Amanda Knox
I watched "Amanda Knox" on Netflix yesterday, concerning the arrest and conviction of Amanda Knox and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for the murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia in 2007. Forensic evidence connected a local man named Rudy Guede to the crime, who had a history of breaking and entering. We hear predominantly from Knox and Sollecito, as well as the chief prosecutor Giuliano Mignini, whose actions don't exactly cover him in glory.
There are frequent contributions from the former Daily Mail journalist Nick Pisa, who covered the case for the paper. He describes the developing story as "great", expresses his delight that he had so many front page stories and dismisses the notion that he should have double checked any of the information he was given. My conclusion is that Pisa is an amoral, deplorable piece of shit.
Although he's not the only one. Amanda's father shows admirable restraint when a reporter informs him his daughter may not be a "hot property" in the media if they wait to tell her side of the story. Unsurprisingly, the Kercher family declined to take part in the documentary. As is often the case in stories like these, the real victims have been left behind.
A piece of footage late on shows Meredith's mother expressing her surprise at the prolonged appeals process and questioning whether justice has truly been served and it's difficult to disagree with her. The documentary is a solid piece of work but doesn't necessarily add to what we already knew about the case. In all likelihood, Rudy Guede acted alone in Meredith's murder. A bungling investigation implicated Knox and Sollecito of a crime that it could not be proved beyond reasonable doubt that they committed, as an international tabloid frenzy defamed Knox and her character.
There are frequent contributions from the former Daily Mail journalist Nick Pisa, who covered the case for the paper. He describes the developing story as "great", expresses his delight that he had so many front page stories and dismisses the notion that he should have double checked any of the information he was given. My conclusion is that Pisa is an amoral, deplorable piece of shit.
Although he's not the only one. Amanda's father shows admirable restraint when a reporter informs him his daughter may not be a "hot property" in the media if they wait to tell her side of the story. Unsurprisingly, the Kercher family declined to take part in the documentary. As is often the case in stories like these, the real victims have been left behind.
A piece of footage late on shows Meredith's mother expressing her surprise at the prolonged appeals process and questioning whether justice has truly been served and it's difficult to disagree with her. The documentary is a solid piece of work but doesn't necessarily add to what we already knew about the case. In all likelihood, Rudy Guede acted alone in Meredith's murder. A bungling investigation implicated Knox and Sollecito of a crime that it could not be proved beyond reasonable doubt that they committed, as an international tabloid frenzy defamed Knox and her character.
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