AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENT
AMANDA KNOX
STANDS ACCUSED
OF KILLING HER ROOMMATE
IN A BIZARRE SEX GAME
GONE WRONG.
IS SHE THE VICTIM
OF A JUSTICE SYSTEM, A TOWN,
AND AN ITALIAN MEDIA
THAT WAS STACKED AGAINST HER?
REGARDLESS OF THE VERDICT,
KNOX'S LIFE
WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
[ BELL TOLLS ]
[ MAN SINGING
IN AFRICAN DIALECT ]
BUON GIORNO.
WE ARE LOOKING
FOR MEREDITH KERCHER.
MEREDITH LIVES HERE,
BUT SHE'S, UH --
SHE'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.
I AM RAFFAELE SOLLECITO.
AND THIS IS AMANDA KNOX.
UNA STUDENTESSA AMERICANA.
SHE LIVES HERE
WITH MEREDITH.
THERE ARE FOUR OF US
ALL TOGETHER.
BENE. WE FOUND
SIGNORA KERCHER'S CELLPHONE
THIS MORNING OUTSIDE A HOUSE
ON VIA SPERANDIO.
WE THOUGHT MAYBE
IT WAS STOLEN AND DUMPED.
WELL, I'VE CALLED MEREDITH
A FEW TIMES THIS MORNING.
SHE DIDN'T ANSWER.
I GUESS THAT'S WHY.
THIS IS STARTING
TO FREAK ME OUT A LITTLE BIT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, WHEN I CAME HOME
THIS MORNING,
I NOTICED THAT
THE FRONT DOOR WAS OPEN.
AND THEN I WENT UPSTAIRS,
AND THERE WAS A BROKEN WINDOW
IN ONE OF THE BEDROOMS
AND SEVERAL DROPS OF BLOOD
ON THE FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM.
SO, AMANDA RAN BACK
TO MY PLACE AND GOT ME.
WE WERE JUST UP THERE,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE
SOMEONE BROKE IN.
DID YOU CALL THE POLICE?
I THOUGHT
YOU WERE THE POLICE.
WE'RE THE POLIZIA POSTALE.
WE INVESTIGATE STOLEN COMPUTERS,
CREDIT CARDS, AND CELLPHONES.
UH, WE CALLED
THE EMERGENCY NUMBER,
THE 112,
A FEW MINUTES AGO,
AND THE CARABINIERI SAID
THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE.
WHILE WE'RE WAITING,
THOUGH,
MAYBE CAN YOU COME INSIDE
AND TAKE A LOOK.
I'M SCARED
TO GO IN THERE AGAIN.
SURE.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
THE BATHROOM
IS THIS WAY.
WHEN I WENT TO TAKE A SHOWER
THIS MORNING,
I NOTICED THERE WERE
SOME DROPS OF BLOOD.
I THOUGHT
MAYBE SOMEBODY CUT THEMSELVES.
HELLO?
OH, THAT'S FILOMENA,
MY OTHER ROOMMATE.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
SOMEONE BROKE YOUR WINDOW.
MY GOD.
Man: ANYTHING MISSING?
MY LAPTOP AND MY JEWELRY --
EVERYTHING IS HERE.
WHERE'S MEREDITH?
I DON'T KNOW.
HER DOOR IS LOCKED.
WE KNOCKED A FEW TIMES,
BUT THERE WAS NO ANSWER.
MEREDITH
NEVER LOCKS HER DOOR.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
MEREDITH.
MEREDITH!
APRA LA PORTA!
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT
A BREAK-IN.
[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]
APRA LA PORTA!
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO?
MOM, SOMEONE BROKE IN
TO OUR HOUSE.
WHAT?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
THEY'RE BREAKING DOWN
MEREDITH'S DOOR RIGHT NOW.
W-WHY?
TRY AGAIN.
AMANDA?
AMANDA, TALK TO ME.
[ GASPS ]
UN PIEDE.
UN PIEDE.
OH, MY GOD,
THERE'S A FOOT.
THEY SAID SOMETHING
ABOUT A FOOT. I DON'T
UNDERSTAND THE REST.
A FOOT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, A FOOT?
MY GOD. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S
A FOOT OR IT'S A WHOLE BODY.
EVERYBODY OUT!
VIA!
IMMEDIATAMENTE! VIA!
[ TELEPHONE BEEPS ]
WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
MY GOD!
THAT WAS AMANDA.
SHE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A --
ABOUT A BREAK-IN.
[ CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]
Reporter: [ British accent ]
WE'RE HERE IN PERUGIA,
WHERE NEWS IS COMING IN
ON THE MURDER
OF A YOUNG BRITISH STUDENT.
AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME,
THE HOUSE IS BEING INVESTIGATED
BY THE POLICE AT THE MOMENT,
WITH FORENSICS TEAMS
STILL WORKING.
ALTHOUGH THE AUTHORITIES HAVE
YET TO MAKE A FORMAL STATEMENT,
WE'RE EXPECTING THEM
TO DO SO SHORTLY.
MORE NEWS AS WE HAVE IT.
THIS IS UNREAL.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
I KNOW.
[ MID-TEMPO ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ]
I SEE THAT I'M NOT...
[ HISSING ]
BUONA GIORNATA.
BUONA GIORNATA.
BUONA GIORNATA, SIGNORE.
THAT'S ITALIAN
FOR "HAVE A NICE DAY, SIR."
YEAH, WHATEVER.
LET'S TRY TO MAKE IT LAST
HEY.
UM, CAN I GET
A DECAF SOY CAPPUCCINO
AND AN ICED
LATTE MACCHIATO?
A DECAF SOY CAPPUCCINO
AND AN ICED MACCHIATO.
[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]
DUDE, FOXY, I CAN'T BELIEVE THA YOU'RE DITCHING US THIS YEAR.
WHAT IS THAT TEAM
GONNA DO WITHOUT YOU?
WE NEED FOXY KNOXY!
I'M SURE YOU'LL SURVIVE.
YOU'LL FIND A WAY.
BUT WHAT ABOUT D.J.?
I MEAN, IS HE GONNA COME
AND, YOU KNOW,
"HANG OUT" WITH YOU
IN PERUGIA?
UM, ACTUALLY WE'RE TAKING
A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK.
HE'S GONNA BE IN CHINA
FOR THE YEAR.
I'M GONNA BE IN ITALY.
I JUST DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE
TO BE TIED DOWN.
I'M GONNA BE HERE FOREVER,
SERVING CAKE.
I HATE YOU.
YOU'LL LOVE ME WHEN I BRING YOU
BACK SOME PERUGIAN CHOCOLATE.
HEY, MAKE IT SOME ITALIAN MEN,
AND WE'LL CALL IT A DEAL.
DEAL. ITALIAN MEN
COMING RIGHT UP.
OH, MY GOD!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
HELLO!
AW, I LOVE YOU!
OOH, I LOVE YOU, TOO,
SWEETHEART.
HI, DAD.
HI. HOW'S
MY WORLD TRAVELER, HMM?
I'M GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
ALREADY MISSING YOU.
I LOVE YOU TONS.
TONS AND TONS AND TONS.
[ SMOOCHING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
OKAY, NOW, HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT LEAVING SEATTLE?
I LOVE SEATTLE,
AND I LOVE
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
BUT IT'LL BE REALLY AWESOME
TO BE SOMEWHERE TOTALLY NEW
AND DIFFERENT.
OKAY, MOM, YOUR TURN.
AAAH! NO! NO!
COME ON, BABY.
AMANDA...
WE'RE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU
FOR ALL YOU HAD TO ACCOMPLISH
TO MAKE THIS TRIP POSSIBLE.
[ SIGHS ]
WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU.
AW, NO!
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT WON'T BE THE SAME AROUND HERE
WITHOUT YOU.
IT'S ONLY 10 MONTHS.
I'LL BE BACK.
I KNOW.
10 MONTHS IS A LONG TIME.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
YOU ALL SET?
GOT YOUR PASSPORT? EUROS?
PEPPER SPRAY?
YES, I'M ALL SET.
WHAT IS THIS, "THE STEPFATHER'S
GUIDE TO EUROPE"?
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU SHOULD WRITE A BOOK.
TOAST, EVERYBODY.
TOAST.
GRAB A GLASS.
HERE WE GO.
TRAVEL SAFE
AND COME BACK SOON, HONEY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ GLASSES CLINKING,
ALL TALKING AT ONCE ]
[ AMANDA SPEAKING ITALIAN ]
Amanda: IT'S GREAT YOU COULD
GET OVER HERE SO SOON.
[ BICYCLE BELL DINGS ]
HOW'S YOUR JET LAG?
TIRED?
I'LL SURVIVE.
THIS IS THE TOWN SQUARE.
IT'S HOOK-UP CENTRAL.
AND THIS IS
PALAZZO DEI PRIORI.
IT'S GOT SOME BEAUTIFUL
13th-CENTURY FRESCOES,
IF YOU WANT TO
CHECK IT OUT.
YOU CAN DRINK
OUT IN THE OPEN HERE?
IN ITALY, THEY SAY
EVERYTHING'S ILLEGAL
AND NOTHING'S FORBIDDEN.
SEE THESE GUYS?
UH-HUH.
THEY'RE DEALING.
MOSTLY HASH AND WEED.
THIS PLACE IS AWESOME!
I WANT TO STUDY HERE.
WELL, WE CAN GO TO SOME BARS
AFTER DINNER,
BUT YOU CANNOT TELL MOM
ANYTHING.
THERE'S A PLACE DOWN HERE
THAT POSTS CLASSIFIEDS.
MAYBE I CAN FIND AN APARTMENT.
WE SHOULD LOOK.
Man: HEY.
CIAO.
[ LAUGHS ] YOU SLUT!
AW, COME ON.
IT'S ITALY, DUDE.
GET WITH THE TIMES.
[ LAUGHS ]
THEY'RE CUTE.
HMM.
COME ON. I'LL SHARE.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
OH, SCUSI MI.
I'M AMANDA.
I'M A STUDENT HERE.
