Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy Page #3

Damn it, Amanda!

I WANT YOU TO COME HOME NOW.

MOM!

THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

OKAY? I'M A BIG GIRL.

I GET TO MAKE:

THESE DECISIONS NOW.

HOLD ON.

The police

want to talk with us.

Okay.

MOM, I HAVE TO GO

DOWN TO THE PRECINCT.

ALL RIGHT?

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS LATER.

I LOVE YOU. BYE.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

EVERYTHING'S HAPPENING

SO FAST.

[ Sighing ]

I CAN'T THINK.

IT'S LIKE A NIGHTMARE.

YOU'RE IN SHOCK.

AMANDA KNOX?

I GUESS IT'S MY TURN.

Man:
PREGO.

I WOKE UP AT MY BOYFRIEND,

RAFFAELE SOLLECITO'S, APARTMENT,

WHERE I'D SLEPT

THE NIGHT BEFORE.

AND AROUND 10:
30,

I WENT BACK TO MY HOUSE

TO TAKE A SHOWER.

WAS THERE NOT A SHOWER

AT SOLLECITO'S HOUSE?

YEAH, BUT IT'S -- IT'S SMALL.

PLUS, ALL MY CLOTHES ARE

AT MY HOUSE.

BUT WHEN I GOT THERE,

I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DOOR

WAS -- WAS OPEN.

BUT SOMETIMES THE LOCK

ON THE DOOR DOESN'T CATCH,

SO I JUST WENT IN ANYWAY.

AND, UH...

THEN WHEN I WENT UPSTAIRS

TO TAKE A SHOWER,

I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE SOME

DROPS OF BLOOD ON THE FLOOR.

YOU KNOW?

UM, A BLOODSTAIN ON THE BATH MA AND ANOTHER ONE ON THE SINK.

YOU'RE VERY BRAVE.

YOU FOUND THE DOOR OPEN,

BLOOD IN THE BATHROOM.

DESPITE ALL THIS

YOU HAD A SHOWER?

WELL...

I MEAN, THE TRUTH IS

I THOUGHT IT WAS MENSTRUAL BLOOD

OR SOMEBODY CUT THEMSELVES.

I MEAN, I DEFINITELY

DIDN'T THINK SOMEBODY

HAD BEEN MURDERED.

AND WHAT HAPPENED

WHEN YOU WENT BACK

TO AMANDA'S PLACE WITH HER?

WE LOOKED AROUND,

AND I GOT CONCERNED,

SO I CALLED MY SISTER

WHO WORKS FOR THE POLICE.

AND SHE TOLD ME:

TO CALL THE 112.

UM...AFTER I DID,

WE WENT OUTSIDE:

AND WAITED FOR THEM.

THANK YOU BOTH.

I KNOW THIS IS:

A VERY DIFFICULT TIME.

WE JUST WANT YOU TO CATCH

WHOEVER DID THIS TO MEREDITH.

YOU HAVE MY PROMISE.

WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO?

I DON'T KNOW.

MY HOUSE IS:

OFFICIALLY A CRIME SCENE,

SO I GUESS THAT'S OUT.

WELL, YOU CAN STAY

AT MY PLACE IF YOU WANT.

THANK YOU.

AT LEAST NOW:

I HAVE SOME CLEAN UNDERWEAR.

WAIT. DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE

NOT WEARING ANY RIGHT NOW?

MAYBE.

MAYBE NOT.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

WHAT'S GOING ON?

IT'S A MEMORIAL.

TO MEREDITH.

SHE LOOKS HAPPY.

[ BOTH LAUGHING ]

HEY.

YOU REMEMBER I TOLD YOU

I WAS LOOKING:

FOR A PART-TIME JOB?

YOU GOT ONE?

NOT YET, BUT THERE'S AN OPENING

DOWN AT LE CHIC,

AND I WAS GONNA GO

CHECK IT OUT.

DO YOU WANT TO:

COME WITH ME?

