Amanda Knox verdict...

BlueEyes313 · October 2011

overturned. Wow!

amanda31H · October 2011

That poor girl and her family - I can't imagine being tried for a case in another country.

She was still found guilty of slander- they still haven't said yet whether she is sentenced to time served, or if she'll have to serve more time.

ETA - They just announced that she would be freed - no more time served for slander charge

gplove94 · October 2011

Def wow

BlueEyes313 · October 2011

amanda31H:

That poor girl and her family - I can't imagine being tried for a case in another country.

She was still found guilty of slander- they still haven't said yet whether she is sentenced to time served, or if she'll have to serve more time.

The news just said she could be released in hours. She just has to be processed.

selder25 · October 2011

Wow! She just has to gather her things, get processed for her release, and will be on her way home.

ral1985 · October 2011

This is fantastic news, I was hoping to watch her final plea & the decision today... Have you been watching TV live coverage or online?

finchleyflower · October 2011

I never thought this would happen - amazing.

Nikko Blue · October 2011

I am so happy for her. It was so obvious from the beginning that she was innocent. Unfortunately, Meredith's killer will likely never be caught due to how poor of a job the police did collecting the evidence.

ral1985 · October 2011

Nikko Blue:
I am so happy for her. It was so obvious from the beginning that she was innocent. Unfortunately, Meredith's killer will likely never be caught due to how poor of a job the police did collecting the evidence.

Another sad thing is, that she will likely be ridiculed and scarred for the rest of her life... Although I am sure she is grateful to be free, I cannot imagine reentering society and trying to have a "normal" life. It will be nearly impossible. But at least she gets a chance!

Buckeye0810 · October 2011

Nikko Blue:
I am so happy for her. It was so obvious from the beginning that she was innocent. Unfortunately, Meredith's killer will likely never be caught due to how poor of a job the police did collecting the evidence.

Yes

SpartyMom2B · October 2011

Wow! Happy for her.

The slander conviction was an attempt at saving face for the Italian legal system. That way it doesn't look like she spent 4 years in jail for nothing.

amanda31H · October 2011

Nikko Blue:
I am so happy for her. It was so obvious from the beginning that she was innocent. Unfortunately, Meredith's killer will likely never be caught due to how poor of a job the police did collecting the evidence.

I wouldn't exactly say that. Rudy Guede was convicted of murder and sexual assault of Kercher and is currently serving time. His DNA was found all over the room, including in a bloody handprint under her body. I didn't follow him as closely as Amanda Knox, but I don't think the DNA evidence in his trial was called into question the way that it was in the Knox/Sollecito case.

ETA - added the much needed "assault" that I meant to type after "sexual"

SpartyMom2B · October 2011

amanda31H:
Nikko Blue:
I am so happy for her. It was so obvious from the beginning that she was innocent. Unfortunately, Meredith's killer will likely never be caught due to how poor of a job the police did collecting the evidence.

I wouldn't exactly say that. Rudy Guede was convicted of murder and sexual of Kercher and is currently serving time. His DNA was found all over the room, including in a bloody handprint under her body. I didn't follow him as closely as Amanda Knox, but I don't think the DNA evidence in his trial was called into question the way that it was in the Knox/Sollecito case.

Agreed. I think they got the bad guy.

gplove94 · October 2011

amanda31H:
Nikko Blue:
I am so happy for her. It was so obvious from the beginning that she was innocent. Unfortunately, Meredith's killer will likely never be caught due to how poor of a job the police did collecting the evidence.

I wouldn't exactly say that. Rudy Guede was convicted of murder and sexual of Kercher and is currently serving time. His DNA was found all over the room, including in a bloody handprint under her body. I didn't follow him as closely as Amanda Knox, but I don't think the DNA evidence in his trial was called into question the way that it was in the Knox/Sollecito case.

Yes

kellyrn9956 · October 2011

Karrotelle · October 2011

I was so shocked to hear that she's been released. I think it's wonderful news. That poor girl and her family have been through what I can only imagine has been complete hell. I really didn't think she would be acquitted though, because the people of the Italian Justice System wanted to make it clear that their decisions are valid and no one from American is going to influence their decisions. They didn't want to make it seem like they were easily swayed. I'm so happy for her that things prevailed and she's free to go home. A miracle really.