IS THIS YOUR FLYER
OF THE L'APPARTAMENTO?
YES. WE ARE THREE WOMEN.
WE HAVE AN EXTRA BEDROOM.
IT'S VERY NEAR HERE.
AND IT'S 300 EUROS A MONTH.
IT'S PERFECT.
WHEN CAN I SEE IT?
ECCOCI QUA.
SO...
THIS IS YOUR BEDROOM.
IT'S SMALL.
NO, IT'S NICE.
IT'S CUTE. I LIKE IT.
AND YOU SHARE THE BATHROOM
WITH A GIRL NAMED MEREDITH.
A BRITISH ROOMMATE,
VERY COOL.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OH, MY GOD.
IT'S PERFECT!
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
I LOVE IT.
I LOVE IT.
WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU
TO GIVE US A ONE-MONTH DEPOSIT?
YES. NO PROBLEM.
I'LL GET THE LEASE.
YOU CAN SIGN IT NOW.
GOOD.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
[ British accent ]
I HEAR YOU'RE AMERICAN.
I AM.
MEREDITH.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
CIAO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'M AMANDA.
ARE YOU STUDYING HERE?
EUROPEAN POLITICS
AND ITALIAN.
VERY COOL.
I JUST, UH --
I'M STARTING AT UNIVERSIT
PER STRANIERI IN SEPTEMBER.
RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.
ACE.
ACE?
YOU KNOW, "ACE"?
BRILLIANT, FANTASTIC.
DON'T YOU USE THAT WORD?
WELL, NOT LIKE THAT,
BUT IT'S GOOD. I'LL START.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ MUSIC ENDS ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
I HAVE TO GO.
NOW?
YEAH. MY HUMANITIES TEST
IS TOMORROW.
OH, BUT I THOUGHT WE COULD GRAB
A DRINK AFTER AT MERLIN'S.
ANOTHER TIME, OKAY?
[ MUSIC RESUMES ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
RAFFAELE.
AMANDA. BUONA SERA.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Raffaele: I COME FROM BARI.
IT'S DOWN SOUTH.
ON THE COAST OF THE ADRIATIC.
YES, I KNOW.
BRAVA.
YOU KNOW EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY.
NOT ALL AMERICANS
ARE IGNORANT SLUGS. COME ON.
I, UH -- I GREW UP IN SEATTLE.
LET'S SEE HOW YOU DO.
UM, SEATTLE.
IT'S A CITY.
UH-HUH.
IN WASHINGTON STATE.
OKAY.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
AND...
IT'S HOME OF MICROSOFT.
MOST PEOPLE SAY, UH...
HOME OF "GREY'S ANATOMY"
AND BIRTHPLACE OF KURT COBAIN.
AND YOU SAY MICROSOFT.
I'M STUDYING
COMPUTER ENGINEERING.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?
I ACTUALLY THINK
IT'S VERY CHARMING.
ARE...YOU...HUNGRY...
FOR A BIG...
FAT...
CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY?
...TO MAKE IT DO
MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING
TO MAKE IT TRUE
A LITTLE MORE
GOES SUCH A LONG WAY
YOU KNOW
I WANT A LITTLE MORE
LOVE FROM YOU
LOVE, YOU DO ME RIGHT
YOU KNOW
YOU GOT TO HEAR ME SAY
YOUR LOVE FOR ME
YOU'VE GOT TO DO IT RIGHT,
YEAH
THIS RISOTTO RECIPE --
IT'S FROM MY MOTHER.
SHE USED TO MAKE IT EVERY
FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE SHE DIED.
OH, I'M SORRY.
OH, THAT'S OKAY.
IT WAS, UM...
...A LONG TIME AGO.
"BLOOD:
THE LAST OF THE VAMPIRES."
THAT'S ONE OF MY MANGAS.
IT'S JAPANESE COMICS.
I COLLECT THEM. LIKE ART.
VERY COOL.
SO, IS YOUR DAD STILL AROUND?
NO.
HE LIVES IN BARI.
HE'S A DOCTOR.
MOLTO IMPORTANTE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
MY DAD'S A VICE PRESIDENT
FOR MACY'S STORES...
MM-HMM.
...AND MY MOM TEACHES MATH.
THEY SPLIT WHEN I WAS
REALLY LITTLE, THOUGH, SO...
MY PARENTS
WERE DIVORCED, TOO.
BUT, UM, BACK THEN,
IT WASN'T SO...ACCEPTED.
HMM.
AND...
KIDS TEASED ME A LOT
AT SCHOOL.
HERE.
GRAZIE.
OH,
THIS LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
I WAS MADE FUN OF
IN SCHOOL, TOO.
YOU?
MM-HMM.
FOR WHAT?
WELL,
I PLAYED A LOT OF SPORTS,
AND I DIDN'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND
TILL JUNIOR YEAR,
SO THEY THOUGHT
THAT I WAS A LESBIAN.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU...DON'T KISS
LIKE A LESBIAN.
NO?
MAYBE YOU SHOULD TRY AGAIN.
...TO GET YOU BACK IN
MY HEART
I'M ALL TO YOU
BACK TO THE START
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
[ Thinking ] I REALLY LIKE
THE ITALIAN LIFESTYLE.
EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.
LIFE REALLY ISN'T ABOUT
GOING TO WORK AND MAKING MONEY.
IT'S ABOUT WHO YOU ARE
AND WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO
AND WHO YOU CHOOSE
TO SPEND YOUR TIME WITH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF
THE HAPPIEST TIMES IN MY LIFE.
YOU CAN'T CATCH ME!
[ LAUGHS ]
[ Sighing ] OH.
HEY, MAGNIFICO!
[ BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
YOU ARE UNO SPIRITO LIBERO,
AMANDA.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE
LIKE A DREAM.
BUT IT IS A DREAM.
AND I DON'T EVER
WANT TO WAKE UP.
THE CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL
WAS AWESOME.
ARE YOU GONNA GO?
MAYBE.
MAYBE? I THOUGHT
YOU WERE MAD ABOUT CHOCOLATE.
THERE'S SOMETHING
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
I JUST DON'T WANT IT
TURNING INTO A BIG THING.
OKAY.
I THINK YOU COULD BE DOING
A MORE AROUND THE FLAT,
CLEANING AND THINGS.
I DO CLEAN.
WHEN? EVERY TIME I GO
INTO THE BATHROOM,
YOUR STUFF IS
ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT'S A STY.
AND YOU LEAVE YOUR DISHES
PILED IN THE SINK.
OKAY, STOP.
I'M SORRY.
WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
IT BOTHERED YOU BEFORE?
I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TELL YOU.
IT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS.
HEY! MY TWO QUEENS!
WHAT'S UP?
WHAT'S UP?
THE SKY.
THE SKY.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
LOOK, I'LL TRY HARDER.
OKAY?
OKAY?
OKAY.
ARE WE COOL?
WE'RE COOL.
ACE!
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
HEY, I MET A GUY.
OH, REALLY?
YEAH.
HE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE
HARRY POTTER.
HE'S QUIET
AND HE'S SUPERSMART.
OH, MY GOSH.
HIS APARTMENT?
I THINK HIS DAD'S
REALLY WEALTHY.
HMM. DOES HE WORK?
HE'S STUDYING COMPUTER
ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY,
BUT HE, UH --
HE'S NOT A GEEK.
HE'S NOT LIKE THAT.
SO, YOU'VE BARELY BEEN HERE
TWO MONTHS,
AND YOU'VE ALREADY GOT YOURSELF
A POSH ITALIAN BOYFRIEND?
YEAH. I THINK I DO.
WE'RE FROM
TOTALLY DIFFERENT CULTURES,
BUT WE HAVE SO MUCH
IN COMMON.
IT'S...
IT'S LIKE...DESTINY.
DESTINY?
YEAH.
HMM,
I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT.
RESPECT.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]
Reporter: 21-YEAR-OLD
BRITISH EXCHANGE STUDENT
MEREDITH KERCHER
WAS FOUND
BRUTALLY STABBED TO DEATH
IN HER APARTMENT IN PERUGIA
EARLIER TODAY.
BY ALL ACCOUNTS, MEREDITH --
OR "MEZ," AS SHE WAS CALLED
BY HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS --
WAS A GOOD STUDENT,
A GOOD PERSON,
AND A GOOD FRIEND.
LIKE THOUSANDS
OF OTHER STUDENTS,
KERCHER SET OFF ON
A YEAR'S ADVENTURE
STUDYING ABROAD.
SADLY,
SHE WILL NOT BE RETURNING HOME.
THIS IS NIGEL FOX, PERUGIA.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
PROSECUTOR MIGNINI.
WHAT DO WE HAVE SO FAR?
THE GLASS IN THE BACK
WINDOW IS BROKEN.
IT'S THE BEDROOM
OF FILOMENA ROMANELLI,
A ROOMMATE OF THE VICTIM.
THAT'S HOW THEY GOT IN?
WE THINK THE BREAK-IN
COULD'VE BEEN STAGED.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
PROSECUTOR, THIS WAY.
THE GLASS IS ON TOP
OF THE CLOTHES.
WHICH MEANS THE WINDOW
MUST'VE BEEN BROKEN
AFTER THE ROOM
WAS RANSACKED.
PROSECUTOR MIGNINI.
POOR CHILD.
WE FOUND MS. KERCHER
IN A POOL OF BLOOD.
SHE WAS COVERED BY THIS QUILT.
Dr. Stefanoni:
HER THROAT WAS SLASHED.
BASED ON
THE BLOOD TRAJECTORY,
SHE WAS KNEELING
IN FRONT OF THE WARDROBE
WHEN SHE WAS STABBED.
WHOEVER DID THIS
MUST'VE BEEN COVERED IN BLOOD.
HOW'D THE KILLER LEAVE
WITHOUT TRACKING
BLOODY FOOTPRINTS EVERYWHERE?
WELL, WE DID FIND
A COUPLE OF VISIBLE FOOTPRINTS.
AND WE ALSO RAISED FIVE OR SIX
LATENTS WITH LUMINOL.
