Title: Diapositiva 1
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2This is a first, early draft at an attempt to
present visually / geographically the events of 1
November 2007 in Perugia. Since the victim has no
means to reply to any scenario presented herein,
and the repeated use of her name in this context
would only further hurt anyone close to her, I
refer to her simply as the victim. This is not
meant by any means to trivialise the pain and
suffering, and butal senseless murder she
experienced, nor to reduce her memory. As we
become aware of more and more information
concerning the Giallo di Perugia, - and,
filtering out as best we can rumours and
unfounded data we see an ongoing cynicism
amongst those who may have some sort of
involvement with the crime. At times in this
presentation, my own response to this affront to
my/our intelligence is to employ cynicism in
return. Any double-entendres, or visual twists in
this document are not meant to obtain a laugh
about a terrible set of crimes (including sexual
assault, murder, desecration of a corpse,
conspiracy to coverup a murder, possibly petty
theft as well), but rather as a way of coping
with the cynicism of those involved in each of
those crimes or with knowledge about them. The
situations reconstructed here are with ideas or
event relationships which are not of my own. I
have rather served as a graphic scribe of the
excellent multi-point-of-view, multi-timezone,
and multi-cultural discussion resulting from
Steve Huffs True Crime Weblog on this tragedy
http//www.truecrimeweblog.com/. I hope I havent
abridged too much or left out key elements, in
any case, theres always time for a new
release. That was Meryl Streep on the cover
slide, in the movie A French Lieutenants
Woman. In the book by John Fowles (better than
the movie) there are 3 forks / endings to the
story. In the Giallo di Perugia, as we go through
the scenarios of what may have happened from an
initial mid-October situation, I can only hope
that there will be one single ending, that
justice is served to those responsible for each
of the crimes which may be determined by the ILE.
I am buoyed by the fact that the victims family
has expressed confidence in the Italian justice
system. - Kermit email krmt123_at_gmail.com
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across as I put this together. In many, or most
cases, there are surely more solid and more
detailed references. If you come across
additional time-line points and / or better
documental references (especially judicial
documents, as the only one we have direct access
to is the first one from Judge Claudia Matteini),
post them on the blog, and we can update and
improve this document. - Key to abbreviations AK Amanda Knox (red
line), RS Raffaele Sollecito (green line), PL
Patrick Lumumba (brown line), RHG Rudy Guede
(black line), SP Sophie Purton (blue line). -
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Annex 1- Music events
4Two weeks to disaster If we dont get into
MySpace and Facebook emotional state analyses, or
study the impact of AKs parents divorce, RSs
mother passing away or RHGs second generation
immigrant issues (which should be looked at by
those who know how but which at the same time
dont set the three main suspects apart from many
other members of society), we can probably set a
count-down-to-murder date at a couple of weeks
before 1 November, when RS and AK met at a
classical music music concert in the university.
Annex 1 shows that its hard to
identify the specific musical event. This is one
of those characteristics of this crime which
strikes me the extremely short period of time
for the AK/RS relationship to develop, AKs other
contacts/relationships to develop (eg. with RHG),
for her to alienate her housemates, for her to
move in with RS, and get to the dangerous
social cocktail of the murder evening, in
addition to the impossibly incredible elements
which have surfaced in different declarations,
such as the victim cooking with RS and pricking
her finger.
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Annex 1- Music events
October November 2007
Eurochocolate festival in Perugia ends (just a
cultual event no direct relation to
crime)
England-South Africa rugby match that RHG watched
in pub,says he met victim. Low level of
credibility.
More or less this is when RS and AK meet at
a classical music concert
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American would-be killer Kevin Wade arrested in
Florida (name used by RHG in applying
for asylum inGermany)
RS explains victims DNA on knife they cooked
together at his house. Had it
happened, wouldve been around here.
RHG discovered by police with knife, sleeping
in a kindergarten.
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Amanda has period (RSs boxer shorts, blood on
bidet). No excuse to kill, but she could
claim its a hormonal factor on top of her
mental state.
Halloween Parties. RHG with Spanish friends.
Victim with English friends. AK with RS.
