Sunday, March 27, 2011

Journalists Owe Amanda Knox & Raffaele Sollecito an Apology



As the appeal trial for Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito slowly grinds forward in Perugia, Italy, it is becoming clear to many that Amanda and Raffaele are innocent. Both currently stand convicted of murdering Meredith Kercher in 2007 and are serving 26 and 25 years respectively.

The latest appeal hearing put Antonio Curatolo under the spotlight. For those who do not remember, Curatolo was the only supposedly credible eye witness brought forward by the prosecution during the first trial. He is a homeless man that admits to using heroin on a daily basis and on the day he claims to have seen Amanda and Raffaele. The question and answer session in court recently with Curatolo left many wondering how his testimony could have possibly helped to secure the conviction of Amanda and Raffaele in the first trial.

 In 2009, Curatolo testified that he had seen Amanda and Raffaele in Piazza Grimana, a square overlooking the cottage, on the night of the murder.  He had blatantly contradicted himself in the first trial when he repeatedly confused the night in question and also confused the time of his alleged sighting, yet these contradictions were somehow overlooked and his testimony was deemed reliable.

 Saturday’s court appearance did not go so smoothly for Curatolo when he took the stand. The question and answer session went as follows:

 Judge: So, you saw Amanda and Raffaele?
Curatolo: Yeah, it was Halloween when I saw them. I know this because I saw the kids getting on the disco buses all dressed up in costumes. That’s how I also know what time it was.

Judge: When is Halloween?
Curatolo:  I don't know. Maybe end of October or beginning of November, I think.

Judge: You aren’t sure? What about your case now? You are in prison, correct? How long will you be there?
Curatolo: I don’t know. I don’t understand the case against me really. I understand nothing.

Judge: Ok, so how did you live in the park? Were you always there?
Curatolo: Always, yes. I never left. I just lived there. On a bench mostly.

Judge: What about when you had to go to the restroom?
Curatolo: I went to the bathroom in the wooded area down the hill.

Judge: So you weren’t there all the time then?
Curatolo: What do you mean?

Judge: Never mind. So, are you certain the buses were disco buses and not tour buses?
Curatolo: Yes, definitely disco buses. They look different from other buses.

Prosecution: No, no, you must be mistaken?
Curatolo: No. I am certain they were disco buses.

Judge: Do you take drugs?
Curatolo: Yes, heroin.

Judge: Were you taking drugs on that night?
Curatolo: I always take drugs, so most certainly I was high that night…but that’s ok. heroin does not make you hallucinate or anything.

Judge: Guards, take him away. I am done.

The prosecution's only eye witness has been fully discredited.  Now, independent experts are currently analyzing the DNA evidence presented during the first trial and the early reports look very promising for the defense. Supporters of Amanda and Raffaele remain cautiously optimistic that this injustice will be corrected. Thankfully, public opinion is quickly shifting in the favor of innocence and many journalists are taking note.

 Media coverage of this case definitely played a role in the wrongful conviction of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito. Amanda was mistreated horribly by the media with disparaging headlines that were endless.

Some journalists, such as Andrea Vogt, and Barbie Latza Nadeau continue to provide false information. For example, in a recent article, Andrea misrepresented a statement made by Amanda Knox during the initial investigation. Amanda was heard telling her parents "I was there" during a taped conversation in prison. Amanda was telling her mother she was at Raffaele's apartment. Amanda was not talking about the crime scene. When questioned in court about this statement, Amanda's explanation was accepted by the court and never brought up again. Andrea was in court on the day of the testimony, yet she recently reported that the statement suggested that Amanda was at the crime scene.  This amazing omission can only be attributed to total ineptness or actual malice.

Why would any credible journalist willingly report misinformation? In another article titled "Knox is no Innocent," Andrea judges Amanda's character based on her doodles and eyebrow movements. Amazingly, she was able to remember those fine details during her court visits but somehow forgot about Amanda's testimony discussing the "I was there" comment. It is unlikely Andrea had a simple mental lapse and this omission was obviously intentional. 

Barbie Latza Nadeau writes for the Daily Beast and Newsweek. She is also the author of "Angel Face," an incredibly biased book on the case. Barbie repeatedly provides false information in her articles and in her book. As an example, Barbie spread the lie that Amanda was arrested for a disturbing the peace violation while living in Seattle. Here is an excerpt from her book:

“Her only brush with the law was a disturbing-the-peace arrest for a house party she threw.”

The truth is Amanda received a ticket for being a little too loud during a party she hosted. A photo of the ticket that was issued to Amanda has been available to the public for a long time now. In fact, this information was public knowledge long before Barbie wrote her book.

In a rare mention of Raffaele, Barbie spread the lie that Raffaele purchased bleach to clean his apartment after the murder:

“When Raffaele was arrested, police searched his apartment and found a receipt for Ace brand bleach, purchased the morning of November 4, 2007, at 8:15.”

During a search of Raffaele’s apartment, investigators collected all of the receipts in the house and held them up in from of the video camera. The video shows the receipt mentioned by Barbie. The receipt is not for bleach, Raffaele bought a pizza.
 If Barbie would like to see the photo of the ticket issued to Amanda and the video capture of the receipt from Raffaele's apartment, I would be more than happy to provide them to her.

I have only highlighted a couple of Barbie's lies in this article. I go into much greater detail in my book, Injustice in Perugia, where you can read how Barbie continuously misinformed her readers about vital evidence and attempted to smear Amanda Knox with egregious lies about her diary entries.

