Knox's judge explains guilty verdict

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31. Criminal defense attorney calls verdict "an outrage"

If the Kercher murder case was brought in the United States, it would be called "People vs. Rudy Guede." The evidence against Guede is strong. Guede, an apparently troubled young man who, at the time of Kercher’s murder, had just committed a series of break-ins, including one just days before the killing, where police caught him with an 11-inch knife (eerily similar to the weapon used to kill Kercher).

Guede’s fingerprints were found at the crime scene. There was evidence suggesting Guede broke into Kercher’s flat. He admitted to being at the scene on the night of the killing. His bloody palm print was found under Kercher’s body.

Guede’s shoe prints, fingerprints and DNA were at the crime scene. Guede’s DNA was found on Kercer, her clothing and even inside of her. After the killing, Guede hit the road to Germany and had to be extradited to stand trial -- his “flight” further evidence of his guilt.

By contrast, the case against Knox was weak. The prosecutor leveraged Knox’s supposed “confession” (obtained under dubious circumstances even when viewed in a light most favorable to the prosecution) and her physical appearance to whip the media into a frenzy, a fever pitch.

http://www.hlntv.com/article/2014/01/31/amanda-knox-guilty-verdict-outrage-darren-kavinoky