Nikko Blue · October 2011

amanda31H:
Nikko Blue:
I am so happy for her. It was so obvious from the beginning that she was innocent. Unfortunately, Meredith's killer will likely never be caught due to how poor of a job the police did collecting the evidence.

I wouldn't exactly say that. Rudy Guede was convicted of murder and sexual of Kercher and is currently serving time. His DNA was found all over the room, including in a bloody handprint under her body. I didn't follow him as closely as Amanda Knox, but I don't think the DNA evidence in his trial was called into question the way that it was in the Knox/Sollecito case.

True. I did forget about that. But honestly, is 16 years enough for raping and brutally murdering someone? I don't feel that justice has truly been served in this case.

MeatballEsq · October 2011

Nikko Blue:
amanda31H:

Nikko Blue:
I am so happy for her. It was so obvious from the beginning that she was innocent. Unfortunately, Meredith's killer will likely never be caught due to how poor of a job the police did collecting the evidence.

I wouldn't exactly say that. Rudy Guede was convicted of murder and sexual of Kercher and is currently serving time. His DNA was found all over the room, including in a bloody handprint under her body. I didn't follow him as closely as Amanda Knox, but I don't think the DNA evidence in his trial was called into question the way that it was in the Knox/Sollecito case.

True. I did forget about that. But honestly, is 16 years enough for raping and brutally murdering someone? I don't feel that justice has truly been served in this case.

Can't agree more. Especially since Amanda has spent so much time behind bars, and it has completely destroyed her family (who has spent much of the that time there in Italy). I was soo happy for the verdict.

LLB430 · October 2011

So happy for her and her family. I can't wait for her to do an interview or write a book.

MamaWino · October 2011

I am so happy to hear this! I can't imagine what it's been like for her and her family over the past four years. I hope she's able to successfully move on and enjoy life.

AshleyR711 · October 2011

I agree, It's crazy that she has been innocent all these years. Her parents never left her side which is amazing. I will say this, the lifetime movie of this case with Hayden Panittiere... completely suggests she was apart of it. When you look at the evidence however there just isn't anything to tie her to the crime scene. It also makes no sense. I can't wait to see interviews that will be coming I'm sure in the next few weeks!

amanda31H · October 2011

LLB430:
So happy for her and her family. I can't wait for her to do an interview or write a book.

I was just wondering who would land "the" interview. Would have been great if Oprah was still around do speak with her and her family.

ral1985 · October 2011

amanda31H:
LLB430:
So happy for her and her family. I can't wait for her to do an interview or write a book.

I was just wondering who would land "the" interview. Would have been great if Oprah was still around do speak with her and her family.

Oprah did do an interview with her parents once before... Maybe she will come out of hiding for this one

AlleyCatNH · October 2011

I think this whole case has caused a lot of people to be leery of studying abroad in college. And that is really sad, since it can be such a life changing and amazing thing. My heart broke every time I saw that poor girl's face in court, thank goodness her nightmare is over.

And I hope the focus can now shift to Meredith Kercher's family finding peace and justice.

KNemo · October 2011

It's the best news in Seattle in a very long time!

ETA: Didn't mean to quote.

GCJK89 · October 2011

stargazer224 · October 2011

I wish someone would kick that prosecutor in the dang balls. I was listening to it since 130 and this guy is an a** he got 16 months in jail sentence and still isnt in jail yet.

stargazer224 · October 2011

amanda31H:
That poor girl and her family - I can't imagine being tried for a case in another country.

She was still found guilty of slander- they still haven't said yet whether she is sentenced to time served, or if she'll have to serve more time.

ETA - They just announced that she would be freed - no more time served for slander charge

They said she serves her time she can leave italy as early as tomorrow

LovestruckAJ · October 2011

AlleyCatNH:
I think this whole case has caused a lot of people to be leery of studying abroad in college. And that is really sad, since it can be such a life changing and amazing thing. My heart broke every time I saw that poor girl's face in court, thank goodness her nightmare is over.
And I hope the focus can now shift to Meredith Kercher's family finding peace and justice.

This.

