https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:10:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1103257 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 23:56:51 +0000 Kimberlybee 1103257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I believe she's innocent of murder. She may or may not be guilty by association. It looks like she was very scared, panicked, and lonely so the Italian Police could of coerced her into saying the wrong things. She did not get a fair trial as a result. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1102323 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 01:09:53 +0000 Arden 1102323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have researched the case extensively, and I was in Europe at the time of the murder and the trial, so I wasn't influenced by American media (in fact I watched mostly British and even some Italian coverage on it while I was there).</p> <p>I absolutely believe she is innocent. The Italian police (and court, for that matter) did an obscenely poor job at, well, their jobs. I can't believe how incompetent the police were in this case. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1102300 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 00:14:08 +0000 Ree723 1102300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also think Amanda Knox is not guilty of murder - some poor choices, sure, but murder, no. I think the Italian police botched the investigation from the start and were looking to blame it on her, so real evidence was contaminated and the truth has been lost in the process. </p> <p>On an unrelated note but in a similar vein, I have similar feelings about the Portuguese police in the Madeleine McCann case - they botched it from the start and were looking to blame it on the parents, rather than accept that their incompetency probably allowed the kidnappers to get far enough away with that poor little girl, that their chances of recovering her are probably slim to nil. </p> <p>Stories like both of these anger me beyond belief, and make me feel terrible for the families involved. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1102267 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 22:47:14 +0000 ChitownRo 1102267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have read a lot about the case, starting w the afterword in the book Monster of Florence. I definitely think she is innocent - Rudy G clearly was the murderer, he confessed and is in jail. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101914 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:52:44 +0000 banana 1101914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've also read a lot on this case and I believe she's innocent. And I don't believe she was involved in any way. If she was, the evidence sure didn't prove it beyond any kind of reasonable doubt. I'm not familiar with Italian law though. In Italy, do they have to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101901 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:42:15 +0000 JerricaBenton 1101901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've read a lot on the case and I absolutely believe Knox is innocent. I don't believe the US will respond to a request for extradition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101804 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:45:00 +0000 deactivated_account 1101804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: Ditto. The evidence put forth against Amanda Knox was ridiculous and contaminated. </p> <p>I think everyone needs to thank thier lucky stars that we live in a country where we are innocent until proven guilty. Can you imagine having to face a battle that begins with your presumed guilt? </p> <p>And I believe that the US will not respond to Italy's request for extradition in the event such a request is made. The US has long standing laws against double jeopardy and I will be surprised if our government decides to subject one of our citizens to a life sentence based upon legal standards that falls far short of our own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101764 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:26:02 +0000 Mrsbells 1101764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: The point I am making is that here in america the focus was on amanda as the victim and not the actual murder victim Meredith, most people here do not even know her name. If we felt closer to the victim Meredith we would be more likely to pay attention to the inconsistencies in Amanda's behavior rather than jumpe to her defense. Its natural to empathize with the person you have the most in common with.<br /> None of my british friends defend amanda in the manner that we americans do because in their media the focus was on meredith </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101755 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:20:26 +0000 Mae 1101755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really know if she did it or not. But it doesn't seem as though they have enough to prove she definitely did so I think they ought to leave her alone now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101750 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:14:52 +0000 stargal 1101750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: agree with you :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101744 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:11:11 +0000 PawPrints 1101744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also: it's absolutely NOT certain that she would be extradited if Italy finds her guilty on this third trial. See: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/26/justice/knox-extradition/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/26/justice/knox-extradition/index.html</a></p> <p>My guess is that the US would not respond to an extradition request from Italy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101736 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:08:22 +0000 PawPrints 1101736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rolling Stone did a lengthy feature in 2011 (before the not-guilty verdict) on Amanda Knox: <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-neverending-nightmare-of-amanda-knox-20110627" rel="nofollow">http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-neverending-nightmare-of-amanda-knox-20110627</a></p> <p>Short answer, yes, of course she's innocent. And the idea that someone would have to choose between sympathizing with Knox or sympathizing with Kercher is off base - Kercher was a victim of a horrible crime, but Knox wasn't the murderer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101674 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:30:10 +0000 JessicaMcB 1101674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think she knew more than she said and that she was likely involved in an indirect manner in Kercher's death. I do however think that it's ridiculous how many times this girl will have been tried for the same crime, Italian court or no. