Amanda Knox movie

[CaliforniaDreamin]

I have seen those photos too. And yes it is kinda odd. But maybe the smiles are because she saw her parents or as a "defense mechanism" kind of like a laugh so you don't cry?

But the photos that CandyMandy has posted just look like a million other photos on Facebook of young adults letting loose/having a good time.

Oh, most definitely. Like I said, I'm really on the fence here. I feel very badly for her parents.

 

[CandyMandy]

Just playing devil's advocate here, but if you go to Google Images and pull up pics of Amanda Knox, there are quite a few photo's where she is kind of smiling while being escorted by the police. And it's not just one incident. There are a few different instances where she seems a little too carefree to be escorted by police.

Spot-on point! And here's an excellent analysis of what is behind that behavior:

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/57043,news-comment,news-politics,a-psychoanalyst-on-the-signs-that-amanda-knox-is-a-psychopath

 

[EMom]

I've never lived or worked anywhere near Ms. Knox, much less met her. My observation about her being inherently dislikable aren't "first person," they're simply the same as those of millions of others -- who like me have read about her and seen some of her appearances on video.

That stated, I apologize if my viewpoint seems overly strident. In fact, in the interest of being balanced, perhaps her supporters can weigh in about all of Amanda's charming, sensitive, redeeming qualities.

Not being in the running for Miss Congeniality does not equate to being a killer. Personally, I think she is her own worst enemy at times. She's a smart girl in many ways, but thick as a plank when it comes to knowing how to present herself or act in public. Does she have some sort of psychological disorder that explains that? Very possibly. But again, that doesn't mean she's a murderer.

The evidence is crap. It's just not worthy of a conviction, plain and simple. There is evidence sufficient to convict Guede, but that's it. Knox and her boyfriend should never have been convicted with the evidence presented. It seems she was convicted more because she acted inappropriately after the murder, had the misfortune (like many h.s. and college students) to post pictures online that can be seen as "proof" she is bad to the bone, was too sexually active for the media's taste, and didn't present herself well to the media in court.

Sociopath? Narcissistic? Asperger's? I've heard all those theories. Long story short, she simply does herself no favors much of the time. But being incapable of "acting the way you are supposed to" does not mean you're quilty of murder when it's combined with essentially NO evidence. Now if there was a good amount of evidence against her COUPLED with her odd behavior, that might very well mean something.

But I can never get away from the fact that this case seemed to be all about her (considerable) character flaws and not at all about evidence.......because there really wasn't any significant evidence to speak of. They HAD to make it about her character since they had nada when it came to evidence. And I happen to think that's a cruddy reason to be convicted of murder.

Besides, what about her boyfriend? It seems he was convicted largely because the court was determined to convict Knox. Aside from the murder victim, he's the one who got the worst of it in all this, IMHO.

 

[EMom]

Oh no! We took a picture of DD manning the guns on a battleship on our last vacation. It seems she is now doomed to become a murderer! Oh well, at least she'll have plenty of company in prison, since everyone from toddler to college age (and some older) who passed just HAD to have their picture taken "firing" at the enemy.

 

[castleview]

Oh, most definitely. Like I said, I'm really on the fence here. I feel very badly for her parents.

Yeah, but I feel even worse for the victim's parents. Maybe if Knox didn't lie/change her story a few times and pin it an innocent man who spent a week in prison because she saw no harm in implicating him…I'd feel for her.

 

[AndyLL]

The evidence is crap. It's just not worthy of a conviction, plain and simple.

You mean such has hers and Kercher's DNA on the murder weapon that had been removed from Knoxes apartment and taken to her boyfriends?

Or her DNA mixed with Kercher's blood outside the bedroom?

Or multiple sets of bloody footprints that matched her size?

Or her lying about being at the apartment?

No evidence at all....

 

[rie'smom]

There's a girl who was in my daughter's class who reminds me of Knox. Brilliant girl - nothing below a 99 ever took all advanced classes but a total zero when it comes to social behavior. She would act exactly as Knox did in court and at the police station and not think a thing of it because she would see no problem with it. She is a very sweet girl but I can tell you right now if the same parameters were used in judging her for murder she'd be convicted not because she was guilty but because she is socially inept. From interviews with some jurors, the jury did not feel the evidence was strong enough to convict, they convicted her on her odd behavior.
BTW, the girl in my daughter's class has been diagnosed with high functioning Asperger's. Kind of makes one shudder to think of other Aspberger kids going to Italy and God forbid there's a murder.