DISASTER
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5 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
This is Perugia, looking from East-North-East to
West-South-West. A wonderful ancient town which
is hard to squeeze onto a computer screen, with
any meaningful detail. Most of the events related
to the final positioning of the characters of the
Giallo di Perugia in the afternoon of Nov. 1,
2007 will be reconstructed on the canvas we see
here, although at times we will pan to the left
or to the right.
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TIME 1300 h. AK and victim are in their
house together, she says they ate together.
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RS is probably already there as well.
Its too cool to eat on the terrace/balcony, but
from the kitchen window you still enjoy the view
of the lush ravine below the house and the
valley, hills and towns beyond.
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7Panning to Left
Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 1530 h. Sophie Purton arrives at
Robyn Butterworth's flat in via Bontempi 22.
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Sophie lived in (or around) via Roscetto, on the
east side of the hill which dominates old
Perugia. In the case of the girls in the house in
Via della Pergola, this hill makes the
as-the-bird-flies route from their house to
uptown quite a climb.
Via Bontempi
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Via Roscetto
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Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
9 TIME 1600 h. Victim arrives at Robyn
Butterworth's flat after a 10 minute walk, for a
get-together of English friends. Being a national
holiday, and Perugia a university town, most
Italian friends would be back in their home-towns
with family.
Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
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... and from the gate in the street (barely
visible here) look both ways for traffic
(sidewalks are scarce in an ancient town adapted
to modern vehicles), and up the hill to Piazza
Grimana.
The victim could have gone the long, slightly
flatter route by Sophies flat, but in that case
Sophie would have waited for her so lets have
her walk up the more scenic and animated route
through downtown, first to Piazza Grimana.
Everywhere in Perugia is uphill from the girls
house, right from the door to their house. First
of all is the ramp from their parking area to the
street above ...
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10 TIME 1600 h. Victim arrives at Robyn
Butterworth's flat after a 10 minute walk, for a
get-together of English friends. Being a national
holiday, and Perugia a university town, most
Italian friends would be back in their home-towns
with family.
Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
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The victim could have gone the long, slightly
flatter route by Sophies flat, but in that case
Sophie would have waited for her so lets have
her walk up the more scenic and animated route
through downtown, first to Piazza Grimana.
Across the basketball court, and through the
Etruscan Arch
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11 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 1600 h. Victim arrives at Robyn
Butterworth's flat after a 10 minute walk, for a
get-together of English friends. Being a national
holiday, and Perugia a university town, most
Italian friends would be back in their home-towns
with family.
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The victim could have gone the long, slightly
flatter route by Sophies flat, but in that case
Sophie would have waited for her so lets have
her walk up the more scenic and animated route
through downtown, first to Piazza Grimana.
Across the basketball court, and through the
Etruscan Arch
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Walking through the Etruscan Arch, we keep going
up Via Ulisse Rocchi. There are lots of streets,
alleys, and little plazas to the right and left
as we ascend
As we get to the top end of Via Ulisse Rocchi,
the street turns into a covered passage way and
is so narrow that cars cant go through. Lets
stop and look back.
12 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 1600 h. Victim arrives at Robyn
Butterworth's flat after a 10 minute walk, for a
get-together of English friends. Being a national
holiday, and Perugia a university town, most
Italian friends would be back in their home-towns
with family.
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The victim could have gone the long, slightly
flatter route by Sophies flat, but in that case
Sophie would have waited for her so lets have
her walk up the more scenic and animated route
through downtown, first to Piazza Grimana.
Across the basketball court, and through the
Etruscan Arch
Via Ulisse Rocchi ends behind S.Lorenzo
cathedral.
From there you cut across the plaza, by the cafés
and enter Via Bontempi, soon arriving at number
22.
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13 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 1600 h. Victim arrives at Robyn
Butterworth's flat after a 10 minute walk, for a
get-together of English friends. Being a national
holiday, and Perugia a university town, most
Italian friends would be back in their home-towns
with family.
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The victim could have gone the long, slightly
flatter route by Sophies flat, but in that case
Sophie would have waited for her so lets have
her walk up the more scenic and animated route
through downtown, first to Piazza Grimana.
Across the basketball court, and through the
Etruscan Arch
Via Ulisse Rocchi ends behind S.Lorenzo
cathedral.
