Tuesday, December 3, 2013

December 3 - Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy

This film has a scene that happens today – December 3. I hope you will enjoy this film and watch it tonight.

AMANDA KNOX: MURDER ON TRIAL IN ITALY                   

The postal police arrive at a house in Perugia, Italy and after talking with Amana Knox and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, enter the apartment and find the body of  Meredith Kercher. Amanda Knox was a student at the Univeristy of Washington who lived in Seattle who moved to Perugia to study abroad for a year. Soon after arriving she moves into an apartment with Meredith Kercher and two Italian girls. She also soon begins a sexual relationship with Raffaele Sollecito. After the murder, when Amanda calls her Mom, she tells her to return to Seattle, but Amanda does not. The police question both Amanda and Raffaele. After her arrival Amanda got a job at a café working for an African immigrant, Patrick Lumumba. The police keep quizzing her about what she did befor and after the murder. Police forensic specialists find footprints at the scene consistant with Amanda and Raffaele and a witness says that Amanda bought cleaning supplies the day after the murder, which is suspicious to the police as evidence sems toio indicate someone tried to clean up after the crime. The police question Raffaele about apparent inconsistencies in his statements and he says that contrary to what he said earlier Amanda was not with him when the murder was committed. The police question Amanda about a text message she sent to her boss,  Patrick Lumumba and give her the third degrre. They ask her to imagine what happened and she says Patrick killed Meredith. Patrick, Raffaele and Amanda are arrested. Patrick is released when police learn he has an unshakable alibi.  Amanda’s parents arrive in Italy to help her. After police find a fingerprint of  Rudy Guede in Merdith’s room, he’s arrested and charged with her murder. Ruby blames Amanda and Raffaele for the killing. The case becomes and international media frenzy and the court says there is enough evidence for Amanda and Raffaele to be tried for the killing. Amanda is grilled during questioning and there is conflicting testimony about the forensic evidence. On December 3, 2009. [1:21:14 to 1:23:09] Amanda makes her final plea to the tribunal in her murder trial. She and Raffaele are convicted.

A fascinating courtroom drama/police procedural. The film does not take a side on the question of Amanda Knox’s guilt or innocence. I think she’s innocent.   

In A Death in Italy: The Definitive Account of the Amanda Knox Case by John Follain (St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2011) at page 359 it gives the date of Amanda’s last address to the court.  

Producers - Roberto Manni and Randy Sutter
                                                                       
Director - Robert Dornhelm           Starring - Hayden Panettiere as Amanda Knox
                                                                     Marcia Gay Harden as Edda Mellas
Screenplay - Wendy Battles                           Vincent Riotta as Giuliano Mignini
                                                                     Amanda Stevens as Meredith Kercher
Runtime – 1 hour 31 minutes                           Djibril Kébé as Rudy Guede
                                                                      Timothy Martin as Patrick Lumumba
Released – February 21, 2011                       Paolo Romio as Raffaele Sollecito






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