SO, SOMEONE TRIED TO
CLEAN UP AFTERWARDS.
NOT THE M.O. OF YOUR TYPICAL
PETTY THIEF OR RAPIST.
I THINK WE COULD BE LOOKING
AT SOMETHING MORE SINISTER HERE.
IN THE MEANTIME,
I WANT TO TALK TO
KERCHER'S ROOMMATES AND
EVERYONE WHO KNEW HER.
THERE IS A PLACE DOWN HERE
THAT HAS GREAT SCAMORZA.
WHAT'S THAT?
IT'S, UM, SEASONED
AND SMOKED CHEESE.
SOUNDS GOOD.
LET'S GO.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
WAIT. ONE SEC. SORRY.
HOLD ON.
HI, MOM.
EDDA: Where are you?
I'M ON A WALK
WITH RAFFAELE.
I THINK
YOU SHOULD COME HOME.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
MOM,
I'VE GOT TO FINISH SCHOOL.
Well, listen, sweetie,
I know how important your
studies are to you,
THE YEAR ABROAD,
BUT WE'LL DEAL WITH
ALL THAT LATER.
I-I JUST...
I JUST THINK IT'S RIGHT
TO COME HOME.
You've been through enough.
MOM, I'M FINE.
REALLY, SERIOUSLY.
I'm okay.
YOU DON'T SOUND OKAY.
I'M STAYING WITH RAFFAELE,
AND I CAN BUY NEW CLOTHES.
IT'S REALLY NOT A BIG DEAL.
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?
[ BREATHING RAGGEDLY ]
AMANDA, WHAT'S WRONG?
[ WHIMPERS ]
[ GROANING ]
AMANDA.
[ CONVERSING IN ITALIAN ]
[ SOBBING ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
AMANDA, PUT YOUR COAT
OVER YOUR HEAD.
WHY?
PAPARAZZI.
[ CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]
ALL RIGHT. COME ON.
PROSECUTOR!
PROSECUTOR, IS IT TRUE
THAT MEREDITH WAS RAPED?
[ MIGNINI SPEAKING ITALIAN ]
HAVE THERE BEEN
ANY NEW LEADS?
ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS
YOU CAN SHARE?
YES. YES, WE DO.
WE'RE WORKING ON THEM NOW.
EXCUSE ME. THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. THANKS.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
THAT'S IT. NO MORE.
I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE
WITH AMANDA.
SHE SAID THE POLICE
TOOK HER BACK TO THE
CRIME SCENE TODAY.
SAID IT WAS
TERRIBLY UPSETTING.
DON'T THEY HAVE
ANY OTHER WITNESSES?
AMANDA SAID THEY'RE TALKING
TO EVERYONE WHO KNEW MEREDITH.
IT MUST BE SO TRAUMATIC
TO HAVE TO KEEP RELIVING IT
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
SHE SAID THEY QUESTIONED HER
EVERY SINGLE DAY THIS WEEK.
AMANDA'S A SMART KID.
SHE CAN HANDLE IT.
SHE'S IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY,
CHRIS.
DEALING WITH FOREIGN POLICE
IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE.
YEAH.
I'M GONNA LEAVE TOMORROW.
I DON'T WANT HER
DEALING WITH THIS ANOTHER DAY
BY HERSELF.
Dr. Stefanoni:
WE FOUND THIS PARTIAL
NEXT TO MEREDITH'S BODY.
IT'S A MEN'S NIKE ATHLETIC SHOE
SET IN MEREDITH'S BLOOD.
THIS BLOODY FOOTPRINT
WAS ON THE MAT IN THE BATHROOM.
ALSO MALE.
THE LAB IS ANALYZING IT
FOR SPECIFIC
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS.
SIZE-WISE IT'S COMPATIBLE
WITH RAFFAELE SOLLECITO.
WHAT ABOUT
THE LUMINOLED FOOTPRINTS
YOU FOUND IN THE HALLWAY?
ARE THEY COMPATIBLE
WITH SOLLECITO?
MM, TOO SMALL.
THEY'RE BETWEEN
A SIZE 36, MAYBE 38.
AMANDA KNOX IS A SIZE 37.
WAS THERE ANYTHING UNUSUAL
ABOUT AMANDA'S BEHAVIOR
AFTER MEREDITH'S BODY
WAS FOUND?
WHEN WE WERE IN THE SQUAD ROOM
WAITING TO BE QUESTIONED,
AMANDA WAS ACTING
VERY STRANGE.
EVERYBODY NOTICED IT.
STRANGE IN WHAT WAY?
AND I WERE...
A COMPLETE...MESS.
WE WERE ALL...
CRYING
AND HUGGING EACH OTHER.
[ LAUGHS ]
AMANDA AND RAFFAELE
WERE FOOLING AROUND,
ACTING LIKE NOTHING
HAD HAPPENED.
THEY WERE
COMPLETELY DETACHED.
DID AMANDA SAY ANYTHING AT ALL
ABOUT THE CRIME?
[ SIGHS ]
I SAID I HOPED
MEREDITH HADN'T SUFFERED.
AND SHE TURNED TO ME
AND SAID...
OF COURSE SHE DID.
SHE DIED A TERRIBLE, SLOW DEATH
WITH HER THROAT SLIT.
YOU'RE SURE?
SHE SAID MEREDITH'S THROAT
WAS "SLIT."
POSITIVE.
AMANDA AND RAFFAELE
WERE IN THE KITCHEN
WHEN THE DOOR
WAS BROKEN DOWN.
IS THERE ANY WAY
SHE COULD'VE CAUGHT A GLIMPSE
OF THE NECK WOUND?
MAYBE ON HER WAY OUT?
MEREDITH'S BODY
WAS COVERED BY A QUILT.
ONLY HER HAIR AND HER FOOT
WERE VISIBLE.
AND THERE IS MORE.
THE OWNER OF QUINTO'S
SUPPLY STORE CAME IN TODAY.
HE TOLD ME
THAT A YOUNG WOMAN
WITH PIERCING BLUE EYES
AND A PALE COMPLEXION
CAME INTO HIS STORE
AT 7:45 THE MORNING AFTER
MEREDITH HAD BEEN MURDERED
AND BOUGHT
HOUSEHOLD CLEANING SUPPLIES.
HE THINKS IT WAS AMANDA?
HE IDENTIFIED HER
IN A PHOTO ARRAY.
[ SIGHS ]
[ CONVERSING IN ITALIAN ]
HOW ABOUT GOING DOWN TO BARI
THIS WEEKEND?
YOU COULD MEET MY FATHER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WOW. YOU MOVE FAST.
YEAH, WELL,
IT WOULD BE A RELIEF
TO GET AWAY FROM
ALL THIS POLICE QUESTIONING.
WELL...
WE HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE,
RIGHT?
MM-HMM.
I THINK
MY FATHER WOULD LIKE YOU.
HAS HE LIKED
YOUR OTHER GIRLFRIENDS?
YOU ARE MY FIRST
REAL GIRLFRIEND, AMANDA.
[ Laughing ] NO, I'M NOT.
STOP IT.
NO, I'M SERIOUS.
IT'S TRUE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL..
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
HMM. OH.
THE POLICE.
PRONTO.
THEY WANT ME OVER THERE
IN 30 MINUTES.
DO THEY WANT TO
TALK TO ME?
JUST ME.
WE LOOKED
INTO YOUR BACKGROUND.
YOU HAVE A LONG HISTORY
WITH NARCOTICS, CORRECT?
MM...
I HAVE TAKEN...
SOME DRUGS.
BUT NOW I...
MAINLY JUST SMOKE WEED.
IS IT ALSO TRUE THAT YOU ALWAYS
CARRY A KNIFE WITH YOU?
I'VE COLLECTED KNIVES
SINCE I WAS...14?
IT'S A HOBBY.
WHAT, LIKE LYING?
WHAT'S THAT
SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
THESE RECORDS SHOW
THAT BOTH YOU AND AMANDA
TURNED OFF
YOUR MOBILE PHONES
AT 8:00 P.M.
ON THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER
AND TURNED THEM ON AGAIN
AT 6:00 THE NEXT MORNING.
SO, MAYBE I TURNED
MY PHONE ON EARLIER?
WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
YOU TOLD US YOU AND AMANDA
SLEPT UNTIL 10:00 A.M.
ON NOVEMBER THE 2nd.
WERE YOU SLEEPWALKING?
MAYBE I FORGOT?
YOU FORGOT.
WHEN THE POSTAL POLICE
ARRIVED AT THE COTTAGE,
YOU TOLD THEM
YOU'D ALREADY CALLED 112.
THERE IS NO RECORD
OF SUCH A CALL.
I DID CALL 112.
YES, YOU DID,
BUT YOU MADE THAT CALL
NOT BEFORE!
I'M....
I'M DONE HERE.
LISTEN,
YOU SPOILED BRAT!
WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH
A PARKING TICKET HERE, OKAY?
A GIRL HAS BEEN MURDERED.
IF YOU DON'T START TALKING,
NOT EVEN YOUR DADDY
WILL BE ABLE TO DIG YOU OUT.
YES.
IS THAT CLEAR?!
YES!
GOOD.
I'M LISTENING.
[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]
I TOLD YOU A LOT OF RUBBISH
IN MY EARLIER STATEMENTS.
MM-HMM.
AMANDA CONVINCED ME
OF HER VERSION,
AND I...
I JUST WANTED TO
PROTECT HER.
BUT I DIDN'T THINK ABOU THE CONTRADICTIONS.
[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
[ SIGHS ]
[ GRUNTS ]
AMANDA, PER FAVORE.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME OR PLACE
FOR GYMNASTICS.
SORRY, I WAS JUST TRYING
TO RELIEVE SOME STRESS.
JUST SIT DOWN, PLEASE.
DID YOU STAY WITH AMANDA
ALL NIGHT, RAFFAELE?
THAT'S WHAT
WE REALLY WANT TO KNOW.
WE WERE AT MY APARTMEN EARLY IN THE EVENING.
