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Hi! Im Katie Couric. I hope you will join me
September 18th on my new show. I will be
interviewing Raffaele Sollecito, one of the
accused killers of Meredith Kercher, an English
student, five years ago in Perugia, Italy
You were all probably as puzzled as I was, when
last December, Barbara Walters declared "this
case has a happy ending" because Amanda Knox and
Sollecito were released after the first appeal
court reversed their convictions.
This story has a happy ending!
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Hi! Im Katie Couric. I hope you will join me
September 18th on my new show. I will be
interviewing Raffaele Sollecito, one of the
accused killers of Meredith Kercher, an English
student, five years ago in Perugia, Italy
You were all probably as puzzled as I was, when
last December, Barbara Walters declared "this
case has a happy ending" because Amanda Knox and
Sollecito were released after the first appeal
court reversed their convictions.
This story has a happy ending!
While Knox and Sollecito have fled Italy and are
"happily" promoting multimillion dollar book
deals, there is no happy ending for the family
and friends of the murder victim. Meredith
Kercher, a beautiful, kind, and talented young
woman, whose life was taken in a cruel and brutal
manner, will never have the life she deserved to
have.
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Weve caught up with Knoxs former lover,
Sollecito, while hes in the USA promoting his
book, prior to the final appeal of their murder
trial in Italy, set for March 2013 .
here he is in New York, getting ready for
transport to our studio.
After this commercial break, Ill see you on the
set, where well receive Raffaele Sollecito.
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Well, well, I see that Dr. Sollecito, Raffaeles
father, is here to ensure that things dont get
out of hand
Please take care of my boy just in case,
heres the list of things you can and cannot ask
Raffaele.
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Please take care of my boy just in case,
heres the list of things you can and cannot ask
Raffaele.
Well, well, I see that Dr. Sollecito, Raffaeles
father, is here to ensure that things dont get
out of hand
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I have to admit, TV viewers, that this is a
unique situation I have in front of me a man
accused of a violent, vicious murder, along with
two others. Back in Italy, prosecutors are
preparing for the final appeal the tribunal of
first instance found Sollecito and Knox guilty of
murdering Meredith Kercher, a wonderful English
girl studying in Perugia.
Now, whomever signed Raffaele on the show, has
gotten me into a journalistic dilemma how can I
be an honest journalist, searching for the facts
in a balanced manner, while I am limited to
asking Raffaele questions about what he has done
since his release from prison while waiting for
his final appeal?
Let me tell you, my faithful viewers, because I
dont believe you deserve to be treated like
imbeciles I have a plan . Watch this and
youll see some journalism
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Raffaele, in order to comply with your PR
contract, what I am going to say now are not so
much questions, as my own observations from
having done some research for your visit. I
would definitely ask you to please comment or
reply to anything you wish.
Uurggghh!!
Observation 1 Why did you admit to police
without ever complaining of brutality, all night
interrogations, or not being allowed to go to the
bathroom that Amanda had told you to tell lies
to them about your activities on the night of the
crime?
I dont know about you, TV viewers, but that
sounded like Because they caught me
contradicting myself in my alibi
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Ggrrrrhhhhh!!
Observation 2 When the famous Double DNA Knife
was confiscated from your apartment, and was
found to contain both Amandas and Merediths
DNA, why did you spontaneously tell a false story
that you remembered cooking with Meredith using
that knife and you pricked her with it?
While that wasnt a formal item of legal evidence
(as defendants in Italy cant incriminate
themselves), it certainly is food for thought for
those who have followed this case.
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Observation 3 Why did your family take your
defense to extra-judicial extremes, to such an
extent that they have been investigated for
attempting to pervert the course of justice, your
sister losing her job as a law enforcement
officer, and your father being recorded as
stating that money can make water flow uphill
with reference to your defense?
Ooufffff!!
Most parents would do anything to protect their
children, but this case has shown to what ethical
and moral extremes some parents go.
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Observation 4 Most TV viewers will not
understand why you never collaborated with the
investigation, and, once the trials started,
why you used your right to not declare with
cross-examination. That wasnt always the
case back in November of 2007 you requested
through your lawyer to meet with
Investigatingprosecutor Mignini. However, hours
before you were to meet him, fellow suspect, Rudy
Guede, was arrested and you havent spoken a word
to Mignini since.
