Trial of the Century: The Story of Amanda Knox

U.S. Experts Speak Out

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After the conviction, the case didn’t die down, it just picked up speed. A number of American experts poured over the details, picking holes in both the prosecution case and the defense. Consultant Gregory Hampikian was one of many who focused on the DNA evidence.

He said that the Italians claimed to have successfully identified minute traces of DNA which were at levels below those that an American laboratory would even attempt to analyze. What’s more, they never supplied the methods that they had used. Hampikian firmly believes that all forensic evidence pointed to Rudy Guede acting solely alone.