BUT AROUND 9:00,
SHE WENT OUT.
SHE WAS MEETING UP WITH SOME
FRIENDS IN THIS BAR, LE CHIC.
AND I STAYED HOME.
WHAT TIME
DID SHE COME BACK?
NOT UNTIL
1:00 IN THE MORNING.
I HAVE NO IDEA
WHERE SHE WAS ALL NIGHT.
SHOULD ANY OF OUR QUESTIONS
BE UNCLEAR.
WHERE'S RAFFAELE?
WE ARE INTERESTED IN A TEXT
YOU GOT FROM PATRICK LUMUMBA,
YOUR BOSS AT LE CHIC,
ON THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER.
YEAH, HE TOLD ME
THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO
COME IN TO WORK.
WAIT. HOW DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT MY TEXT MESSAGES?
CAN YOU READ
YOUR RESPONSE TO HIM?
YEAH.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
UM...
MY ITALIAN'S NOT PERFECT,
BUT IT SAYS, UH...
"CI VEDIAMO PIU TARDI."
IN ITALIAN, THAT PHRASE SUGGESTS
A FIXED APPOINTMENT.
IT JUST MEANS, "SEE YOU AROUND."
WERE YOU ARRANGING
TO MEET HIM THAT NIGHT?
NO. NO.
NOT AT ALL.
IT'S ALMOST 1:00 IN THE MORNING.
CAN I GO?
I'M AFRAID
THAT WON'T BE POSSIBLE.
YOU HAVE TO START AGAIN!
OKAY?!
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
WE CANNOT DO IT TOMORROW.
WE HAVE TO DO IT NOW.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
CONTINUE ]
YOU SAID THAT ALREADY!
I KNOW!
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
CONTINUE ]
YOU HAD TO STAY HERE
ALL NIGHT OR WHAT?!
I TELL YOU THE SAME STORY!
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU!
ONCE I REALIZED
I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO WORK...
RAFFAELE AND I HAD DINNER.
WE MADE LOVE,
AND THEN WE WATCHED A MOVIE
ON HIS COMPUTER.
HOW MANY TIMES
DO I HAVE TO GO OVER THIS?
UNTIL YOUR STORY ADDS UP.
WHAT IS THAT
SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
IT MEANS
THAT RAFFAELE SOLLECITO
IS NO LONGER CORROBORATING
YOUR ALIBI.
HE STATED
YOU LEFT HIS HOUSE
AT 9:00 ON THE NIGHT
OF THE MURDER
AND DIDN'T RETURN HOME
UNTIL 1:00 A.M.!
WHAT?
THAT'S -- THAT'S --
THAT'S NOT TRUE!
JUST WHO ARE YOU TRYING
TO PROTECT, AMANDA?!
IS IT MR. LUMUMBA?
NO, I -- IT'S NOT TRUE!
AMANDA, AMANDA...
I KNOW YOU WANT TO
TELL US THE TRUTH.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
Navarra:
I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO TAKE
THE FALL FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
[ CRYING ]
IT'S JUST THAT
THINGS FROM THAT NIGHT,
THE MEMORIES ARE HAZY.
YOUNG LADY!
I-I DON'T REMEMBER!
I DON'T --
IF YOU'RE LYING,
YOU COULD GET 30 YEARS IN JAIL
AND NEVER SEE
YOUR FAMILY AGAIN.
FOR WHAT?! FOR WHAT?!
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!
I DIDN'T DO IT!
AMANDA? AMANDA?
IF YOU COOPERATE WITH US NOW,
IT WILL BE MUCH BETTER FOR YOU.
[ CRYING ]
I'M SCARED.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
THE TRUTH WILL COME OUT,
YOU KNOW?
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
SOMETIMES,
THE MIND BLOCKS OUT TRAUMA.
USE YOUR IMAGINATION.
THINK ABOUT...
WHAT COULD'VE HAPPENED.
YOU CALLED PATRICK LUMUMBA.
YOU WERE GOING TO SEE HIM.
AND THEN?
[ SOBBING ]
I'M AF-- I'M AFRAID.
IT'S -- IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
JUST TRY TO REMEMBER.
[ SIGHS ]
UH...
I DID MEET UP WITH PATRICK
THAT NIGHT.
AROUND 9:00 P.M.,
WE WENT BACK TO MY HOUSE.
PATRICK AND MEREDITH
WENT IN MEREDITH'S ROOM
WHILE I STAYED
IN THE KITCHEN.
I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW LONG
THEY WERE IN THERE. IT JUST --
[ SCUFFLING, MEREDITH SQUEALS ]
AT ONE POINT,
I HEARD MEREDITH SCREAMING.
[ MEREDITH SCREAMS ]
I WAS SO SCARED.
[ SCREAMS ]
[ SOBBING ]
[ Sobbing ]
AND I-I CAN'T REMEMBER
ANYTHING AFTER THAT.
IT'S -- MY HEAD --
IT'S ALL -- IT'S FUZZY.
I JUST -- I NEED SOME SLEEP.
PLEASE, CAN I GO HOME?
AMANDA,
I'M GLAD YOU REMEMBERED.
BUT THE LAW NOW REQUIRES ME
TO DO TWO THINGS.
YOU HAVE BECOME A SUSPECT
AS AN ACCOMPLICE TO MURDER,
AND YOU'LL HAVE TO TELL
THE PROSECUTOR WHAT
YOU JUST TOLD ME.
NO.
[ SOBBING ]
ARE YOU READY TO DO THAT?
[ SOBBING CONTINUES ]
TRACK DOWN LUMUMBA.
GET HIM IN HERE NOW.
YOU'RE LUCKY YOU'RE NOT
IN AMERICA, MR. LUMUMBA.
YOU'D BE ELECTROCUTED
FOR YOUR CRIME.
WHAT CRIME?!
I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!
YOU THINK I KILLED MEREDITH?
Mignini: WE HAVE
A WRITTEN STATEMENT
FROM AMANDA KNOX.
IN IT, SHE ACCUSES YOU
OF RAPING AND MURDERING
MEREDITH KERCHER.
SHE'S LYING!
I HAVE SEVEN SISTERS, MAN.
THERE'S NO WAY
I COULD HURT A WOMAN!
SEVEN SISTERS.
DETECTIVE ALICASTRO,
THAT'S A COMPELLING DEFENSE.
I THINK WE'VE MADE
A HORRIBLE MISTAKE HERE.
THIS MAN
HAS SEVEN SISTERS.
HE COULDN'T POSSIBLY HAVE RAPED
AND BRUTALLY SLAUGHTERED
AN INNOCENT, YOUNG WOMAN.
LISTEN TO ME!
I WAS AT MY BAR ALL NIGHT!
I BARELY KNEW MEREDITH,
AND I'VE CERTAINLY
NEVER BEEN TO HER FLAT!
REALLY?
IN HER STATEMENT,
SHE SAYS SHE WAS THERE
WITH YOU THAT NIGHT.
WHAT POSSIBLE REASON
COULD SHE HAVE
TO IMPLICATE YOU AND HERSELF
AT THE SAME TIME?
[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ]
[ TRAIN BELL DINGING ]
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
THANK YOU.
UH, SORRY. JUST A MINUTE.
HI.
CHRIS, I'M FINALLY HERE.
THE POLICE JUST ARRESTED AMANDA
FOR MEREDITH'S MURDER.
WHAT?
Look,
it's gonna be okay, honey.
Just go to the mayor's office,
okay?
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
HOW CAN THEY
POSSIBLY ARREST HER?
I KNOW YOU WANT ANSWERS,
BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NONE.
WELL, MY EX-HUSBAND,
WHO'S AMANDA'S FATHER,
IS GOING TO BE HERE
ON FRIDAY,
AND HE IS CONTACTING
THE AMERICAN EMBASSY.
THE MAYOR HAS SPOKEN
TO A CRIMINAL ATTORNEY,
LORENZO GIORDANO.
HE'S VERY GOOD,
VERY EXPERIENCED,
AND HE KNOWS EVERYONE.
WELL, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY
THAT SHE WON'T
EVEN NEED A LAWYER.
RIGHT? I MEAN, ONCE THIS
WHOLE THING IS STRAIGHTENED OUT?
RIGHT?
I MEAN, AMANDA IS --
S-SHE'S ONLY 20 YEARS OLD.
SHE'S AN HONOR STUDENT.
[ Voice breaking ]
SHE'S --
SHE'S KIND,
AND SHE'S GENTLE.
AND THERE IS NO WAY
SHE COULD BE INVOLVED
IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS!
IT'S A HORRIBLE MISTAKE!
[ CELL DOOR UNLOCKS ]
CAN I CALL MY MOM?
PIU TARDI.
[ DOOR SLAMS, LOCKS ]
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING,
CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]
[ CELL DOOR UNLOCKS ]
[ SOBBING ]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
PREGO.
I'M JUST CONFUSED.
THIS IS LIKE A NIGHTMARE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW.
ALL I KNOW IS
THAT MEREDITH WAS MY FRIEND,
AND I DIDN'T KILL HER.
AMANDA, WE KNOW THAT.
BUT WHY DID THEY ARREST YOU?
BECAUSE RAFFAELE LIED.
HE SAID THAT I WASN'T WITH HIM
THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY.
HE'S ALWAYS BEEN
SO NICE TO ME.
MAYBE HE WANTED TO DISASSOCIATE
HIMSELF FROM ME.
HE WAS SCARED.
I DON'T --
Shh. HONEY, HONEY,
SLOW DOWN.
WHAT HAPPENED
WITH THE POLICE?
[ SIGHS ]
THEY INTERROGATED ME
FOR 13 HOURS.
THEY THREATENED ME.
THEY CALLED ME A LIAR.
THEY HIT ME.
THEY HIT YOU?
YES, THEY SMACKED ME
ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD.
AND I WAS SO SCARED,
I FINALLY TOLD THEM THAT...
MAYBE I WAS
AT THE HOUSE WITH PATRICK
THE NIGHT
THAT MEREDITH WAS KILLED.
