not. Also the forensics of Meredith’s injuries clearly showed that there were multiple attackers. This established fact has not deterred Amanda Knox PR from continuing to assert that Rudy is the only one responsible for Meredith’s untimely demise.
Amanda Knox has repeatedly tried to pin Rudy as the only murderer. One example was published in the New York Post 9/15/13 where Amanda writes,”Rudy Guede’s statements changed over the course of time to become more and more accusational against Raffaele and me. I should have the right to confront an accuser. I think there’s more to this and more to Rudy Guede than what the prosecution has been interested in presenting. . .It’s conspicuous how easy Rudy Guede got off, considering the evidence against him. It’s conspicuous how his versions of what happened have changed over time to divert attention and responsibility away from him and onto Raffaele and me.”
Far from “getting off” Rudy was convicted of the murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison. He used the option of taking a ‘Fast Track Trial’ and later on the sentence was cut down to 16 years since it was determined that he was one of multiple attackers. The same sentencing procedures were available to Amanda and Raffaele.
Amanda herself has made more insensitive remarks, on February 7, 2014 she stated that being re-convicted made her feel like she had been diagnosed with cancer. This callous comment was derided by many cancer sufferers and their loved ones.
Amanda has a bizarre way of expressing herself. Her very first statement at her first trial, she took the opportunity to describe her pink vibrator that was displayed in the shared bathroom with Meredith.
It had been speculated that this was one of the many things Meredith did not like about living with Amanda.
During her second trial and shown in the BBC documentary “Is Amanda Knox Guilty?” she told the court 37:46 minutes into the film, “A few days ago I wrote on a piece of paper in front of me that I am afraid of losing myself. I am scared of having the mask of a murderer[assassin] forced upon my skin.” These are just a couple of many peculiar phrases she has uttered or written over the years.
Now at the present time, Knox and Sollecito have just been convicted again and will be appealing one last time before the decision is finalized by the Italian Supreme Court. She is finishing her Bachelors degree in Creative Writing in May 2014 which will no doubt be widely publicized. Her fellow students recently wrote a flattering piece about her in the school newspaper asserting her alleged innocence.
Meanwhile, anyone who dares write about Knox on the internet and question her innocence must contend with the wrath of Knox PR’s onslaught of abusive comments. Her followers seem to multiply any time a new event is announced in the news like Amanda opening a Twiiter account or website.
Another current topic reported is that Rudy Guede is being allowed to take classes outside of prison. This apparently appalls the twice-convicted defendants who discussed this with the UK’s Mirror News:
“I just keep hoping that with enough information they will one day come to this conclusion.”
If Amanda Knox’s PR continues creating more websites, articles, and social media posts, there will no doubt be more and more information supporting Knox’s alleged innocence but under this massive campaign for Amanda -the truth may be lost forever. Some fear it already has.
R.I.P. Meredith Kercher
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