Winston wrote:But why then after Lumumba was arrested, did Knox let him sit in jail for two weeks? Why didn't she recant and tell them he was innocent? Wasn't that a horrible thing to do? If you let an innocent man sit in jail, it means that it is to your advantage because it deflects blame away from you right?
It was the police who arrested Lumumba and let him sit in jail for two weeks without any evidence. Amanda already
recanted the next day in her memorial, one example from the memorial (7th November):
I'm sorry I said I could have been at the house when it happened. I said these things because I was confused and scared. I didn't lie when I said I thought the killer was Patrik. I was very stressed at the time and I really did think he was the murder. But now I remember I can't know who was the murder because I didn't return back to the house.
Winston wrote:Btw, are you part of Knox's PR campaign started by her parents? It's interesting that you signed up to this forum just to comment on this particular case and defend Knox.
No. I believe her innocent but understand when people have doubts. But from a legal point of view I 100% agree with the acquittal as I think there was no good evidence to prove her guilty.
Winston wrote:But why did Amanda call Meredith's phone and only ring a few seconds, as if she knew that no one would pick up but just wanted it on record that she did try to call her? And why was Meredith's phone in the bushes?
The duration of a call is measured once you have a connection. Since Meredith's phone was turned off and the answering service activated I don't see any reason why the call should have lasted more than 3 seconds. Don't tell me that you don't hang up after 3 second when the answering service is responding.
Here the call records:
12:07:12 (duration of 16 seconds) Amanda calls the English phone number 0044784******* belonging to Meredith Kercher. (at Sollecito's)
12.08.44 (lasted 68 seconds) Amanda calls Romanelli Filomena on number 347- 107**** (at Sollecito's)
12:11:02 (3 seconds) the Vodafone number 348-46***** belonging to Meredith (this is the one [i.e. SIM card] registered to Romanelli Filomena) is called and its answering service is activated (at Sollecito's)
12:11:54 (4 seconds): another call is made towards Meredith’s English mobile phone number (at Sollecito's)
12:12:35 (lasting 36 seconds) Romanelli Filomena calls Amanda Knox (No. 348- 46*****) (at Sollecito's)
It was in the bushes because Guede dropped it there.
Winston wrote:This one is easy. Her roommates knew that she didn't usually lock her door because they were able to open it when she wasn't around. Like for example, if they were looking for her, they could open her door and see if she's there, and after a while realize that she usually left her door unlocked. Or Meredith could have told them that she usually left her door unlocked, if she trusted them. I'm sure you would know if a door in your house was locked or unlocked everyday, wouldn't you? After a while, you just know those things.
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So again, why did Amanda lie about that? To delay the discovery of Meredith's body?
Why delay the discovery? It was Knox who first called Filomena and then the police. If she tried to delay the discovery she would have gone to Gubbio as planned and let someone else discover the body.
I can only speculate about the thing with the closed door. But keep in mind that Knox didn't speak Italian very well at this time and the conversation with the police was in Italian. How could Filomena know that Meredith never locked her door? Did she check all the time? Anyway, there is too much speculation about this point, but for sure I don't believe she tried to delay the discovery.
Winston wrote:Well this wasn't just about conflicts over housekeeping. The two didn't seem to get along or like each other much. They had little in common. And they were mostly acquaintances, not real friends. That's what their roommates testified. Why is that incorrect? If they were really friends, then why did they not take any pictures or selfies together like girls usually do? In fact, when Amanda filmed Meredith, Meredith did not even want to be filmed as though it were awkward to her. So she wasn't very comfortable around Amanda yet.
What SMS? Can I see it? Sometimes people are nice and polite in SMS but don't mean it. Fake politeness is a norm among westerners.
As far as I know, no witnesses claim that Amanda and Meredith were good friends. They were just roommates and acquaintances who didn't get along and had some personality conflicts. Did you read what Meredith's family and sister said? They can vouch for all this.
They knew each other for a few weeks. Of course there are not best friends in a way that they share every secret and do everything together. But they had a friendly relationship, went out together and sent kind SMS.
You can find the testimonies regarding their relationship and SMS exchange here (sorry I am not allowed to post links yet):
amandaknoxcase.com/amanda-knox-behavior-myths/
Regarding missing selfies: The hard drive of their (3!) laptops were destroyed by the forensic police - they probably contained the pictures you are looking for. Mobile phones didn't have cameras at that time.
Winston wrote:Why would that store owner lie about seeing Amanda that morning? Why would he falsely accuse her? Was he paid to do it? Wasn't there proof of bleach being used on the floor of Amanda's flat anyway?
There was no proof of bleach in the flat.
I don't know what's his reason for lying/false memory but it is well known that witnesses are often wrong. What we know is that he told the police 2 days after the murder that he didn't see Knox in his store and a year later that he was sure he saw her. There were other people working in the store and nobody else saw her. It also doesn't make sense that she would wait in front of the store for the opening, then go in and leave without buying anything. They had 2 bottles of bleach at Rafaele. She wasn't caught by any CCTV outside.
Winston wrote:Finally, if Amanda is innocent, then why did she change her story 4 or 5 times about where she was that night? Why did Raffaele change his story many times too about where Amanda and himself were that night? Innocent people don't do that. At one point, Raffaele even said he doesn't remember if Amanda was with him in his bed that night. Who fails to remember if his girlfriend was in his bed and room that night or not? lol
She only changed the story once during the 6th November interrogation where she was pressured and stressed.