Nikko Blue · October 2011

BrazilianPeach:
I may get flamed for this but though I agree that there wasn't enough to convict, I don't think she is totally innocent on this. She did lie quite a bit, and her behavior after the fact was indeed suspicious. She may be not guilty of murder but I think she is hiding something... just my opinion

When they interrogated her, she did say some things that were not true. She reported being hit/yelled at and deprived of food/water during the interrogation. They also insisted that she "imagine" herself there during the crime and tell what happened. This was then written down as her statement. I think she was very confused and scared, as anyone would be in the same situation.

angelsnight · October 2011

Nikko Blue:
amanda31H:
Nikko Blue:
I am so happy for her. It was so obvious from the beginning that she was innocent. Unfortunately, Meredith's killer will likely never be caught due to how poor of a job the police did collecting the evidence.

I wouldn't exactly say that. Rudy Guede was convicted of murder and sexual of Kercher and is currently serving time. His DNA was found all over the room, including in a bloody handprint under her body. I didn't follow him as closely as Amanda Knox, but I don't think the DNA evidence in his trial was called into question the way that it was in the Knox/Sollecito case.
True. I did forget about that. But honestly, is 16 years enough for raping and brutally murdering someone? I don't feel that justice has truly been served in this case.

I agree, I think it sucks that the real killer made a plea bargain and threw the other two under the bus and ended up with less time than they originally got.

I'm very happy for her, I've been following this case since the beginning and almost from the beginning I was certain (as certain as an onlooker can be) that she and her BF were innocent. The evidence was crap, and despite the fact that she did behave oddly, you cannot condemn someone on a person's character like that. People were watching her all the time and made sure to comment on anything she did strangely. Despite the horrible events she went through, she couldn't have possibly been solemn and upset looking every minute for 4 years, and that doesn't make her a murderer.

Anyway, I can only imagine the intense relief she must feel right now. Very happy for her and her family. I of course feel awful for the Kercher family....I cannot say I would be clear headed about who was the killer, but they must at least feel some satisfaction that there is someone behind bars, a someone whose DNA was all over the murder scene.

angelsnight · October 2011

BrazilianPeach:
I may get flamed for this but though I agree that there wasn't enough to convict, I don't think she is totally innocent on this. She did lie quite a bit, and her behavior after the fact was indeed suspicious. She may be not guilty of murder but I think she is hiding something... just my opinion

I respect your opinion....however 1. The closest I've ever been to being interrogated was by loss prevention at a retail job...lame and meant nothing, but let me tell you I was a little afraid of getting fired and I was sweating (and I did absolutely nothing wrong). So imagine being 20 years old, in a foreign country, your roommate was just murdered (and you could have been too if you were there) and you've been in a foreign jail being grilled for hours and hours, probably sometimes in a language you don't speak. After a while you might start to get confused or give them answers that aren't true just to get them to stop. Maybe not all, but I think many cops and lawyers are after any answer that makes them look good and closes their case, regardless if they have the right person or not.

2. Yes, her behavior was weird, but can anyone really say how they would behave in this situation? Maybe she was really scared, maybe she was in denial that it was as serious as it was. There was about half an hour at the luncheon after my mother's funeral where I was crying so hard with my friends....out of laughter. We were remincising about old times and we got to telling stories and we were laughing so hard my stomach hurt. It was one of the worst days of my life, and I was laughing my ass off. If someone took a snapshot of me right then and reported it in the news, I would come off as a cold hearted *** who didn't care that her mother just died.

Sorry, didn't mean for this to be so long, and your entitled to your opinion, but it's just another perspective.

stargazer224 · October 2011

angelsnight:

I respect your opinion....however 1. The closest I've ever been to being interrogated was by loss prevention at a retail job...lame and meant nothing, but let me tell you I was a little afraid of getting fired and I was sweating (and I did absolutely nothing wrong). So imagine being 20 years old, in a foreign country, your roommate was just murdered (and you could have been too if you were there) and you've been in a foreign jail being grilled for hours and hours, probably sometimes in a language you don't speak. After a while you might start to get confused or give them answers that aren't true just to get them to stop. Maybe not all, but I think many cops and lawyers are after any answer that makes them look good and closes their case, regardless if they have the right person or not.

2. Yes, her behavior was weird, but can anyone really say how they would behave in this situation? Maybe she was really scared, maybe she was in denial that it was as serious as it was. There was about half an hour at the luncheon after my mother's funeral where I was crying so hard with my friends....out of laughter. We were remincising about old times and we got to telling stories and we were laughing so hard my stomach hurt. It was one of the worst days of my life, and I was laughing my ass off. If someone took a snapshot of me right then and reported it in the news, I would come off as a cold hearted *** who didn't care that her mother just died.