From there you cut across the plaza, by the cafés
and enter Via Bontempi, soon arriving at number
22.
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14 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME until about 1700 h. RS and AK are at
the girls' house. They smoke "one" joint. This is
from RS's initial declaration to investigating
Judge Matteini. I have assigned the cut-off time,
in order to fit in with the next events.
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15 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 1700 h. AK and RS leave the girls
house.
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In AK's first declaration to police, she said she
and RS left at 1700 h, going to RS's place,
where they spent the rest of the night together.
For the sake of argument, let's accept her
departure time, but reject her affirming where
they went (going to his place and not leaving
until the next morning), given other data well
see further along.
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16 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 1700 h. 1745 h. Scenic tour
stated by RS, as they wander around downtown
before going to his place (contrasts with AK
saying they went directly to his place also
time difference). If anyone has a problem with
the wandering around, just have AK and RS go
directly to his place, it's not key for the
moment (unless, for example, if it turns out they
were going downtown to buy certain drugs).
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The Domus discotheque, where a wide range of
clients show up including suspected murderers
dancing off the buzz of killing - is just off
Piazza Morlacchi.
In RS's modified declaration to investigators, he
said that at 1800, he and AK leave the girls'
house and go downtown, passing through Piazza
Grimana, Piazza Morlacchi, the main fountain and
Corso Vannucci. Let's say for the purpose of
this timeline that the time difference concerning
their departure from the house compared to AK
(who said 17h.) is due to drug confusion.
Piazza Grimana basketball court and hangout for
Foreigners University students and other
foreigners
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17Panning to Left
Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 1700 h. 1745 h.
(continued) Scenic tour stated by RS, as they
wander around downtown.
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According to RS they went on to the fountain.
And down the Corso Vannucci before turning
around.
18Return from Left to Centre
Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 1700 h. 1745 h.
(continued) Scenic tour stated by RS, as they
wander around downtown.
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They head for RSs place. There may be a reason
for them to pass through Piazza Grimana again,
but for the moment we dont have any further
route information. Therefore, Ill end their
scenic route with my own scenic ending that they
follow Via dellAcquedutto, an official
pedestrian city street which utilises the old
Roman aquaduct. Its a panoramic short-cut. (It
goes behind the University for Foreigners, the
building in the upper-right in the first photo.)
Aquaduct Street turns into Via del Fagiano in the
last, uphill stretch. One last look back before
arriving at RSs.
19 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 1745 h. Polish student sees AK and
RS in the vicinity of RS's house. This is the
first of two sightings by the Polish student of
AK that evening (only one of RS).
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Question no. 1 for Polish student Which RS did
you see?
Question no. 2 for Polish student Which AK did
you see?
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Theres no joking. I think the Polish student has
some key testimony, about this sighting, and
about the later encounter with AK.
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20 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 1800 h. Victim, Sophie Purton and
Robyn Butterworth have pizza, ice cream and
coffee at Robyn's flat. Water, no alcohol. Later
toxicology tests prove that the victim only had
traces of caffeine in her blood, no alcohol or
drugs.
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I found three flats for rent for Foreigners
University students in Via Bontempi 22. Below, a
single room. Above right, 3 bedroom flat, and
below right another 3 bedroom flat free from
December 7. I believe that Robyn shared housing
with some of the other four girls who will return
to Perugia with her and Sophie. Maybe one of the
two flats on the right is where they had their
get-together. Its spartan student housing, but
warmed by the friendship and pizza.
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21 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 1840 h. The three English girls
watch a movie until about 2100 h. The DVD was
"The Notebook" (123 minutes)
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22 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2018 h. PL sends cellphone short
message (SMS) to AK.. He later deletes this
message.
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23 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2030 h. I think theres scheming
going on at RSs place RS says in initial
declaration to Judge Matteini that between 2030
and 2100 h he and AK returned from downtown to
his place. MAYBE in addition to lying about
being together all evening, they did return
together to his place, but earlier, and arranged
the evening from there. This is what Judge
Matteini suggests in her initial report.
Afterwards, AK may have gone on to Piazza Grimana
alone or accompanied by RS. In the former case
(AK leaves RS at home alone), maybe it was AK -
not RS - who after just two weeks of relationship
was "bored with the same old evenings ...