Mmnnnppttt!!
I think hes saying that business again about
wishing that he had never met Amanda Knox.
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Observation 5 Court testimony by DNA experts
underlines that there is no plausible or probable
scenario to explain your DNA on Merediths
severed bra strap. There is no basis for
suggesting that it got there through
contamination at the crime scene, in transport
to the forensic labs, or in the labs.
PpaahhhPaahh!
Does the audience believe that the bra DNA is
damning evidence?
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WWaaffllll!!!
Observation 6 Since you didnt testify in
court, you dont have an official alibi, leaving
the last story that you told police before being
arrested that Amanda had left your apartment
between 900 pm and 100 am on the night of the
crime.
The possibility that Raffaele might go on the
record in court and repeat Amandas absence from
his apartment has terrified the Knox entourage
and PR machine.
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Observation 7 Exactly what drugs did you
consume on the night of the crime, and in what
quantity? Knoxs testimony that you only smoked a
couple of joints does not jive whatsoever with
the total loss of memory that you both seem to
have suffered on the night of the crime.
Sigh!!
The joint caused me to blackout is the type of
excuse that gets classified with the dog ate my
homework except, in this case, the issue is
much more serious.
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Duummmmbt!!
Observation 8 Is your book contract and
royalties agreement subject to losing the civil
claim for wrongful death that Merediths family
have brought against the murderers of their
daughter and sister?
Maybe this is the reason that Raffaele is only
planning on publishing his book in the United
States or maybe because nobody gives a hoot
about him in Italy.
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Well, thats it for this edition of Katie. We
had to let Raffaele go because he wasnt willing
or able to reply to any questions of substance,
and that is bad for ratings. I honestly hope
that I have met your expectations of professional
quality journalism in dealing with the murder of
Meredith Kercher and the opportunity to interview
one of the suspects here. As a journalist, I
live by my reputation of being an honest and
balanced purveyor of news, not a spokesperson for
someones PR and book sales agenda. Also, from
a human point of view, lets all remember
Meredith Kercher in our thoughts and prayers. She
seems to have been a precious person who was
brutally, criminally, and cynically murdered in
quaint Perugia, almost five years ago.
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Post Script As we discuss the ongoing legal
process in the murder of Meredith Kercher, its
important to maintain an overall perspective on
the case there were three suspects who were
brought to trial on the basis of the same block
of evidence that resulted from the
investigation. One of the suspects Perugian
Rudy Guede chose the Italian option of a fast
track trial, where the case is tried in a few
short weeks only on the basis of the
investigative report. He was found guilty, with
the judges sentence basing this conviction on,
among other things, Rudys actions being in
conjunction with third persons, not as a
solitary criminal. The two other suspects
Amanda Knox of Seattle and her erstwhile lover of
a week, Raffaele Sollecito decided for a
longer, traditional format trial which would
allow their lawyers to introduce their own
witnesses and well-paid experts. In their first
trial they were both found guilty of Merediths
murder, joining Rudy Guede in prison, despite
having the top lawyers in Italy. Following their
initial conviction, the first level appeal saw a
curious combination of new experts and legal
manoeuvring, which got the two sprung from
prison, but not out of the legal battle, as the
prosecution has appealed the case. I do hope that
all the suspects and their families are present
in Italy next March to hear the results of the
final appeal, and that whoever hasnt yet reached
out to the family of Meredith Kercher will do so.
To help prepare for any eventuality, I suggest
that the suspects families read up on the
laudable declarations of the family of Raymond
Clark following the guilty plea of their son for
the murder of Yale student Annie Le. I recommend
the following two sites for further information
and debate concerning this case True Justice For
Meredith Kercher - Perugia Murder File Any irony
or sarcasm which may be encountered in the
presentation or our discussions is not meant by
any means to trivialise the pain and suffering,
and brutal, senseless murder that Meredith
experienced, nor to reduce her memory. I can
only hope that there will be one single ending to
this crime, that justice is served to those
responsible for each of the crimes involved in
this case. - Kermit (14 September 2012)
email krmt123_at_gmail.com