Trial of the Century: The Story of Amanda Knox

The Defense

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The defense argued that Rudy Guede acted alone, and pointed to a large amount of forensic evidence left behind in Meredith Kercher’s room. Guede’s DNA was not only found on her bra, but his bloody palm print was on a pillow that had been placed under Kercher’s hips as well as found on her clothing. Not a shred of Knox’s DNA had been found.

The defense requested that the judges order independent reviews of the DNA evidence, but their request was denied. Rather than the believe the media speculation that Knox was a perverted wild child, Sollecito’s lawyers called Knox a “weak and fragile girl” that was “duped by the police.” They presented text messages between Knox and Kercher as evidence of friendship, but by now, the jurors had already decided on the fate of Knox.