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24 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2030 h. To the soundtrack of Jaws,
RHG surfaces in the area of the cottage, although
declaring a FALSE trail, that he arrived at the
girls house as prearranged with the
victim. FALSE trail!! RHG says he arrives on time
for his date at via della Pergola 7, and victim
arrives 10 minutes later. He declares they go
inside and hug (did he bring her a bouquet of
flowers?). However, in reality she is still at
Robyns flat. Since he is the only suspect who
consistently has admitted being on the scene of
the crime (AK sometimes is, sometimes isn't), we
can assume he was in the vicinity from 2030
onwards. Therefore, lets leave him shooting
baskets in Piazza Grimana.
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Informal basketball games for foreigners in
Piazza Grimana.
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25 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2035 h. AK replies to PL's SMS,
sending in Italian "See you later.
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26 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2036 h. (estimated) According to
AK's "confession", she left RS in his house,
going to Piazza Grimana, where she declared she
met PL (and / or RHG??? RHG by his own admission
was in the vicinity at this time, and by his own
admission was in the house when the murder took
place).
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This is perhaps the KEY POINT, especially for RS.
Did he stay at home (only getting involved in the
cover-up? In that case, it remains to be analysed
to what degree he was involved in the coverup,
and in particular WHY he initially partook in the
cover-up, and WHY he continues to partake in it,
if teenage love and infatuation although he was
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cover-up. Maybe there are other elements of
family/social pride or shame involved like the
use of heavier drugs crack more easily explains
the sadistic violence than hash / marijuana or
maybe if she wore his underwear, he wore hers
that sort of stupid thing for which he prefers to
be in prison). Or did he go with AK to the
girls house, and join the murder party during
the course of the evening?
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27 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2038 h. PL's cell phone signal
captured in area of girls' cottage. No one
believes PL was involved in the crime. However he
may have useful information about AKs plans for
the evening (eg. Come on over to smoke / to
snort / to have an orgy). Did he go to Piazza
Grimana, returning to the pub by 21h?
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28 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2040 h. (approximately) AK's and
RS's mobile phones turned off.
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29 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2040 h. Polish student sees AK a
second time, leaving RS's house alone. They know
each other, AK tells Polish student that RS has
stayed in his house.
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30 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2043 h. Carpark CCTV captures image
of figure dressed like AK in entrance area of
cottage.
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I have a problem here press reports refer to
CCTV images of AK wearing a "light coloured
skirt. But why does RS refer to her in the
morning as not wearing jeans which you
understand she was wearing the night before - but
rather a dress?
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Would the real CCTV images please stand up?
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Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
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32 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2059 h. If PL has gone to
rendez-vous with AK, then this is about the
latest time he has to arrive at Le Chic pub (if
he actually went to Piazza Grimana). No
reference. Based on Romano Mero entering Le Chic
at 2100 h.
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Entrance to Le Chic on Via Alessi (brown door on
right)
33 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2100 h. Romano Mero, Swiss
professor, enters Le Chic pub. He speaks with PL,
who is behind the bar. (New time, previously had
said he was there from 2000 h onwards, but he
had a pizza at 2030 before going to Le Chic)
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Le Chic basement pub (I need a confirmation on
this photo)
34 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2100 h. "The Notebook movie DVD has
ended, the victim and Sophie Purton leave Robyn
Butterworth's flat. It probably doesnt change
much, but by accompanying Sophie, the victim
follows the route around the bottom of the hill,
rather than going over the top and down the
slope. These images relating to the route of her
last walk make me so sad, although she probably
had a happy, lively talk with her friend Sophie,
enjoying the cool evening.
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They walk out of number 22 Via Bontempi (on left)
with darkness falling ...
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... and stroll through the ancient streets, under
the passageways and gates.
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35 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2105 h. Sophie and the victim part
ways on via Roscetto, Sophie returns to her own
flat.
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36WIP - Return from Left to Centre
Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2105 h. (continued) Sophie and the
victim part ways on via Roscetto, Sophie returns
to her own flat. The victim proceeds alone
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You turn a hard left at the corner of Via
Roscetto and Via Pinturicchio. Thats the
entrance to the Santa Maria Nuova church. Via
Pinturicchio isnt especially attractive. Not
much of a sidewalk at this point.