BUT IT WAS MORE LIKE A VISION.
IT WASN'T REALITY.
I JUST WANTED THEM
TO STOP QUESTIONING ME.
LOOK.
WE'RE MEETING WITH AN ATTORNEY.
HE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM
OF THIS.
OKAY.
Guard: PREGO.
[ CELL DOOR OPENS ]
[ Sobbing ] DON'T GO.
PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME IN HERE.
I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE.
[ SOBBING CONTINUES ]
AMANDA.
NO.
COME ON.
COME HERE.
COME HERE.
[ SOBBING ]
MOMMY.
WE'RE GONNA GET YOU OUT.
I PROMISE.
I PROMISE, OKAY?
WE'LL GET YOU OUT.
WE'LL GET YOU OUT
OF HERE.
I PROMISE.
[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]
NOT ONLY IS THERE NOT A SHRED
OF FORENSIC EVIDENCE
PLACING PATRICK LUMUMBA
AT THE CRIME SCENE,
BUT A WITNESS JUST STEPPED
FORWARD, CONFIRMING HIS ALIBI.
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?
BECAUSE AMANDA LIED.
HOW COULD SHE REMAIN SILEN
WHILE I PUT AN INNOCENT MAN
BEHIND BARS
BASED ON HER STATEMENT?
SHE CO--
SHE THINKS
WE'RE A BUNCH OF INEPT FOOLS!
SHE COULD BE
PROTECTING SOMEBODY ELSE.
WE LIFTED A FINGERPRINT
IN MEREDITH'S BEDROOM
THAT DID NOT BELONG TO PATRICK
NOR AMANDA NOR RAFFAELE.
WHEN I RAN IT THROUGH
THE DATABASE,
I GOT A HIT
TO RUDY GUEDE.
WHO THE HELL IS
RUDY GUEDE?
HE IMMIGRATED HERE AS A CHILD
FROM THE IVORY COAST.
SINCE THEN, HE'S ONLY HAD
A FEW SKIRMISHES WITH THE LAW.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS,
NOBODY KNOWS WHERE IS NOW.
WE'LL FIND HIM.
[ CELL DOOR UNLOCKS ]
BUON GIORNO, DOTTORE.
THEY SAID
THAT YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
THE RESULTS
OF YOUR BLOOD TESTS.
SIT DOWN.
I'M SORRY,
BUT THEY SHOW THE PRESENCE
OF THE H.I.V. VIRUS.
AIDS?
YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.
BEING H.I.V.-POSITIVE
DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN
YOU HAVE AIDS.
NO, NO, NO, NO. THAT'S NOT --
THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
HOW -- WHERE WOULD I
HAVE GOTTEN IT FROM?
NO,
I WANT TO GET MARRIED.
[ Voice breaking ]
I WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN.
I WANT TO GROW OLD.
I WILL TAKE ANOTHER SAMPLE
JUST TO MAKE SURE.
IN THE MEANTIME,
WE NEED A LIST OF ALL THE MEN
YOU HAD SEX WITH.
WHAT?
[ SIREN WAILING ]
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!
[ REPORTER SPEAKING ITALIAN ]
[ RUDY SINGING
IN AFRICAN DIALECT ]
Meredith: YOU HAVING A PARTY
WITHOUT US?
[ CHUCKLES ]
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING
THESE TWO BELLA RAGAZZA?
WE LIVE UPSTAIRS.
I'M MEREDITH.
RUDY.
MEREDITH'S FRIEND
MEREDITH'S FRIEND
YEAH.
MEREDITH'S FRIEND,
MEREDITH'S FRIEND
YEAH. YEAH.
WANNA GET HIGH?
WANNA GET HIGH?
YEAH. YEAH.
[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ RUDY SINGING
IN AFRICAN DIALECT ]
[ REPORTER SPEAKING ITALIAN ]
YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO KNOW
THAT RUDY GUEDE
IS NOW IN ITALIAN CUSTODY.
GOOD.
HAVE THEY QUESTIONED HIM YET?
BRIEFLY.
HE SAID HE HAD CONSENSUAL SEX
WITH MEREDITH
AND THEN
HE WENT TO THE BATHROOM.
WHEN HE CAME BACK,
HE SAW A STRANGE MAN
WITH A BLOODY KNIFE
STANDING OVER MEREDITH.
HE ALSO TOLD POLICE
THAT AMANDA WASN'T INVOLVED.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THANK GOD.
OKAY.
SO, WHEN DO THEY RELEASE HER?
Woman: MR. LUMUMBA,
WHY DO YOU THINK AMANDA KNOX
FALSELY INCRIMINATED YOU?
I DON'T REALLY KNOW.
BUT I DON'T THINK SHE'S EVIL.
TO BE EVIL,
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SOUL.
AMANDA DOESN'T.
SHE'S EMPTY, DEAD INSIDE.
Doctor:
WE HAVE THE OFFICIAL RESULTS
ON YOUR H.I.V. TEST.
NEGATIVO.
NEGATIVE?
MM-HMM.
ARE YOU SURE IT'S NEGATIVE?
WELL, THEY RETESTED THE SAMPLE
THREE TIMES.
WELL,
HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN?
YOU SAID THAT BEFORE
I WAS POSITIVE.
WELL,
IT WAS A FALSE POSITIVE.
IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES?
SOMETIMES?! THIS IS MY LIFE
THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I MEAN, ARE YOU TRYING TO
MAKE ME LOSE MY MIND?!
IS THAT
WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO?!
SCUSI?
NO, DON'T TOUCH ME!
YOU'RE SICK!
THIS WHOLE COUNTRY,
THE POLICE, THE PRESS --
YOU'RE ALL SICK!
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
IT'S BEEN WEEKS AND WEEKS.
THEY ALREADY HAVE THE MAN
WHO DID THIS.
WHY IS MY DAUGHTER
STILL IN JAIL?
THERE ARE
SOME COMPLICATIONS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
COMPLICATIONS?
BASED ON THE AUTOPSY RESULTS,
THE PROSECUTION BELIEVES
GUEDE DID NOT ACT ALONE.
THEY THINK
HE HAD ACCOMPLICES.
BUT RUDY ALREADY SAID
THAT THEY WEREN'T THERE.
HE'S CHANGED HIS STORY.
Giordano: HE SAYS HE MET UP WITH
MEREDITH AT A HALLOWEEN PARTY.
HE'S NOW CLAIMING
THAT AMANDA AND RAFFAELE
WERE AT THE COTTAGE
ON THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER.
SHE INVITED HIM OVER
THE NEXT NIGHT FOR A DATE.
WHILE THEY WERE KISSING,
RUDY SUDDENLY GOT
STOMACH CRAMPS.
[ GROANS ]
[ SPEAKS ITALIAN ]
HE WAS ON THE TOILET
LISTENING TO HIS iPod
WHEN HE HEARD
A LOUD SCREAM.
[ MEREDITH SCREAMS ]
HE CAME OUT TO FIND A MAN
HE DESCRIBES AS RAFFAELE
WITH A BLOODY KNIFE.
MEREDITH?
MEREDITH! NO!
MEREDITH!
OH, DEAR!
[ GASPING ]
HE TRIED TO SAVE MEREDITH
BUT COULDN'T.
[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]
THEN HE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW
AND SAW A WOMAN
HE DESCRIBED AS AMANDA.
HIS STORY
IS ABSOLUTELY LUDICROUS.
HE'S ONLY TRYING
TO SAVE HIS OWN SKIN.
HE RAPED THAT GIRL,
AND THEN HE KILLED HER.
I MEAN,
HOW CAN MIGNINI BELIEVE
THE WORD OF THIS DRUG DEALER
OVER MY DAUGHTER?
THE CASE IS STILL
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
THERE'S STILL
A LONG WAY TO GO.
EXCUSE ME, MR. GIORDANO.
I MEAN, NO OFFENSE.
BUT THIS SYSTEM
THAT YOU HAVE OVER HERE
IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE.
HOW LONG?
WELL, APPARENTLY,
THE JUDGES --
MORE THAN A DOZEN JUDGES
HAVE TO REVIEW THE EVIDENCE
BEFORE THEY DECIDE IF
THE PROSECUTION EVEN HAS A CASE.
AND AT ANY POINT
ALONG THE WAY,
THE WHOLE THING
COULD BE THROWN OUT.
MOM, HOW LONG?
HOW LONG?
ALL IN ALL,
IT COULD TAKE UP TO A YEAR.
A YEAR?
MM-HMM.
A YEAR?
MM-HMM.
MOM, I'VE BEEN IN HERE
FOR TWO MONTHS ALREADY.
I SHOULD BE
BACK IN COLLEGE.
I SHOULD BE BACK IN SEATTLE
AND MOVING ON WITH MY LIFE,
NOT SITTING HERE
ROTTING IN AN ITALIAN JAIL
FOR SOMETHING
THAT I DIDN'T DO.
I KNOW, HONEY, BUT...
THEY'VE GOT
THEIR OWN SYSTEM HERE,
AND WE MAY NOT
AGREE WITH IT.
WE MAY NOT EVEN
UNDERSTAND IT,
BUT...WE HAVE TO TRUST THEM
TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
WE'RE GONNA GET THROUGH THIS,
AMANDA.
YOU ARE OUR CHILD.
AND YOUR FATHER AND I
WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO SEE YOU THROUGH THIS.
EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING.
OKAY?
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
YEAH.
ALL OVER
THE VICTIM'S BEDROOM.
IT WAS ALSO ON HER BRA,
HER HANDBAG,
HER SHIRT,
AND INSIDE HER BODY.
WE IDENTIFIED AMANDA'S DNA
MIXED WITH MEREDITH'S BLOOD
IN FIVE LOCATIONS
IN THE FLAT.
THIS BLOOD SMEAR
ON THE BATHROOM FAUCET
CONTAINED MEREDITH'S BLOOD
MIXED WITH AMANDA'S BLOOD.