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101612 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:01:50 +0000 MsLipGloss 1101612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: There was not any need for spinning here in the US . . . how Knox was treated by the Italian police/courts/press was completely outrageous and above and beyond prejudicial. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101610 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:59:59 +0000 Mrsbells 1101610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Interesting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101605 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:57:47 +0000 Mrsbells 1101605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes I beleive in the article that I posted above she has stated she will not be going back for the trial but like @mrsjazz: if she loses that trial she will have to be sent back to italy.</p> <p> @sunny: Yeah I think the italian system is very different</p> <p>@plantains: Y I'm sure if meredith was american it would have been protrayed differently in the media here </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101586 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:51:17 +0000 mrbee 1101586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that most people don't have sympathy for false confessions and false admissions. But they're a huge problem in the criminal justice system... this article in New York magazine really opened my eyes:</p> <p><a href="http://nymag.com/news/crimelaw/68715/index5.html" rel="nofollow">http://nymag.com/news/crimelaw/68715/index5.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101577 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:46:59 +0000 MsLipGloss 1101577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel so sorry for MK and her family. But I don't think AK is guilty. Guilty of bad choices? Sure. Guilty of murder? No. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101556 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:40:15 +0000 mrsjazz 1101556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: She doesn't have to go back for the trial. But if she's convicted, appeals, and loses her appeal, she has to be extradited to Italy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101554 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:39:58 +0000 LuLu Mom 1101554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't believe she's innocent, I think she did way too much "story telling" in the beginning to be giving the whole truth, that being said I would not return to Italy if I were her either. I think this trial was such a media circus, and US spun it in the way to make her appear innocent in any involvement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101549 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:38:29 +0000 artsyfartsy 1101549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure. I read her book and it all made sense to me. Sounds like it was an unfortunate situation for her due to some bad decisions made in haste. BUT I'm not gullible enough to think that she didn't just fudge the whole story in her book.</p> <p>But the book seemed pretty believable. Everything made sense when she explained it all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101538 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:33:42 +0000 looch 1101538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What happens if they go forward with the trial but she doesn't go back to Italy? I wouldn't return either, no way, even if I knew it could be proved without a doubt that I was innocent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101536 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:31:56 +0000 sunny 1101536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What I don't understand is how they can have a 3rd trial?! She was convicted, then it was overturned on appeal. Isn't that the end of it? </p> <p>I think she is innocent of the killing but I do wonder if she knows more than she is letting on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101532 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:30:52 +0000 mrsjazz 1101532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@plantains: Yes, Meredith Kircher. I just Googled because I felt bad that I only knew Knox's name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101523 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:29:09 +0000 plantains 1101523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never thought she was innocent and I feel bad that the tragedy of Meredith Kircher's death was overshadowed by the Amanda Knox circus. But, I'm British so I'm probably biased. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101514 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:25:44 +0000 mrsjazz 1101514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never thought she was innocent. I always believed that she was either in on it or knew a lot more than she was saying. I don't know. But the sad thing is that I know her name and couldn't remember the name of the woman who was killed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/amanda-knox-retrial#post-1101395 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:56:54 +0000 Mrsbells 1101395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you believe she was innocent?<br /> I realized that many americans tended to support her and see her as the victim whilst most of my british friends were more sympathic to meredith kercher the brutally killed victim.</p> <p>I didnt fully follow the case but I didnt 100% under Amanda knox for giving so many conflicting stories in the beginning and randomly accused people that werent even there. I think she knows more about the murder than she is letting on. and I just feel bad for the murder victim's family</p> <p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/amanda-knox-retrial-stake-20315901" rel="nofollow">http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/amanda-knox-retrial-stake-20315901</a> </p>