Amanda Knox Page #2

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It's a memory that will always be with me.

There was blood everywhere.

The girl's naked body had been covered.

There were signs that she'd been

violently held down.

Mostly on her arms.

Her throat had an extremely deep wound.

It struck me because of how deep it was.

I asked,

"Is a monster responsible for this?"

Outside, I saw two young people.

They were comforting each other

with an affection

inappropriate for the moment.

[camera shutter clicking rapidly]

[man] Make sure to

shoot the body bag if it comes out.

[officer] Enough, please stop it.

As a courtesy, please stop!

Have some dignity.

[camera shutters clicking rapidly]

[Nick Pisa in English]

A murder always gets people going.

Bit of intrigue.

Bit of mystery.

A whodunit.

And we have here this beautiful,

picturesque hilltop town

in the middle of Italy.

It was a particularly gruesome murder.

Throat slit, semi-naked, blood everywhere.

I mean... [chuckles]

what more do you want in a story?

I mean, all you're missing is maybe,

I don't know,

the Royal Family and the Pope

or something like that as well.

This was the first time

I'd ever covered a case in Perugia.

So obviously the first thing you need

to do is get to the main players.

'Cause obviously to get the facts,

you've gotta be on the scene, really.

You've gotta be Johnny-on-the-spot.

The authorities in Perugia were under

an intense amount of pressure.

As we say in Italy, there's this phrase,

"bella figura," a beautiful figure,

a beautiful impression.

Keeping up appearances.

They found themselves

on the international media map

and they just wanted to show

that they were capable of dealing with

something of this... of this scale.

[Stephanie Kercher]

Nothing can prepare you for the news

we received on Friday evening.

Words can't even describe

how we feel right now

other than utterly devastated

at the tragic loss of our daughter

and sister Meredith.

We feel it's no exaggeration to say

that Meredith touched the lives

of everyone she met

with her infectious, upbeat personality,

smile, and sense of humor.

We loved Meredith then.

We love her still.

And she's still very much

a part of our family forever.

[Giuliano in Italian]

Meredith's mother came.

And she asked to see her daughter.

And I remember

she was absorbed in silence.

And then she made a gesture.

She asked if she could give her a kiss.

I have a family,

I'm the father of four girls.

Therefore, I understood her immense pain.

I am Catholic.

So I believe in two things

that are hard to reconcile.

That God runs the world.

But also that man has free will...

and must be held responsible

for their actions.

[indistinct chatter]

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