Sorry, didn't mean for this to be so long, and your entitled to your opinion, but it's just another perspective.

I agree with you, it's insane some of the things she went through telling her she had HIV then having her make a list of all her encounters and the press finding out. Her behavior was odd, but like her dad said she had already cried her heart out before she got to the police station when she was at the crime scene you can only cry so much before you just can't. It's funny how death makes us different , like you said you had tears of laughter. I was the same way last yr at my grandfather funeral , I was 7 months pregnant I felt like the only person in my life that I trusted and was there for me was gone the man saved my life when I was 5 months old and I'll never forget all the things he did for me. After the whole family had gotten up to the ranch we all acted like he was just upstairs sleeping, we were laughing like crazy people mainly at my cousin skip ( on his way up from Orlando he stopped in a Target in Gainesville to go to the bathroom he didn't realize when he was walking in the hallways leading to the bathroom that there was literly crap on the floor trailing all the way to the mans bathroom when he got in he saw a worker cleaning the floors and the man who did it in the stall freaking out. Skiplooks down and finds his vans covered in you know what, Skip is also a huge germ freak he starts screaming WTF. In the end skips moment lightend the mood and we all talked about what would have happened if it was my grandpa instead.)

Sorry it'sso long, you made some really good points.

angelsnight · October 2011

stargazer224:
angelsnight:

I respect your opinion....however 1. The closest I've ever been to being interrogated was by loss prevention at a retail job...lame and meant nothing, but let me tell you I was a little afraid of getting fired and I was sweating (and I did absolutely nothing wrong). So imagine being 20 years old, in a foreign country, your roommate was just murdered (and you could have been too if you were there) and you've been in a foreign jail being grilled for hours and hours, probably sometimes in a language you don't speak. After a while you might start to get confused or give them answers that aren't true just to get them to stop. Maybe not all, but I think many cops and lawyers are after any answer that makes them look good and closes their case, regardless if they have the right person or not.

2. Yes, her behavior was weird, but can anyone really say how they would behave in this situation? Maybe she was really scared, maybe she was in denial that it was as serious as it was. There was about half an hour at the luncheon after my mother's funeral where I was crying so hard with my friends....out of laughter. We were remincising about old times and we got to telling stories and we were laughing so hard my stomach hurt. It was one of the worst days of my life, and I was laughing my ass off. If someone took a snapshot of me right then and reported it in the news, I would come off as a cold hearted *** who didn't care that her mother just died.

Sorry, didn't mean for this to be so long, and your entitled to your opinion, but it's just another perspective.

I agree with you, it's insane some of the things she went through telling her she had HIV then having her make a list of all her encounters and the press finding out. Her behavior was odd, but like her dad said she had already cried her heart out before she got to the police station when she was at the crime scene you can only cry so much before you just can't. It's funny how death makes us different , like you said you had tears of laughter. I was the same way last yr at my grandfather funeral , I was 7 months pregnant I felt like the only person in my life that I trusted and was there for me was gone the man saved my life when I was 5 months old and I'll never forget all the things he did for me. After the whole family had gotten up to the ranch we all acted like he was just upstairs sleeping, we were laughing like crazy people mainly at my cousin skip ( on his way up from Orlando he stopped in a Target in Gainesville to go to the bathroom he didn't realize when he was walking in the hallways leading to the bathroom that there was literly crap on the floor trailing all the way to the mans bathroom when he got in he saw a worker cleaning the floors and the man who did it in the stall freaking out. Skiplooks down and finds his vans covered in you know what, Skip is also a huge germ freak he starts screaming WTF. In the end skips moment lightend the mood and we all talked about what would have happened if it was my grandpa instead.)

Sorry it'sso long, you made some really good points.

I think sometimes when we're so filled with emotion, it's got to come out somehow....and when you're all cried out, it comes out in laughter. Laughter in those situations is sometimes badly needed.

aschultz03 · October 2011

Such a relief to see everyone support Amanda Know. I have been following this case from the start and hung on every word yesterday (since I luckily had the day off of work). I hope now, all involved can have some peace. Best wishes to all and I hope to see at least one of them write a book.

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