PLEASE?

MORAL SUPPORT?

FINE!

ACE!

YEAH, I BET.

I REALLY WANT THIS JOB.

ARE YOU SURE:

I LOOK SEXY ENOUGH?

YES. COME ON.

VIN SANTO, PRESSED FROM LOCAL

MALVASIA GRAPES.

GRAZIE.

I USED TO MAKE MOJITOS

WITH THAT VODKA BACK IN LONDON.

VODKA MOJITOS?

MMM. THEY'RE AMAZING.

YOU WANT TO TRY ONE?

SURE.

Patrick:
I NEED A WAITRESS

TWO NIGHTS A WEEK.

DO YOU HAVE:

ANY WORK EXPERIENCE?

UH, YEAH.

WHILE I WAS GOING TO COLLEGE,

I WORKED PART-TIME AT A CAFE,

IN A SPORTS BAR,

AND AN ART GALLERY.

THE PAY AT LE CHIC

IS 50 EUROS A WEEK PLUS TIPS.

WANT TO THINK IT OVER?

NO. NO, I'LL TAKE IT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

HERE YOU GO.

IT'S FANTASTIC.

WOW!

I DON'T EVEN MISS THE RUM.

[ CHUCKLES ]

MAYBE YOU COULD COME IN

ONCE A WEEK AND BARTEND?

WE COULD DO:

"MEREDITH'S MOJITO NIGHT."

WELL, GOOD LUCK

GETTING HER AWAY FROM THE BOOKS.

[ Laughing ]

IT'S NOT EASY.

MY COURSE LOAD IS

A LITTLE INSANE RIGHT NOW.

BUT MAYBE IN THE SPRING.

DEAL.

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

Raffaele:

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

Amanda:
I'M THINKING THAT

I HOPE THIS IS ALL OVER SOON.

I MEAN, THIS TIME LAST YEAR,

ALL I WORRIED ABOUT WAS...

MIDTERMS AND PULLING

A GOOD SHIFT AT MY JOB.

NOW MY ROOMMATE'S DEAD...

[EXHALES]

...AND I'M IN THE MIDDLE

OF A MURDER INVESTIGATION.

LIFE'S JUST SO RANDOM,

YOU KNOW?

WE'RE GONNA

GET THROUGH THIS.

WE'VE GOT EACH OTHER.

Dr. Lalli:

I FOUND OVER 40 BRUISES

AND CUTS ON KERCHER'S BODY,

IN ADDITION:

TO MULTIPLE STAB WOUNDS.

MOST OF THE CUTS

WERE SUPERFICIAL JABS,

ALMOST AS IF SOMEONE

WERE TOYING WITH HER

BEFORE KILLING HER.

ACCORDING TO HER FAMILY,

SHE WAS A STRONG GIRL.

SHE WOULD'VE FOUGHT

FOR HER LIFE.

BRUISING INDICATES

SOMEONE HELD HER DOWN

AND CHOKED HER:

BEFORE SHE WAS FATALLY STABBED.

HOW COULD A SINGLE PERSON

INFLICT THIS MUCH DAMAGE?

THERE HAD TO BE:

MORE THAN ONE ATTACKER.

WAS SHE RAPED?

IT COULD'VE BEEN RAPE,

OR IT COULD'VE BEEN

ROUGH CONSENSUAL SEX.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE

TO DETERMINE WHICH.

[ SIGHS ]

SO...

SOMEONE HAD SEX WITH HER

AND THEN:

TRIED TO STRANGLE HER.

AND WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK,

THEY SLIT HER THROAT.

THE FATAL WOUND...

SEVERED:

HER THYROID ARTERY.

[ SIGHS ]

DO YOU HAVE:

TIME OF DEATH?

BETWEEN 9:
30

AND 11:
30 P.M.

BUT THERE IS:

SOMETHING ELSE.

