Amanda Knox, suspect: "proud" to find Meredith Kercher's corpse?
The Telegraph reports today that Amanda Knox, the UW student studying in Italy suspected in the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher, expressed little concern after discovering her friend's corpse.
The comments were made by a friend of Kercher's, which means that it is best to take them with a grain of salt: after all, it seems reasonable that people from the Kercher camp would be looking to demonize Knox in attempts to secure a guilty verdict in the case.
Still, if accurate, the claims shed a sinister light on a suspect whose MySpace page portrays her as no different than the thousands of other 20-something college girls from the Emerald City.
What would the suspect have to do to prove to Ms. Butterworth that she was upset? Obviously Knox's reaction to the death of her flatmate wouldn't be as severe as the reaction of one of Kercher's close friends. Is Butterworth saying that since Knox wasn't emotionally distraught or tearful at the death of her roommate, that immediately counts as a strike against her?
Just an observation...
Meanwhile, The Telegraph's coverage yesterday - while the Seattle Crime Blogger was temporarily out of commission - includes some new developments worth noting:
The comments were made by a friend of Kercher's, which means that it is best to take them with a grain of salt: after all, it seems reasonable that people from the Kercher camp would be looking to demonize Knox in attempts to secure a guilty verdict in the case.
Still, if accurate, the claims shed a sinister light on a suspect whose MySpace page portrays her as no different than the thousands of other 20-something college girls from the Emerald City.
Robyn Butterworth, one of the last people to see Miss Kercher alive, told police in Britain that Amanda Knox, 20, "seemed proud" of being the first person to see the body.These are very vague statements. "Seemed proud"? "Behaved as if she was not upset"? Sounds fishy.
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Miss Butterworth, who was on the same university exchange programme as Miss Kercher, said she had run into Knox on the day Miss Kercher's body was found.
In a statement to the Northern Constabulary in Scotland, she said: "I went into the police waiting room. It was around 10.30pm. In the waiting room was Amanda, Meredith's flatmate.
"She kept talking about how she had found Meredith and seemed proud of being the first to find her. She behaved as if she was not upset." [As usual, emphasis in the above selection was added by the Seattle Crime Blogger - Ed.]
What would the suspect have to do to prove to Ms. Butterworth that she was upset? Obviously Knox's reaction to the death of her flatmate wouldn't be as severe as the reaction of one of Kercher's close friends. Is Butterworth saying that since Knox wasn't emotionally distraught or tearful at the death of her roommate, that immediately counts as a strike against her?
Just an observation...
Meanwhile, The Telegraph's coverage yesterday - while the Seattle Crime Blogger was temporarily out of commission - includes some new developments worth noting:
- Meredith murder suspect "caught on CCTV" - A closed circuit TV camera purports to show Knox entering the home where Meredith Kercher died on the night of the crime (apparently contradicting previous statements the flip-flopping suspect already made).
- Hair found in Meredith's fist may identify killer - Ohh, forensics! From the article: "A few strands of hair found in Meredith Kercher's clenched and bloodied fist may hold the clue to the identity of her killer, it has emerged," it says. "Dr Luca Lalli, the pathologist who conducted the autopsy on Miss Kercher, said he had discovered 'some hairs, some skin cells and some other fibres' on her body." If the hair belongs to one of the three suspects currently locked in a Perugian jail, I'd imagine this would just about clinch the case. How could you talk your way out of this one?
While it is true that the friand's anecdotal "testimony" about how Amanda "seemed" the day after the death of her roommate is of little value as hard evidence, it could certainly be strengthened by testimony from others (including the police officers at the local station) who were in contact with Amanda Knox in the days leading up to her arrest.
At the very least, one would expect any human being to be visibly shaken after discovering the bloodied dead body of one's flatmate in one's own flat. If indeed Amanda Knox was behaving as has been described at the police station, it is rather strange under the circumstances.
Incidentally, it was not until Amanda's mother made a brief statement to the press after seeing her daughter that a second-hand assessment (once again, a biased observer reporting on how a loved one "seemed") of Amanda's state of mind and demeanor that suggested some degree of distress/shock/sadness about her flatmate. None of this is admissible as evidence, of course, yet it is undoubtedly part of the backdrop of this unfolding story and also a brick in the defensive edifice--which looks about to crumble with the DNA findings.
"The comments were made by a friend of Kercher's, which means that it is best to take them with a grain of salt: after all, it seems reasonable that people from the Kercher camp would be looking to demonize Knox in attempts to secure a guilty verdict in the case."
So far from taking them with a grain of salt you are suggesting the comments were deliberately made in order to demonize Amanada Knox! It would be reasonable to assume the "Kercher camp" would want the people responsible to be found guilty. The friend obviously expected Amanda Knox to be visibly upset and she wasn't. Or are you suggesting she was upset in the police station and they decided to make out she wasn't? You have no evidence at all to suggest some sort of conspiracy against Amanda Knox.
Why can't you accept at the very least that her reaction to the murder of Meredith Kercher was not of someone traumatised or upset by what happened? You seem to be going out of your way to try and suggest her innocence rather than taking an impartial approach.
very interesting, but I don't agree with you
Idetrorce
Lock her up and hide the key! A dream? Yeah right!
Amanda just Loves the attention and is a cold hearted murdering bitch! Her demonic sexual fantasies are plain sick!Please pray for Meredith's family.
Diane
I'd like to point out that Ms. Butterworth made this statement two days before Amanda's arrest/confession. But of course it wasn't released/leaked until afterwards, which would make it seem like Ms. Butterworth was trying "to secure a guilty verdict". This is absolutely not the case. And Ms. Butterworth talked about many other people and things in that statement. She was not trying to accuse anybody, she was simply telling the police anything she could, just in case it was useful.
Have you ever considered that Ms. Butterworth's statement could have in fact alerted Police attention to Knox??
"Have you ever considered that Ms. Butterworth's statement could have in fact alerted Police attention to Knox??
The statement wasn't made to the Italian police.
It was made to the cops in Scotland, they escorted me out of their country recently.
Eight of them were waiting to pounce, they also brought a dog team. I quite liked the dog.
I may have said something favorable about the FBI at the time. I can be so pro-Merkan.
I think the Italian cops were looking at Knox because they're kind of really stupid.
Tazia
Can we mention the bloody fingerprint of the African Immigrant left on Karchers pillow? Sheesh, is it really up to someone else to JUDGE a reaction. How about SHOCK. What would your reaction be? You have no idea unless you have been in that situation. And you are not her. There are so many other parts to this case. I find it really gross that Amanda's reaction is what you are choosing to pass judgement on. Thank goodness that silly social judgements are not admissable in court.
It is clear to me that Italian police are desparate to convict Amanda so they don't look like the bumbling idiots that they seem to be already!