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As of March 8, 2010, supporters of Raffaele Sollecito have launched a site with photos and testimonials from Raffaele's friends:

– Raffaele Sollecito – La persona reale

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Chris Halkides, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, has added his voice to those of other experts who believe the "Double-DNA knife" is worthless as evidence and had nothing to do with the murder of Meredith Kercher. His blog is called View-from-Wilmington, and he has posted several interesting articles on the case.

Mark Waterbury, Ph.D., a scientist who has been following this case, has developed a blog called Science Spheres to examine the many problems with the case against Amanda and Raffaele.

For links to current media coverage as well as commentary from an Amanda-friendly perspective, see Ray Turner's blog, The Ridiculous Case Against Amanda Knox and Raffaelle Sollecito.

Stay up-to-speed on the case by subscribing to Free_Amanda on Twitter, which is run by Amanda's good friend Jessica Nichols.

Candace Dempsey's blog, Italian Woman at the Table, offers ongoing coverage of the case. Candace is a freelance journalist in Seattle who has been following this story from the beginning and has travelled to Perugia several times to report on the trial.


Articles and videos


With the appeal under way, media interest in the case remains strong. Most reporters and news organizations now seem to understand that Amanda and Raffaele are innocent.

On December 2, 2010, seattlemet.com ran a lengthy article by James Ross Gardner, for which he interviewed Amanda's high school teachers.

– School of Knox: Why is Seattle Prep defending a former student convicted of murder?

On November 25, Anne Johnstone, writing for the Herald of Scotland, minced no words with her assessment of the case.

– It is Italian justice that should be on trial

Also on November 25, Doug Preston contributed a short article to the Guardian in which he noted the changing perception of the public and the media.

– Amanda Knox appeal: 'Italians are embarrassed by this case'

On September 25, The Christian Science Monitor published a searing indictment of the Italian court's verdict against Amanda and Raffaele.

– Never mind the Italian witch hunt -- Amanda Knox is innocent

In early June, the Independent ran two articles by journalists who are disgusted with Giuliano Mignini and the criminal slander charges filed against Amanda.

– Amanda Knox's plight has taken an even more absurd turn, by Amy Jenkins
 – Knox prosecutor tainted by 'satanism' case' case, by Peter Popham

On March 1, KOMO TV's Kathi Goertzen interviewed Donald Trump, who says prosecutor Giuliano Mignini is a "nut job."

– Click here to watch the interview
Donald Trump has weighed in with a second piece voicing his disgust over the verdict against Amanda and Raffaele.

– Trump to Boycott Italy on The Trump Blog

"They should put the prosecutor in jail, not Amanda Knox." So says Donald Trump, a man who expresses his opinions clearly and directly.

– Free Amanda Knox on The Trump Blog

On December 10, Doug Preston contributed an account of the trial that traces the pride and folly that led to an unjust verdict against two innocent people.

– Not Guilty? by Doug Preston, from The Guardian

 On December 7, renowned Philadelphia attorney Theodore Simon and Vanity Fair contributing editor Judy Bachrach talked to ABC's Diane Sawyer about the verdict against Amanda and Raffaele.

– Click here to watch the clip from ABC's Good Morning America.

On December 5, CBS 48 Hours Mystery produced an outstanding program about the case.

– Click here to watch American Girl, Italian Murder: The Verdict

New Scientist has published this report about a petition signed by nine US experts in DNA profiling who doubt the validity of the DNA evidence presented in the trial of Amanda and Raffaele:

– Knox murder trial evidence 'flawed,' say DNA experts

The petition was drafted by Elizabeth Johnson, Ph.D., an independent forensics biology and DNA expert, and Greg Hampikian, Ph.D., director of the Idaho Innocence Project and professor in the Department of Biology at Boise State University. It was also signed by:

Dan Krane, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors, Forensic Bioinformatics

Jason Gilder, systems engineer, Forensic Bioinformatics

Joy Halverson, DVM, director, Zoogen Services

Laurence D. Mueller, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, University of California, Irvine

Marc Taylor, president, Technical Associates

Rick Staub, Ph.D., director of laboratory operations, Orchid Cellmark, Dallas, Texas

Simon Ford, Ph.D., Lexigen Science and Law Consultants

– Click here to view the petition

On December 2, Tim Egan weighed in again with a searing indictment of the travesty unfolding in Perugia.