FORENSIC EVIDENCE INDICATES

THAT SEVERAL HOURS AFTER DEATH,

KERCHER'S BRA WAS CUT OFF

AND HER BODY WAS MOVED.

WHAT KIND OF KILLER

RETURNS TO THE CRIME SCENE...

CLEANS UP...

STAGES A BREAK-IN...

AND MOVES THE BODY?

OF MEREDITH'S LAST 24 HOURS.

Mignini:
DO YOU REMEMBER

THE LAST TIME YOU SAW HER?

UH, YEAH.

YEAH, THE DAY THAT SHE DIED.

UM...IT WAS AROUND NOON.

I WAS SITTING IN THE LIVING ROOM

PLAYING GUITAR.

[ ACOUSTIC GUITAR STRUMMING ]

HEY.

[ Sighing ] HEY.

OH, I'M

COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED.

I DIDN'T GET IN

TILL 5:
30 THIS MORNING.

YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING

ON YOUR FACE.

[ CHUCKLES ] FAKE BLOOD.

I WAS A VAMPIRE:

FOR HALLOWEEN.

AND SHE LEFT:

ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR LATER.

YELLED "GOODBYE"

ON HER WAY OUT,

AND THAT'S THE LAST TIME

I SAW HER.

AND WHAT DID YOU

AND RAFFAELE DO?

WE...WENT INTO MY BEDROOM

AND, UH...

[ CHUCKLES ]

AMANDA...

DETECTIVE NAVARRA AND I

HAVE BEEN AROUND.

THERE'S NO NEED

TO BE EMBARRASSED.

OKAY.

UH, WE SMOKED A JOINT.

AND, UM...

AROUND 5:
00

WE WENT BACK TO HIS HOUSE

AND WATCHED A MOVIE

ON THE INTERNET.

AND AFTER THAT?

I THOUGHT:

THIS WAS ABOUT MEREDITH.

WE'RE ASKING THESE QUESTIONS

TO EVERYBODY.

AND BECAUSE YOU WERE

SO CLOSE TO MEREDITH,

YOUR MEMORIES:

ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT.

PER FAVORE.

OKAY. WE, UM...

WE SMOKED ANOTHER JOINT.

AND...

HAD SEX AND WENT TO BED.

BENE.

WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP?

UH, AROUND 10:
00 A.M.

I WENT BACK TO MY HOUSE,

AND I'VE TOLD YOU

ALL OF THIS ALREADY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

POLICE BUSINESS IS VERY BORING.

IT'S, UH...

IT'S ALL PAPERWORK

AND QUESTIONS.

OVER AND OVER.

WOULD YOU MIND GOING BACK

TO THE COTTAGE WITH ME?

I PROMISE TO COME UP

WITH SOME NEW QUESTIONS.

YEAH. SURE.

THE FOUR BOYS:

WHO LIVE DOWNSTAIRS.

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THEM?

PRETTY WELL.

WE WERE ALL FRIENDS.

WAS MEREDITH SEXUALLY ACTIVE

WITH ANY OF THEM?

YEAH. UH, SHE WAS SEEING

GIACOMO SILENZI.

HE'S A REALLY,

REALLY NICE GUY.

MM.

DOES HE HAVE A KEY

TO THE UPSTAIRS?

NO, I DON'T --

I DON'T THINK SO.

THEY'D ONLY BEEN SEEING

EACH OTHER FOR A FEW WEEKS.

I ONLY ASK BECAUSE WE THINK

WHOEVER MURDERED MEREDITH

USED A KEY TO GET IN.

I THOUGHT THEY BROKE IN

THROUGH FILOMENA'S WINDOW.

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]

WE SUSPECT THE BREAK-IN

WAS, UM, YOU KNOW,

STAGED AFTER THE FACT,

TO THROW US OFF, YOU KNOW?

COME.

I NEED YOUR HELP.

DO YOU NOTICE:

ANY KNIVES MISSING, MS. KNOX?

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