THIS IS
THE KNIFE WE CONFISCATED
FROM RAFFAELE'S
KITCHEN DRAWER.
AND WE IDENTIFIED AMANDA'S DNA
ON THE HANDLE
AND MEREDITH'S DNA
ON THE TIP OF THE BLADE.
SO AMANDA PUT THE KNIFE
TO MEREDITH'S THROAT,
KEEPING HER UNDER CONTROL.
RAFFAELE HELD HER DOWN
WHILE RUDY RAPED HER.
MEREDITH FOUGHT BACK.
AMANDA PLUNGED THE KNIFE
INTO HER NECK, KILLING HER.
THIS IS
A PLAUSIBLE THEORY.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THA
THE LEVELS OF MEREDITH'S DNA
ON THE KNIFE WERE EXTREMELY LOW.
HOW LOW?
LESS THAN FIVE CELLS.
YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE
WHAT THE AMERICANS CALL
A SMOKING GUN,
BUT IF YOU ADD
ALL THE EVIDENCE TOGETHER,
I THINK YOU HAVE
EVERYTHING YOU NEED
TO CONVICT THEM ALL.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING,
CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]
ANYTHING TO SAY
AT ALL?
[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]
FORENSIC RESULTS HAVE CONFIRMED
THAT THE THREE PEOPLE
RESPONSIBLE
FOR THIS UNSPEAKABLE ORGY
OF DEATH
ARE AMANDA KNOX,
RAFFAELE SOLLECITO,
AND RUDY GUEDE.
DO YOU HAVE A MOTIVE?
THE VICTIM
WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED,
WHICH LEADS US TO BELIEVE
THAT IT STARTED
AS SOME SORT OF SEX GAME.
HOW COULD THIS YOUNG GIRL
COMMIT SUCH A VIOLENT CRIME?
WELL, UNDER THE ANGEL FACE
EXISTS A VERY DISTURBED GIRL.
AMANDA LIES WITHOUT CONSCIENCE.
SHE DOES CARTWHEELS
AND BUYS LINGERIE
WHILE HER ROOMMATE LIES DEAD
IN THE MORGUE.
SHE HAS NO TRACE OF EMPATHY
FOR MEREDITH OR ANYONE ELSE.
I BELIEVE SHE'S CAPABLE
OF ANYTHING,
INCLUDING MURDER.
GRAZIE.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Curt: AMANDA IS A HARD-WORKING,
ATHLETIC HONOR STUDENT --
NOT THIS SEX-CRAZED FOXY KNOXY
CHARACTER THEY'VE CONCOCTED.
THE PAPERS ARE CALLING HER
A DIABOLICAL VIXEN.
IT'S -- IT'S A TOTAL,
ABSOLUTE FABRICATION.
TRIAL BY MEDIA.
IT CAN GET PRETTY VICIOUS.
I MEAN, THIS PHOTO HERE --
THIS WAS TAKEN
AT A MUSEUM IN GERMANY
WHILE AMANDA
WAS VISITING HER AUNT.
HER AUNT.
AND WHERE'S THE OTHER ONE?
"FOXY KNOXY"?
THIS IS A CHILDHOOD NICKNAME
THAT SHE HAD
FROM PLAYING SOCCER
WHEN SHE WAS 8 YEARS OLD.
WHAT KID DOESN'T?
"FOXY KNOXY DETAILS
HER MANY LOVERS IN ITALY"?
THE PRISON DOCTOR
TOLD AMANDA SHE HAD AIDS.
HE ASKED HER TO MAKE A LIST
OF HER SEXUAL PARTNERS,
AND WHEN SHE COMPLIED --
LET ME GUESS.
THE LIST WAS SOMEHOW LEAKED
TO THE PRESS?
YES.
HOW CAN THEY DO THAT?
I MEAN, HOW CAN THEY
JUST EXPOSE HER PERSONAL LIFE
TO THE WHOLE WORLD?
PUBLIC RELATIONS IS
ALL ABOUT CREATING AN IMAGE,
AND WHOEVER CONTROLS
THAT IMAGE WINS.
IF THIS THING GOES TO TRIAL,
SHE COULD BE FOUND GUILTY BEFORE
SHE EVEN STEPS FOOT IN COURT.
WE'RE NOT RICH,
BUT WE CONTACTED YOU
BECAUSE WE WANT TO FIGHT BACK.
WE NEED TO FIGHT BACK,
FOR AMANDA.
A LOT OF OUR WORK WILL BE DONE
THROUGH THE AMERICAN MEDIA.
WE NEED TO GET THIS STORY
ON THE TALK SHOW CIRCUIT,
INTO MAINSTREAM MAGAZINES,
NEWSPAPER INTERVIEWS.
OKAY, UH, WELL...
I GUESS WE'LL DO
WHATEVER YOU NEED US TO, RIGHT?
THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE
THAT MIGHT HELP.
THE PROSECUTOR
ON OUR DAUGHTER'S CASE
IS UNDER INDICTMENT
IN ITALY.
WE'LL CERTAINLY
LOOK INTO THAT.
AS JESUIT HONOR STUDENT
AMANDA KNOX
LANGUISHES IN A PERUGIAN JAIL
FOR A CRIME
SHE SAYS SHE DIDN'T COMMIT,
IT NOW APPEARS SHE'S NOT
THE ONLY ONE IN THE HOT SEAT.
IN A TWIST THAT MOST AMERICANS
WOULD FIND UNBELIEVABLE,
WE'VE DISCOVERED THE CHIEF
PROSECUTOR, GIULIANO MIGNINI,
IS HIMSELF UNDER INDICTMENT
FOR INTIMIDATION
AND ILLEGAL WIRETAPPING
IN A DECADES-OLD
SERIAL-MURDER CASE.
[ REPORTER SPEAKING ITALIAN ]
[ REPORTERS
SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGES ]
American reporter: MIGNINI,
OUTSPOKEN AND POLITICAL,
HAS MADE HIS SHARE OF ENEMIES
OVER THE YEARS.
IT'S RUBBISH!
COMPLETE RUBBISH!
THEY'RE TRYING TO SAVE
THEIR DAUGHTER
BY DESTROYING MY REPUTATION.
IT'S OUTRAGEOUS.
GIULIANO,
IT'S A SMOKE SCREEN.
AN ACT OF DESPERATION.
YOU KNOW THAT.
DID I FALSELY ACCUSE
AN INNOCENT MAN?
OR LIE TO THE POLICE
ABOUT MY ALIBI?
OR LEAVE MY BLOODY FOOTPRINTS
AND DNA AT THE CRIME SCENE?
DO CARTWHEELS?
OR TRY TO SCRUB MY GUILT AWAY
WITH BLEACH?
WHAT DID I DO?
I DID MY JOB.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO LE THIS CASE BE TRIED
BY AMERICAN TV REPORTERS
AND BLOGGERS!
THIS CASE IS GOING TO BE TRIED
IN A COURT OF LAW.
Reporter: THERE IS A CHILL IN
THE AUTUMN AIR HERE IN PERUGIA
AS RUDY GUEDE ARRIVES IN COURT
TO RECEIVE THE VERDICT
IN HIS FAST-TRACK TRIAL.
ALSO HERE ARE THE EX-LOVERS
AMANDA KNOX
AND RAFFAELE SOLLECITO.
FOXY KNOXY SWEPT INTO COURT
LIKE AN INVITEE TO A GALA EVENT.
SHE WAVED AND SMILED
AT FRIENDS AND REPORTERS
AS SHE SAT BEFORE JUDGE MICHELI,
WHO WILL DECIDE LATER TODAY
IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
TO SEND HER TO TRIAL
FOR THE BRUTAL MURDER
OF MEREDITH KERCHER.
[ TAPPING ON MICROPHONE ]
IN THE NAME
OF THE ITALIAN PEOPLE,
THIS COURT DECLARES...
RUDY HERMANN GUEDE GUILTY
OF THE MURDER
OF MEREDITH KERCHER
AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.
SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS.
AMANDA KNOX
AND RAFFAELE SOLLECITO
WILL BE TRIED FOR MURDER,
SEXUAL ASSAULT,
THEFT,
AND TRANSPORTATION OF A KNIFE.
WHAT?
NO.
WHAT?
[ CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS,
CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]
Mignini:
THIS CASE IS LIKE A PUZZLE.
WHILE INDIVIDUAL PIECES
CAN BE PICKED APART,
PUT TOGETHER,
THERE IS A COMPELLING PICTURE
OF GUILT.
ON THE ONE HAND,
WE HAVE THE VICTIM,
MEREDITH KERCHER --
A STUDIOUS YOUNG WOMAN
WHO WAS SOON TO RETURN TO LONDON
FOR HER MOTHER'S BIRTHDAY.
ON THE OTHER,
WE HAVE AMANDA KNOX...
A NARCISSISTIC, AGGRESSIVE,
AND MANIPULATIVE YOUNG WOMAN
WHO HARBORED A HATRED
FOR MEREDITH.
NOW, IN HER DESIRE TO RETALIATE,
AMANDA ENLISTED THE SERVICES
OF TWO YOUNG MEN
WHO WERE VYING TO IMPRESS HER --
RAFFAELE SOLLECITO,
HER SMITTEN, WEAK-WILLED LOVER,
AND DRIFTER RUDY GUEDE.
NOW, EACH OF
THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS
MAY HAVE BEEN HARMLESS
ON THEIR OWN,
BUT LIKE CERTAIN CHEMICALS
WHEN MIXED TOGETHER,
THEY PRODUCED A CATACLYSMIC
REACTION OF BLOOD AND HORROR.
Arline: MEREDITH'S DEATH
WAS UNREAL IN MANY WAYS,
AND IT STILL IS.
I STILL LOOK FOR HER.
IT'S NOT JUST HER DEATH...
BUT THE NATURE OF IT.
THE BRUTALITY, THE VIOLENCE...
...THE GREAT SORROW
IT BROUGHT FOR EVERYONE.
IT'S SUCH A SHOCK TO SEND
YOUR DAUGHTER AWAY TO SCHOOL
AND NOT HAVE HER COME BACK.