 

[castleview]

There's a girl who was in my daughter's class who reminds me of Knox. Brilliant girl - nothing below a 99 ever took all advanced classes but a total zero when it comes to social behavior. She would act exactly as Knox did in court and at the police station and not think a thing of it because she would see no problem with it. She is a very sweet girl but I can tell you right now if the same parameters were used in judging her for murder she'd be convicted not because she was guilty but because she is socially inept. From interviews with some jurors, the jury did not feel the evidence was strong enough to convict, they convicted her on her odd behavior.
BTW, the girl in my daughter's class has been diagnosed with high functioning Asperger's. Kind of makes one shudder to think of other Aspberger kids going to Italy and God forbid there's a murder.

As long as their DNA isn't on the murder weapon that's been removed from the scene and no bloody footprints match the Aspberger kid's shoes, they should be alright.

 

[rie'smom]

You mean such has hers and Kercher's DNA on the murder weapon that had been removed from Knoxes apartment and taken to her boyfriends?

Or her DNA mixed with Kercher's blood outside the bedroom?

Or multiple sets of bloody footprints that matched her size?

Or her lying about being at the apartment?

No evidence at all....

The appeals judge is having the evidence reexamined because of reasonable doubt. Some of it was lost by the police and then found weeks later. If this is indeed the case then "no evidence at all" make be 100% correct.

 

[Luv'sTink]

I've never lived or worked anywhere near Ms. Knox, much less met her. My observation about her being inherently dislikable aren't "first person," they're simply the same as those of millions of others -- who like me have read about her and seen some of her appearances on video.

That stated, I apologize if my viewpoint seems overly strident. In fact, in the interest of being balanced, perhaps her supporters can weigh in about all of Amanda's charming, sensitive, redeeming qualities.

I was just curious. To me, your statement seemed as though you knew her.

I found the middle picture to be kinda cute and all of them to be typical teenage/young adult type pictures that I see all the time.

 

[rie'smom]

As long as their DNA isn't on the murder weapon that's been removed from the scene and no bloody footprints match the Aspberger kid's shoes, they should be alright.

If you're talking about the knife, an inverstigator said that it was too small to have been the weapon that killed Kercher. As for the footprint at first they said it was Sollecito, then it belonged to Guede, then they said it was Knox's. Who are they saying it belongs to now? All I know was that I have an alibi because I'm hoping they don't next say it's my footprint.

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

Yeah, but I feel even worse for the victim's parents. Maybe if Knox didn't lie/change her story a few times and pin it an innocent man who spent a week in prison because she saw no harm in implicating him…I'd feel for her.

Sorry, that was very insensitive to not mention Meredith's parents. I'm usually someone who will mention the victim and the family first. Guess I got caught up in just talking about Amanda. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. My heart breaks for Meredith's family.

 

[allison443]

I agree that some of Amanda's behavior was very odd, (doing cartwheels while waiting to be questioned at the police station, for example), but I have seen/read numerous interviews with her parents, and they never mentioned Asperger's. So I don't know why people are suggesting it? The parents always described her as very smart, social, friendly person. They were devastated by the charges and would do anything to help her. Wouldn't they have mentioned Asperger's if it would have explained her behavior?

Or is this a case of dis diagnosis??

 

[rie'smom]

I agree that some of Amanda's behavior was very odd, (doing cartwheels while waiting to be questioned at the police station, for example), but I have seen/read numerous interviews with her parents, and they never mentioned Asperger's. So I don't know why people are suggesting it? The parents always described her as very smart, social, friendly person. They were devastated by the charges and would do anything to help her. Wouldn't they have mentioned Asperger's if it would have explained her behavior?

Or is this a case of dis diagnosis??

Actually it's been brought up in several interviews. It's more a case of trying to understand why she is so odd.

 

[Rumpus]

You mean such has hers and Kercher's DNA on the murder weapon that had been removed from Knoxes apartment and taken to her boyfriends?

Or her DNA mixed with Kercher's blood outside the bedroom?

Or multiple sets of bloody footprints that matched her size?

Or her lying about being at the apartment?

No evidence at all....

