Knox Trial: Window Broken from Outside

(AP)  News reports say a police official and defense consultant has testified in the murder trial of a U.S. student in Italy that no break-in was staged in the apartment where a Briton was slain in 2007.

The testimony casts doubt on a key prosecution argument.

Prosecutors say Amanda Knox and co-defendant Raffaele Sollecito killed Knox's roommate, Meredith Kercher, and then broke one of the apartment's windows from the inside to stage a burglary.

A stone was found in one of the bedrooms, with shattered glass on the floor.

The ANSA news agency said Francesco Pasquali testified Friday in Perugia, central Italy that the window was broken from the outside.

ANSA said Pasquali used a video to reconstruct how the stone was thrown.

Knox and Sollecito deny wrongdoing.

[AntiHate]

It was demonstrated that the window could have been accessed from the outside by climbing the security grate over the lower window. The outside shutters were not locked. They could have been opened from the outside and a rock pitched through the glass to gain access to the inside shutter.

No detailed analysis was made by the Italian police on the glass, no discussion of looking for glass in the grass below the window, no photos shown to public to support the statement that the glass was over the clothes.

Broken glass can be reconstructed to demonstrate the direction of projectile.

Sequential photos could have been taken as layers of the clothes were picked up to document presence or absence of glass.

The final position of the outside shutters is inconclusive. The robber could have moved them back in place to block interior light, or have left them open to prevent possible fingerprints.

The police and foreensics failure to analyze the room in detail was just another indication of their inexperience and incompetence.

[timothyjo]

Evidence proves it could not of been broken from out side. window 13' hi. had shutters closed witness did not know that on a cross exam. if you are going to have a witness have one with a brain.. LOL like the witness few weeks ago for knox room to small for 4 people than on cross admitts never been to house information supplied by defence looks bad for foxy knoxy

[dadgaley]

Although, I don't have the video/sound clip at hand to recite for you, a prime bit of early evidence in a usual attribution of guilt, appeared as demonstrated by the grammar of Amanda Knox?s ingenuous statement concerning her discovery of the broken window--her comments manifesting mere fabrication done by a relatively uneducated nit-wit, in a weak attempt to have done with the construction of ground-work and super-structure for plausible deniability, at one remove.
While, as I suppose, due to his place in WWII, my dad retained what appeared to me as an irrational dislike and suspicion of all things Italian--with due respect to things of times past, garlic really is, OKAY--in spite of usual deference granted to, and necessary hopes toward the future of mankind held for any of the student population, and in spite of the challenge consequent to international publicity?I see this trial as an opportunity for Italy and their legal/police/judicial systems, etc., to come out looking good; and, as making a statement for respectable dispensation of justice everywhere, win lose or draw, I sure hope the Italians are able to make it work.

[mejordelahistoria]

I think she did it. She is a walking screw up and top of that she laughs and smiles for the camera at every chance she gets as if she thinks she is going to get away with it. She has no conscience of what's at stake here, she doesn't give a shat about the fact that her roommate was murdered and raped, I never seen her shade a tear, all there is is smiles laughs, no conscience. She is no retard either, she is not at an age of innocence anymore,...... after all she does drugs, drink and fack like all responsible adults. I understand that most white americans will defend her because she is white (I am too) and looks like their sister and could no wrong even if this "white virgin" is pregnant out of wedlock and a high school dropout up to no good. She is not a good girl, that's already proven beyond any doubts by her own admission to doing drugs. She is probably a junkie too.

[John_Merritt]

Yikes!! I am glad you are not her lawyer, or on the jury panel.

I am glad you have more facts than any newspapers I read having been stated. I'll take it on your word she should be executed.

I'll call the Italian authorities and let them know you have already tried and convicted her in your mind, and they are just wasting their time.

Sign me: the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me God.

[krzeaz]

Yep, yep and yep. Agree 100%.

[John_Merritt]

Based on the very limited information this 'story' provides you can look at this event in various ways.

1. If Amanda and boyfriend were not involved in this incident, than the stone and window is inconsequential either way.

2.) Can fingerprints be found on stone? Probably not. Can DNA on stone be found?

3.) Breaking a window from the outside in would leave telltale signs such as glass on floor. However, if I have broken a window to enter a room, do you think anyone around might have heard?

4.) Is it possible the stone/window scenario happened after the fact. Robber/killer does his deed and leaves. On the way out he decides he wants to create an impression of a break-in and throws the rock after the fact. Could have been done by anyone with knowledge of the crime. Does not necessarily mean the killer though.

5.) If the window was broken post crime, at what distance was the glass scattered throughout the room? Was it on or near the body, or blood or remote to body, or close to body?

6.) Broken glass does not denote entry point however? Is there any sign the window was actually opened or exited. Was there blood in or around the frame?

I could go on and on......but I don't have time. If you want me to report this story or trial for the network, send me to Italy and I will be your journalist. Heaven knows, I could probably do a more thorough job.

There are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many questions and scenario's, I don't even want to speculate, hypothesize or postulate anything based on this rather instructive article. Please give us something of substance please. Amanda deserves better than what you guys are giving us. Thank you.

[Illuminated1]

This is Italian law we're talking about...In Italy the defendant can say anything she wants and is not bound by an oath.
I am unclear if the prosecution is bound to release all evidence as in America either....
The defense is bound to the defendant.

I think the prosecution is grasping at straws here, and feel this is gone out of hand, someone died here and they are making it out to be next year's movie of the week.