WE WILL NEVER...
[Sobbing]
NEVER GET OVER THIS.
[ SPECTATORS MURMURING ]
Mignini: HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN MEREDITH AND AMANDA?
Filomena: AT FIRST,
THEY GOT ON VERY WELL,
IN PART BECAUSE
I THINK.
BUT THEN THINGS BEGAN
TO TAKE A DIFFERENT COURSE.
BY THE END OF OCTOBER,
THERE WAS TENSION.
TENSION OVER WHAT?
MEREDITH COMPLAINED
THAT AMANDA BROUGHT STRANGE MEN
BACK TO THE HOUSE.
SHE DIDN'T FEEL HER --
DID HER SHARE OF CLEANING.
AND SHE WAS ALSO UPSET
THAT AMANDA LEFT CONDOMS
AND A VIBRATOR
IN A TRANSPARENT BAG
IN THE BATHROOM THEY SHARED.
MAN, FILOMENA
REALLY TURNED ON ME
IN HER TESTIMONY TODAY,
HUH?
MM.
I NEVER DID ANYTHING
TO HURT HER.
YOU ONLY LIVED THERE
TWO MONTHS.
I MEAN,
SHE BARELY KNEW YOU.
YEAH,
I MISS MY FRIENDS BACK HOME.
WHAT ABOUT RAFFAELE?
THE THING WITH RAFFAELE
COULD'VE BEEN SOMETHING SPECIAL,
BUT WE JUST
NEVER GOT THE CHANCE.
BUT WE'RE STILL FRIENDS.
HE'S GONNA COME VISIT US
IN SEATTLE WHEN WE GET OUT.
[ REPORTERS TALKING
INDISTINCTLY ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]
Guard: BACK UP.
Mignini: MR. RINALDI...
YOU OWN A CLOTHING BOUTIQUE
HERE IN TOWN, CORRECT?
IT'S CALLED BUBBLES.
ON NOVEMBER 3rd,
DID THE ACCUSED COME IN
TO YOUR STORE?
YES.
THEY BOUGHT SOME LINGERIE.
AND DID AMANDA KNOX SAY ANYTHING
TO RAFFAELE SOLLECITO
DURING THIS TIME?
YES.
SHE SAID TO HIM,
"I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU HOME
FOR SOME WILD SEX TONIGHT."
SO, ON NOVEMBER 3rd,
WHILE HER MURDERED ROOMMATE'S
MEMORIAL
WAS BEING HELD IN PERUGIA,
MS. KNOX'S MAIN CONCERN
WAS BUYING SEXY LINGERIE
AND MAKING LOVE.
Reporter:
COULD YOU TALK, PLEASE,
ABOUT THE LINGERIE
SHOPPING SPREE?
Edda: NO.
AMANDA ONLY WENT TO THAT STORE
BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T HAVE
ANY CLOTHES.
THE POLICE SEALED OFF
HER APARTMENT,
A-AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO WEAR.
AND HOW DO YOU RESPOND
TO ALLEGATIONS
SHE WAS DOING CARTWHEELS
IN THE POLICE STATION?
LOOK, AMANDA'S AMANDA.
SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN
A UNIQUE GIRL.
A LOT OF KIDS
WANT TO CONFORM,
BUT SHE WAS ALWAYS
JUST WHO SHE IS
AND NEVER WORRIED ABOUT IT.
Reporter: AND NOW?
SHE'S GROWN UP A LOT.
[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]
I DON'T SPEAK ITALIAN.
I'M SO SORRY.
Mignini: CAN YOU TELL THE COUR WHAT YOU DID
ON THE EVENING
OF NOVEMBER 1, 2007?
YES. RAFFAELE AND I
WERE AT HIS APARTMENT.
AND, UH...
WE READ A LITTLE,
LISTENED TO SOME MUSIC.
AND THEN WE WATCHED
THE MOVIE "AMLIE"
A LITTLE LATER
ON HIS COMPUTER.
YOU ALSO CALLED YOUR MOTHER
THAT DAY,
AT 3:00 A.M. SEATTLE TIME.
ACTUALLY,
I DON'T REMEMBER DOING THAT.
I CALLED HER LATER,
WHEN THEY WERE BREAKING
MEREDITH'S DOOR DOWN.
NO, NO, NO.
THE EARLIER CALL
IS IMPORTANT.
BECAUSE AT 3:00 A.M.
IN SEATTLE,
IT WAS NOON IN PERUGIA.
NOTHING HAD HAPPENED YET.
THE POLICE HADN'T ARRIVED.
THE DOOR HAD NOT BEEN
BROKEN DOWN.
MEREDITH'S BODY
HAD NOT BEEN DISCOVERED.
WHY DID YOU FEEL THE NEED
TO WAKE YOUR MOTHER UP
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?
I DIDN'T CALL HER EARLIER.
ACCORDING TO YOUR MOTHER'S
EARLIER TESTIMONY...
AND THIS PHONE RECORD...
YOU DID.
OKAY, FINE.
THEN I DID CALL HER,
BUT I DON'T REMEMBER.
EARLIER YOU HEARD
MARCO VITELLO TESTIFY
THAT YOU ENTERED HIS SHOP
ON THE MORNING
OF NOVEMBER 2nd AT 7:45 A.M.
AND WENT DIRECTLY TO
THE CLEANING SUPPLY SECTION.
HOW DO YOU RESPOND
TO THAT?
I WAS ASLEEP AT THAT TIME.
HE MUST BE MISTAKEN.
HE IDENTIFIED YOU IN COURT.
HE SAID
HE WAS SURE IT WAS YOU.
WELL, I'VE BEEN IN THAT STORE
SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE.
HE JUST MUST'VE
MIXED UP THE DATES.
MOVING ON TO THE DATE
OF NOVEMBER 6th...
YOU'VE ASSERTED
THAT YOU WERE PHYSICALLY STRUCK
DURING YOUR INTERROGATION.
PLEASE,
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT?
UM, THE ROOM WAS CROWDED.
AND EVERYONE WAS
ASKING ME QUESTIONS.
THEY WERE ALL MOVING AROUND.
AND THEN THE INTERPRETER
CALLED ME A STUPID LIAR.
AND THEN BOOM!
I WAS HIT
IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD TWICE.
BUT IT WAS DURING
THIS SAME INTERROGATION
THAT YOU FALSELY ACCUSED
PATRICK LUMUMBA
OF MURDERING MEREDITH.
WHY?
BECAUSE...
HE WAS THE ONLY ONE
THAT THE POLICE...
WERE --
WERE INTERESTED IN.
AND I WAS CONFUSED,
AND I COULDN'T REMEMBER
WHAT HAPPENED.
AND HAVE YOU EVER
IMAGINED SOMETHING
THAT NEVER HAPPENED
TO YOU?
NO, BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN
INTERROGATED LIKE THAT BEFORE.
AT THE TIME,
I WAS VERY STRESSED OUT
AND I WAS CONFUSED.
AND THE POLICE
SUGGESTED PATRICK'S NAME.
AND THEN SO I HAD A FLASHBACK
THAT PATRICK WAS THE MURDERER.
SO, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
NOW, EITHER SOMETHING IS TRUE
OR IT ISN'T TRUE.
FOR EXAMPLE,
YOU'RE IN COURT RIGHT NOW.
YOU'RE NOT AT THE BEACH, NO?
CAN I FINISH NOW?
PLEASE.
LATER ON I REALIZED
THAT MY IMAGININGS
WERE NOT REAL MEMORIES.
IT WAS JUST IMAGINATION.
I...
PATRICK --
PATRICK'S INNOCENT.
HE WAS INNOCENT.
BUT YOU NEVER TOLD
THE POLICE THAT.
YOU NEVER TOLD ME!
DIDN'T YOU FEEL THE NEED
TO INTERVENE
AND GET AN INNOCENT MAN
OUT OF PRISON?!
[ Voice breaking ] THE POLICE
HAD ALREADY THREATENED ME.
THEY CALLED ME A LIAR.
I DIDN'T...
I DIDN'T TRUST THEM
ANYMORE.
PERHAPS YOU HAD OTHER REASONS
TO KEEP LUMUMBA ON THE HOOK.
OBJECTION!
[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]
Mignini: YOU'VE HEARD TESTIMONY
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED
BEFORE THE MURDER
OF MEREDITH KERCHER
AND TESTIMONY
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AFTER.
BASED ON THE EVIDENCE,
I'M NOW GOING TO TELL YOU
WHAT WE THINK HAPPENED
DURING IT.
AROUND 10:00 ON THE NIGHT
OF NOVEMBER 1, 2007,
AMANDA KNOX
AND RAFFAELE SOLLECITO
WENT TO GRIMANA SQUARE.
NOW, I BELIEVE THEY WERE THERE
TO MEET RUDY GUEDE
TO BUY DRUGS.
AT 11:20,
AMANDA OPENS THE DOOR
TO THE COTTAGE WITH HER KEY
AND SHE AND THE TWO MEN ENTER.
THEY'RE ALL UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.
RUDY GOES TO THE BATHROOM.
AMANDA AND RAFFAELE
FIND MEREDITH IN HER BEDROOM,
HAVING JUST RETURNED FROM DINNER
AMANDA AND MEREDITH
BEGAN TO ARGUE.
THE FIGHT COULD'VE BEEN
OVER ANY NUMBER OF THINGS --
MEREDITH AND AMANDA
NO LONGER GOT ALONG,
PETTY JEALOUSIES,
THE FACT
THAT MEREDITH DIDN'T APPROVE
OF AMANDA'S SEXUAL
OR HYGIENE HABITS.
THE TIME HAD COME
FOR AMANDA TO TAKE REVENGE.
THAT'S WHEN
MEREDITH'S ORDEAL BEGAN.
IT IS AMANDA
WHO STARTED THE FIGHT
WHICH TRIGGERED AN UNSTOPPABLE
CRESCENDO OF VIOLENCE,
AND IT IS AMANDA
WHO PLUNGED THE KNIFE
INTO MEREDITH'S NECK.