There was blood in the bathroom. She could have stepped in it. The DNA on the murder weapon was less than 5 cells. Anything less than 10 cells in laboratory contamination and is not valid. Amanda is a ditz but as far as I know, being a narcissistic ditz isn't against the law. I think if she were guilty she would have flown home the day her mother told her to.

 

[castleview]

I agree that some of Amanda's behavior was very odd, (doing cartwheels while waiting to be questioned at the police station, for example), but I have seen/read numerous interviews with her parents, and they never mentioned Asperger's. So I don't know why people are suggesting it? The parents always described her as very smart, social, friendly person. They were devastated by the charges and would do anything to help her. Wouldn't they have mentioned Asperger's if it would have explained her behavior?

Or is this a case of dis diagnosis??

Maybe the drugs she was doing that night had something to do with it.

 

[rie'smom]

Maybe the drugs she was doing that night had something to do with it.

Yikes, everyone who does or did drugs is a murderer! There's no place safe to hide.

 

[castleview]

Yikes, everyone who does or did drugs is a murderer! There's no place safe to hide.

No, but drugs can screw you up and make you stupid things. I know you don't want to believe this girl had anything to do with this murder (which I don't get).

 

[EMom]

You mean such has hers and Kercher's DNA on the murder weapon that had been removed from Knoxes apartment and taken to her boyfriends?

Or her DNA mixed with Kercher's blood outside the bedroom?

Or multiple sets of bloody footprints that matched her size?

Or her lying about being at the apartment?

No evidence at all....

"The murder weapon"? What murder weapon? There is conflicting testimony as to whether the knife in question could have even made those wounds. I think all of us have knives in our homes. And I'll wager a few cells of DNA of those who cooked using the knives (which do cut human flesh while chopping food) would be found on our knives.

As someone pointed out, evidence went AWOL and then showed up again. Who knows what happened to it while it was missing? Where was it? Who had it? Why was it missing at all? Any of that evidence was suspect.

As for the footprint, they blamed that on everyone but Santa Claus. Gee, I wonder if they looked at any of the Italian roommates' foot sizes or that of their friends? Come on, we're not talking a specific identifiable tread from a shoe that can be linked to an individual. We're talking a print that could have belonged to tons of folks.

Her DNA was "mixed" with the victim's (in minute amounts) in her own apartment? (outside the bedroom where the body was found....) Wow..... Of course, there's no reason her DNA would be at her own apartment, is there? Hmmm.....If someone bled in my house right now, it could get mixed easily with the DNA of me, my DH, my DD, my DSis, my niece, my neighbor and a few other folks. In small amounts, yes it could. And all they had on Knox were such minute amounts.

Again, it's too unbelievable that only one person's DNA was on and in the victim and that the other two supposed killers' DNA didn't show up in the same manner. No, their DNA just showed up in ways that are indicative of someone who lived there or was often in the apartment with his girlfriend.

You keep someone from sleeping, eating or talking to anyone on the outside for long enough while you question them in a foreign language (very possibly smacking them around) and you'll get a confession alright. Or you'll get them to implicate someone. Heck, you'll get whatever you want from a lot of people. Hound them to tell you what they imagined must have happened and then put the spin on it that the story is their version of what actually happened and they look bad whether they stick to the story or change it.

I'm not saying she's a choir girl or even that likeable. I am saying the evidence was slim and suspect. If you take every word the prosecution said as gospel, maybe she deserved to be convicted. But their version vs. the evidence was not enough for a valid conviction. There's doubt as to the murder weapon, evidence was missing right and left before it turned up again, DNA was presented as a match when it was inconclusive.....it goes on and on.

Another thing I've thought of. Had she actually murdered her roommate, I'd have thought she would have hightailed it back to the US. She could have. But she didn't. Who did try to run? Guede, the one whose DNA is in and on the victim. That speaks volumes.

 

[JoiseyMom]

No, but drugs can screw you up and make you stupid things. I know you don't want to believe this girl had anything to do with this murder (which I don't get).

I heard she was smoking pot...that isn't going to make you kill your roommate.

ANd I am agree with the poster you are questioning... you don't get why she had nothing to do with the murder. Well I don't think she did either. The evidence doesn't add up at all. I think she was railroaded. What is not to get? I don't get why you are so convinced she did do it?? The forensic evidence doesn't say that she or her bf did it.