– Amanda Knox revisited

Steve Graham, a lawyer in eastern Washington, has posted a very perceptive article on his blog.

– Issue of demeanor raised in Amanda Knox case

On November 24, Peter Popham commented on the problems that have jinxed this case from the beginning.

– Will Knox find justice in Perugia? by Peter Popham in The Independent

On June 27, The Guardian published an interview with Amanda's mother that also looks at how public perceptions are changing as the case slowly unravels:

– Amanda will get out eventually, by Simon Hatterstone in The Guardian

On June 10, Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times columnist Timothy Egan came out in support of Amanda on his blog:

– An Innocent Abroad

On June 12, he followed up with a second piece about the case:

– The Knox Trial, Continued

On April 11, the CBS program 48 Hours devoted another hour to Amanda, showing that she is the victim of a flawed investigation.  The entire program is available on the Internet:

– American girl, Italian nightmare

On March 30, Steve Shay wrote a wonderful story about the overnight pilgrimage Amanda's friends make every week so they can listen in on the 10-minute phone call she is allowed to make to her family:

– Friends, family look forward to weekly calls from Knox, by Steve Shay in the West Seattle Herald.

A March 1 story by Paul Harris in the Observer discusses Friends of Amanda and our efforts to counter the misinformation that surrounds this case:

– The friends back home intent on telling the 'real Amanda Knox' story

Sometimes tabloid reporters do a good job.  Here is a case overview that is detailed and factually sound:

– US Gal at center of Italy 'sex' murder may go free, by Stefanie Cohen in the New York Post

On January 24, Amanda's supporters hosted a fund-raiser to help offset the huge cost of her defense. It was a big success that raised money and generated some good media coverage, including this report:

– Friends, family show support for Amanda Knox, by Steve Shay in the West Seattle Herald

The lead prosecutor in the Meredith Kercher case, Giuliano Mignini, objected strenuously to a comment made about him in the above article.  He filed a criminal complaint in an Italian court, apparently seeking to block access to the Herald within Italy.  News of this development produced a deluge of traffic at the Herald website and drew a sharp response from another local paper:

– Amanda Knox: Web conspiracy, by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial Board

For background on Mignini, read the following article, which describes how he treated two writers who were researching a serial killer known as the Monster of Florence:

– The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston in Atlantic Monthly

Mignini ordered Douglas Preston to leave the country or face criminal prosecution, and then he threw Mario Spezi in jail, which outraged a human rights group called the Committee to Protect Journalists.

– Click here to read the CPJ letter protesting Mignini's conduct.

Preston and Spezi have written a book about the Monster of Florence, which enjoyed a run on the New York Times best-seller list and is available for puchase online.  The US paperback edition, featuring an afterword about the prosecution of Amanda Knox, is now available.

 – Click here to read about or order The Monster of Florence on amazon.com.  

In the pre-trial hearings last fall, Mignini suggested that Meredith Kercher's murder may have been an occult ritual.  There is no evidence to support this theory, but it reflects Mignini's interest in conspiracy theories and the occult.  A UK journalist wrote the following article about Mignini's connection to a psychic named Gabriella Carlizzi:

– Masonic theory that put Knox in the dock by Peter Popham in The Independent

Many journalists following the Meredith Kercher case realize the prosecutor's theory of the crime does not make sense, is not supported by good evidence, and involves allegations of behavior that would be completely out of character for both Amanda and Raffaele.  Here are some articles worth reading:

– The Accused, by Sarah Horne in Radar
– Italian Murder Mystery, by Jan Goodwin in Marie Claire
– An interview with Amanda's parents by Jonathan Martin in the Seattle Times

Below is a link to one of the best TV reports on the case.  It ran on April 21, 2008, as part of the UK Channel Four's Cutting Edge program, and has been posted on youtube in a number of segments.  

– Sex, Lies and the Murder of Meredith Kercher