Six years ago, Vanessa Sollecito was not expecting any dramatic changes in her life. As a young Italian woman living independently in Rome, she loved her work as a lieutenant in the carabinieri, Italy’s national military police force. Vanessa had earned the competitive position as an extension of her previous military service, initially as one […]
Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito and the Chamber of Horrors
How and why the Italian Supreme Court got it wrong “It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.” – J K Rowling Trial of the century On September 30th the eyes of the world will be on Florence for round four of the trial of the century following […]
Why the Amanda Knox Case Became a Perfect Storm
Amanda Knox has published her book, Waiting to Be Heard, and is engaged in a series of media interviews. Pundits on both sides have been weighing in and the internet debate about the case rages on. Exactly what is it about this case which makes it so interesting and controversial? My theory […]
Amanda Knox Case: What Are The Italian Authorities Hiding?
In an earlier article, I wrote about some of the troubling aspects of the prosecution of Amanda Knox and Raffeale Sollecito in Italy. The failure to tape the interrogations, the arrest and prolonged imprisonment of Lumumba, the destruction of critically important computer hard drives, and mistakes in the handling of evidence and in crime […]
The Amanda Knox Prosecution is Beginning to Emit a Strange Odor
Once again, the Amanda Knox case is back in the news. The Italian Supreme Court overturned an appellate court decision acquitting Amanda and Raffeale Sollecito and further proceedings will go forward at the leisurely pace we have experienced so far. The story of a crime committed in Perugia in 2007 will continue to reverberate until […]
The Jeffrey Havard Case Will Undermine Support for Capital Punishment
Jeffrey Havard was convicted of murdering an infant in Mississippi and is now on death row. His conviction depends in part upon a finding of a sexual assault and rests heavily upon the forensic testimony of Dr. Hayne, who performed the autopsy on the infant. Hayne’s testimony alleged that the baby died due […]
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