Meridith Kercher

It must be dreadful for Meredith K's family to have gone through the terrible way in which she was killed, as well as the messy way the guilty/not guilty/guilty verdicts have been made.
Whatever the rights and wrongs of the investigative and trial processes, I share Ana's view (31.01.14 22.58). It isn't often Ana and I find ourselves in agreement is it.
I watched AK interviewed yesterday, the interview was followed by interviews with MK's sister and brother. I was chilled watching AK, as my feeling was she was acting throughout, in contrast with MK's sister, who appeared genuine. I know, I know, this is simply my feeling. AK was very young when this murder took place, but her behaviour with RS in the aftermath of the murder was odd, and not something you'd expect of the average young people.

In my opinion she's a thoroughly unpleasant character who has taken advantage of her notoriety and played the 'victim' card expertly.

I don't know whether she murdered Meredith Kercher or not, neither do I know whether it's a gross miscarriage of justice...

Oh.

Not an indication of guilt, but neither an indication of innocence. I think we can either say this is gross miscarriage of justice brought about by a inept Italian justice system, or this is someone who was able to have her case retried and the original verdict was upheld.

Which to choose? Anyway whatever you or I believe it won't make any difference. She won't be sent back to Italy and that's that.

Still not an indication of guilt...

And she has her own website. Nice!

But that's not an indication of guilt, is it?

She did think that was the end of it, didn't she? Except for any profit she might make on the deals, so in one way she was prepared to do the opposite of putting it all behind her.

Well, yes, but that was after the original verdict had been overturned and she thought that was the end of it.

Didn't say that jingl just said she courts publicity which is undeniable. She places herself in the public eye. It's her who chooses to be on national TV, accept book deals, etc.

I hear what you are saying jingl and the trial did sound extremely dodgy by our standards. However, the due course of law was followed, an appeal allowed and then its verdict overturned. How many more times do they have to go through the procedure before a verdict which suits Amanda Knox and her boyfriend is arrived at? We just don't know ourselves and every time the whole sordid business is reopened it is more torture for Meredith's family.

I have always been dubious about the guilty verdict as the police chief in charge of the original investigation had a history of deciding on the guilty party and making the evidence fit his theory. Anything that disproved his ideas quietly disappeared.

I would think the Americans would be feeling that this is becoming "cruel and unusual punishment".

The definitive truth is not going to suddenly show itself now.

Oh well. She finds herself in the public eye a lot. That's it then. Guilty.

Well Knox certainly seems to court publicity.

So you know something about it that the rest of the western world doesn't Margaret74?

You can be sure Knox is guilty?

The end of the court case is when Knox is in prison .. however there will never be an end for Meredith's family.

It has turned into a complete farce which is truly terrible for both families. What is worse is that if the findings of this last Italian court are flawed – not that unlikely given the contamination of the forensic evidence – it is possible that someone else committed this horrible crime and is getting away with it. I don't think the full true story will ever emerge.

There's the book and now the film as well I believe. I don't think those should have been allowed while it was still sub judice. I don't suppose we will ever know the truth but if she has been found guilty and the appeal verdict overturned - shouldn't that be the end of it?

I agree Margaret , poor Meredith [the victim] seems to have been forgotten .
Cannot lessen the pain of her family however.

Oh dear, Meredith's sister on TV wondering if Meredith has been forgotten in all this and that it is all about Knox.

We have not forgotten Meredith. However there seems to be so much publicity about the pursuit of justice and the "cult" of Knox particularly in USA that the media has lost sight of what happened.

The US is notoriously reluctant to give up one of their own for extradition.

I don't think this should go on any further. It's become emotional torture for the woman. First she's guilty, then she's not, then she is. The Italian courts should be ashamed of themselves.

They don't know the truth. They never can. Time to let it go in my opinion.

Pardon , mean"t Knox , still full of this wretched cold!
Why I mentioned Obama is that it would need to weigh the potential blow to co-operation on organised crime and other areas between the two governments 1

She has not been sentenced because she could theoretically commit another crime, but because she has been found guilty of murder. Therefore she should serve her sentence in the country where the crime was committed.