37 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2105 h. (continued) Sophie and the
victim part ways on via Roscetto, Sophie returns
to her own flat. The victim proceeds alone
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From lower Via Pinturicchio, the best illuminated
and most transitted route (ie. people and cars)
is to follow the street all the way to Piazza
Grimana / Piazza Fortebraccio (two names for the
same plaza), and from there down the slopes to
her house. If AK and/or RHG and/or RS were still
there, she would have seen them, and they may
have all gone together.
You can see the Foreigners University at the end
of Via Pinturicchio
38 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2105 h. (continued) Sophie and the
victim part ways on via Roscetto, Sophie returns
to her own flat. The victim proceeds alone
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Another route is the dimly lit shortcut through
via del Melo and the alley which takes you to the
metal stairs into the carpark. If RHG was not in
Piazza Grimana but instead liked to lurk around
here, the victim would have crossed paths with
him. Certainly a possibility, especially since I
am convinced that RHG later ran away following
this route.
This shortcut through to the carpark could be a
little risky in the dark.
39 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2115 h. The victim arrives at her
house, via della Pergola 7, accompanied, to be
received or to be cornered.
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If the victim didnt run into them in Piazza
Grimana (or, alternatively, only into RHG in the
alleys around the carpark), the "gang" may
already be there to receive her.
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40 Final Positioning (Nov. 1)
TIME 2100 h. 2300 h. Time of death as
calculated by the pathologists.
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All of this Final Positioning gives way to three
scenarios which have some likelihood of being
possible (from my point of view) 1) AK and RHG
in house at time of murder (this seems to me to
be the most probable scenario at the moment).
Either RS shows up later after the sexual assault
and murder of the victim, or he doesnt appear on
scene until the next morning. 2) AK, RHG and RS
in house at time of murder. 3) RHG in house at
time of assault and murder (which would coincide
with the victim arriving at her house). AK in the
vicinity, shows up to to encounter RHG in a mess.
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46Here are a number of classical music events in
Perugia in October 2007. RS was quoted as saying
it was at the university. I couldnt find one
in either university around the 19th or 20th
(these ones are either in churches or municipal
auditoriums). However, being a university town,
it would not be surprising to find mid-month
classical music concerts on university premises.
Or, RS was misstated, and he and AK met at one of
the events below, or similar ones Sabato 6
ottobre alle 21 toccherà a Rosalba Petranizzi,
mezzosoprano e Virgilio Bianconi basso-baritono
che ci proporranno una raccolta di brani mariani
del XVII e XVIII secolo accompagnati ed
intercalati dalle abili interpretazioni di brani
strumentali del maestro Eugenio Becchetti che è
anche direttore artistico del festival. 13
OTTOBRE ore 21 CASTEL DEL PIANO SALONE
FILARMONICA presso il salone parrocchiale di
Castel del iano Concerto per clarinetto e
pianoforteCHIARA PAROLO RENATA BENVEGNU 20
OTTOBRE ore 21 - MIGLIANO CHIESA PARROCCHIALE
Concerto per quartetto di clarinettiANDREA
CAMPORESESAURO ALICANTIANDREA VEREMONDIGUIDO
ARBONELLI 20 OTTOBRE Palazzo dei Priori, Sala
dei Notari, ore 21,00 PERUGIA INCONTRA...
VIENNASinfonia d'autunno con I Solisti di
Perugia e Wolfgang Schultz (primo flauto dei
Wiener Philharmoniker di Vienna)Ingresso
gratuito. Vedi news dell'evento.20
OTTOBRE Auditorium Marianum - ore 17.00STAGIONE
DI CONCERTI Concerto dorgano - Musiche di J.S.
Bach Org. Associazione Musicale G.
Frescobaldi I-06123 Perugia Corso Cavour,
184 Tel. 39 075 5736171 Fax 39 075
5724751 - www.diocesi.perugia.it -
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DELLUNIVERSITA DI PERUGIA - ore 20.00 Chiesa di
Santa Caterina - Cappellania dellUniversità
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