IT IS AMANDA AND RAFFAELE
WHO RETURN LATER,
UNDRESS MEREDITH...
CUT OFF HER BRA...
TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A RAPE.
AND THEN AMANDA
COVERS THE BODY WITH A QUILT,
A FORM OF PIETS, RESPECT,
FOR THE VICTIM.
AS A WOMAN AND FRIEND,
SHE COULDN'T STAND TO SEE
THE NUDE, BATTERED BODY
SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR.
AMANDA AND RAFFAELE
THEN RANSACK FILOMENA'S ROOM.
THEY THROW A ROCK
THROUGH THE WINDOW.
A SHOWER OF GLASS LANDS
ON THE CLOTHES ON THE FLOOR.
IT IS AMANDA AND RAFFAELE
WHO STAGED THE BREAK-IN
IN FILOMENA'S ROOM,
BOUGHT BLEACH,
AND THEN SCOURED
THE CRIME SCENE,
ONLY STOPPING
WHEN THEY WERE INTERRUPTED
BY THE UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL
OF THE POSTAL POLICE.
BUON GIORNO.
MEREDITH KERCHER
WAS A BELOVED YOUNG WOMAN.
HER MOTHER, FATHER...
SISTER, AND TWO BROTHERS
WILL NOW HAVE TO GO
TO THE CEMETERY TO BE NEAR HER.
AMANDA KNOX
AND RAFFAELE SOLLECITO,
THEY TOOK POOR MEREDITH
FROM THIS WORLD.
YOU MUST GIVE THEM
WHAT THEY DESERVE.
ERGASTOLO!
LIFE IMPRISONMENT!
THE HERMANN HESSE BOOKS
ARE IN GERMAN.
MOM THOUGHT
IT MIGHT BE INTERESTING
TO READ THEM
IN THE ORIGINAL?
IT WAS REALLY HARD,
HEARING PEOPLE SAY
THOSE TERRIBLE THINGS IN COURT.
I MEAN,
I TOLD THE TRUTH.
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
I DIDN'T KILL MEREDITH.
THE PROSECUTION WAS JUST TRYING
TO PROVE ITS CASE.
THINGS WILL GET BETTER
ONCE THE DEFENSE
GEARS UP TOMORROW.
WHAT IF IT DOESN'T?
THE POSSIBILITY THAT
I COULD ACTUALLY BE CONVICTED
NEVER SEEMED REAL
UNTIL NOW.
THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO CONVICT YOU.
WE CAN'T LOSE FAITH NOW.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY EVIDENCE.
THAT WAS ALL CONJECTURE.
WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS
TO ME?
[ Crying ]
WHY DOES EVERYBODY HATE ME?
Dr. Stefanoni:
WE LOCATED ABUNDANT LEVELS
OF RAFFAELE SOLLECITO'S DNA
ON THE VICTIM'S BRA CLASP.
Bongiorno:
BUT DID YOU FIND SOLLECITO'S DNA
ON THE BODY
OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE BEDROOM?
NO. JUST ON THE BRA.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT IN THIS
ENTIRE BLOODY CRIME SCENE,
SOLLECITO'S DNA WAS ONLY FOUND
IN ONE PLACE -- A BRA CLASP?
YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
DR. STEFANONI,
COULD YOU PLEASE TELL THE COUR
WHEN THIS BRA CLASP WAS
COLLECTED FROM THE CRIME SCENE?
WE PHOTOGRAPHED IT
ON THE FIRST DAY.
YES. BUT WHEN WAS
IT ACTUALLY COLLECTED?
47 DAYS LATER.
47 DAYS LATER.
SO, IT LAY ON THE FLOOR
FOR SIX WHOLE WEEKS.
IS THIS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING,
DR. STEFANONI?
OUT IN THE OPEN?
THE CRIME SCENE WAS SEALED.
NONETHELESS,
CRIME SCENE TECHNICIANS
WERE TRAIPSING IN AND OUT.
SURELY DNA COULD'VE BEEN
SHUFFLED ABOUT.
NO.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE
OTHER DNA SAMPLE
BELONGING TO RAFFAELE SOLLECITO
IN THE WHOLE COTTAGE.
IT WAS IN THE KITCHEN.
IT WAS ON A CIGARETTE BUTT.
DNA DOESN'T FLY, COUNSELOR.
NO. OF COURSE NOT.
BUT YOU ADMITTED YOU MADE
A MISTAKE COLLECTING EVIDENCE.
PERHAPS YOU MADE MISTAKES
IN YOUR LAB, TOO?
Giordano:
DR. STEFANONI...
...BASED ON THE AMOUN OF BLOOD
AND THE QUANTITY OF INJURIES
SUSTAINED BY MS. KERCHER,
WOULD YOU SAY
SHE PUT UP A VIOLENT STRUGGLE
TO SAVE HER LIFE?
YES.
DURING THIS VIOLENT STRUGGLE,
RUDY GUEDE'S DNA AND PRINTS
WERE DEPOSITED
ALL OVER MEREDITH'S BEDROOM.
YET THERE'S NOT ONE FINGERPRINT,
HAIR, SWEAT STAIN,
DROP OF BLOOD, OR CELL OF DNA
BELONGING TO AMANDA KNOX.
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THIS?
I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS STABBINGS
WHERE NO DNA WAS DEPOSITED.
YOU TESTIFIED EARLIER
THAT YOU FOUND DNA FITTING
THE PROFILE OF MEREDITH KERCHER
ON THE BLADE OF THIS KNIFE,
WHICH WAS CONFISCATED
FROM RAFFAELE'S APARTMENT.
YES. IT'S CORRECT.
HOW MANY TESTS
DID YOU RUN ON THE DNA?
JUST ONE.
THE SAMPLE
WAS EXTREMELY LOW LEVEL.
EXTREMELY LOW LEVEL?
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT WAS
PRACTICALLY NONEXISTENT.
FIVE CELLS, HUH?
ISN'T THAT CORRECT?
YES, IT'S CORRECT.
DR. TORRE...
COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE ME
YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION
REGARDING THE DNA PROFILE
MATCHING MEREDITH KERCHER
WHICH WAS FOUND
ON THE KNIFE?
THE LOW STRENGTH
OF THE DNA SIGNAL
TELLS ME THAT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE CELLS IN ALL.
A GOOD DNA SAMPLE
HAS TWICE AS MANY.
AND WHAT CONCLUSIONS
CAN YOU DRAW FROM THAT, IF ANY?
THE FACT
THAT THE SAMPLE IS SO SMALL
COULD INDICATE THAT IT DIDN'T
COME FROM THE VICTIM HERSELF,
BUT FROM CONTAMINATION
IN THE LABORATORY.
AFTER HAVING REVIEWED
THE EVIDENCE,
WHAT IS YOUR THEORY
OF THE CRIME?
BASED ON DNA AND FINGERPRINTS
COLLECTED AT THE SCENE,
I BELIEVE RUDY GUEDE
WAS THE SOLE PERPETRATOR
OF THIS CRIME.
EVIDENCE SUGGESTS
HE OVERPOWERED MS. KERCHER...
FORCED HER TO HER KNEES...
STOOD IN FRONT OF HER
LIKE THIS...
AND THEN HE STABBED HER
IN THE NECK.
THEY SAY THAT I'M CALM.
I'M NOT CALM.
I'M SCARED OF LOSING MYSELF.
I'M SCARED...
OF BEING BRANDED SOMETHING
THAT I'M NOT.
I'M SCARED OF HAVING THE MASK
OF AN ASSASSIN FORCED ONTO ME.
AFTER YEARS OF PRISON, I...
CONFESS I FEEL SAD...
AND I FEEL FRUSTRATED.
IN FRONT OF YOU,
I FEEL VULNERABLE,
BUT I'M SURE OF WHAT I KNOW.
AND MEREDITH WAS MY FRIEND.
AND I WOULD'VE NEVER HURT HER.
MY CONSCIENCE IS CLEAN.
I'D LIKE TO THANK
THE PROSECUTION
BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOB.
[ Voice breaking ] AND EVEN
THOUGH THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND...
THEY'RE TRYING TO BRING JUSTICE
TO A PERSON WHO WAS TAKEN
FROM THIS WORLD.
[ SOBS ]
[ SNIFFLES ]
THAT'S IT.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS,
SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE ]
YOU DID A GREAT JOB
TODAY ON THE STAND.
MM-HMM.
YOU WERE OPEN AND DIRECT.
YEAH.
IT LOOKED LIKE THE JURY REALLY,
REALLY CONNECTED WITH YOU.
Deanna: YEAH, I MEAN, IT LOOKED
LIKE THEY BELIEVED YOU.
Edda: YEAH.
Curt: MM-HMM.
YEAH,
BUT WHAT IF THEY DON'T?
YOU HAVE TO TRUST.
YOU HAVE TO TRUST, OKAY,
THAT THE JURY IS GOING TO SEE
RIGHT THROUGH
THE PROSECUTION'S LIES.
Curt: AND IF THEY DON'T
GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME,
WE'LL WIN ON APPEAL.
I BOUGHT YOU
A PLANE TICKET.
[ CHUCKLES ]
ONE WAY TO SEATTLE.
THAT'S -- THAT'S A RELIEF.
[ ALL CHUCKLING ]
YOU'RE COMING HOME.
THAT'S GOOD.
CONDANNA --
AMANDA MARIE KNOX,
GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF
HER ROOMMATE MEREDITH KERCHER,
STAGING A CRIME SCENE,
AND FALSELY ACCUSING
PATRICK LUMUMBA.
26 YEARS.
RAFFAELE SOLLECITO...
GUILTY OF THE MURDER
OF MEREDITH KERCHER,
SEXUAL ASSAULT,
AND STAGING A CRIME SCENE.
25 YEARS.
[ SOBBING ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]
[ SOBBING CONTINUES ]
Edda: AMANDA!
AMANDA!
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING,
CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]
AMANDA!
AMANDA!
AMANDA!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]