Thankfully, journalists like Andrea Vogt and  Barbie Latza Nadeau will be fully discredited when this trial comes to an end. 
Many journalists that once vilified Amanda and Raffaele are now reporting that they may be innocent. I appreciate the fact that many have seen the error of their ways but it does not erase the damage they have caused. I am not ready to congratulate them for finding a higher moral ground. Though some may have, others are just jockeying their position so they don’t end up on the wrong side of the story.

One Journalist that appears to have shifted his position recently is Nick Pisa. He should be ashamed of how he reported on this case in the past. Nick Pisa is a journalist in the UK that writes for The Daily Mail. Here are some of the headlines that accompany Pisa’s past articles:

"Compulsive Liar Foxy Knoxy Now insists she wasn't at House of Horrors"
  
"Lesbian Sex Plea to Knoxy"

"Foxy Knoxy plays the field from her jail cell with new romance"

"Revealed: Foxy Knoxy's sisters posing happily for ‘macabre’ photos at the house where Meredith died"
  
“Hayden banned from seeing sex monster Knox”

Headlines like those from Nick Pisa are fading fast. As the truth becomes crystal clear, journalists around the world are finally coming to terms with reality. Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are innocent. Andrea Vogt and Barbie Latza Nadeau are hopeless but other journalists, including Nick Pisa, that have seen the error of their ways, owe Amanda and Raffaele an apology.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Wikipedia Founder Jimbo Wales Met with Hostility for Suggesting Review of Wiki's Current Amanda Knox Coverage



This website, Injustice in Perugia, recently posted an open letter to Wikipedia Founder, Jimbo Wales, with concerns about the accuracy of Wikipedia's current coverage of the Amanda Knox case. The letter was written by Joseph W Bishop, a supporter of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, with in depth knowledge about what has transpired at Wikipedia. We were quite happy to see that  Mr. Wales read the letter and decided it warranted his attention. Here's what he had to say:

"This blog post likely deserves some attention. My interest is simply in making sure that this entry accurately reflects what reliable sources have said and that no reliable sources are omitted based on anyone's agenda in either direction. I'm posting this notice on the BLP noticeboard and the talk page of the article."

You would think that those involved with an article on Wikipedia would be honored that Wikipedia's founder stopped by to take a look. Amazingly, this was not the case. Here are some of the warm welcomes Mr. Wales received:

"An internet petition with all of 60 signatures? Hmm, I am not seeing the compelling need for the founder to get involved here."

"I think you really needed to spend more time researching before wading into this debate."

"Sorry, but exactly which objections require real answers?"

Wikipedia is branded as an online free-content encyclopedia that anyone can edit and contribute to. This is true to an extent. Safeties are put into place by Wikipedia to insure that articles are not vandalized. These safeties can also prevent articles from being properly edited. Voluntary editors are given permissions over time. When working together with other editors, they can essentially take control of an article page blocking those who disagree with their point of view. A group of editors with a clear agenda has taken over the article detailing the Amanda Knox case. They have banded together and blocked anyone that dares to cross them. This group was ready and waiting when Mr. Wales joined the discussion.

Thankfully Mr. Wales had the patience to deal with his unwelcome arrival. Here was his response:

"A petition doesn't matter. Number of signatures doesn't matter. Getting it right is all that matters. I accept input from all kinds of sources, and we should always be willing to take another look."

"I consider it our greatest honorable trait that we are always willing to take another look, always willing to review our work, and always willing to accept criticism. The post raises several quite straightforward objections that deserve to be answered with real answers, not jeers."

When hostility continued throughout the discussion, Mr. Wales had this to say:

"You might find it more pleasing to drop the hostility and actually listen to what I am saying."

"I am concerned that since I raised the issue, even I have been attacked as being something like a "conspiracy theorist". I would like to bring this issue to the attention of the wider community, and I continue to do my own research."

"I am doing my own research, and it doesn't look good. I see editors being blocked for single edits that are absolutely defensible on the thinnest of grounds. That's not acceptable."

"Whenever we see outrage in the face of mere questions, it is good to wonder where the truth lies."

Injustice in Perugia recently highlighted the ongoing hate campaign against Amanda Knox online which is streamlined by a woman named Peggy Ganong. Those involved in that campaign were enraged to see that action was being taken to correct inaccuracies at Wikipedia. As expected, this hatred was alive and well on Peggy Ganong's website, Perugia Murder File (PMF).

One poster mentioned on Peggy Ganong's website that he is planning his own letter to Jimbo Wales. I wonder if his letter will include any of the language currently seen at PMF. Here are a few quotes from a discussion between Peggy Ganong and other posters on her website:

"I don't see the pay-off in the end. Right now, Jimbo is on the verge of losing any sense of respect as a new media entrepreneur (lying about his checkuser results, for example) just for a chance to catch a peek of some tender young sex killer flesh."

"Jimbo is precisely the profile of the aging Lothario looking for access to tail through his powerful media connections. He isn't thinking with his correct head and everything he's proposed is straight out of the FOA manual."

"Somebody should give Jimbo a cold shower. He's really lathered up and ready for brunette sex killer action"

As you can see, PMF has chosen to try to win over Wikipedia's founder with great compliments. All kidding aside, let me try to understand the logic coming from Peggy Ganong and her band of cyberbullies. They have come to the conclusion that Jimbo Wales is looking into the accuracy of the article detailing the murder of Meredith Kercher and the ongoing trial of Amanda Knox and Raffaelle Sollecito because he wants sex. Peggy Ganong should be ashamed to be part of that conversation, but as moderator she fully endorses this kind of dialogue.

Just to be clear, the quotes above come from Peggy Ganong's version of PMF. For those not following the blogs closely, PMF actually had a civil war recently! Amazingly, this has resulted in not one, but two PMFs! The two moderators are currently running identical websites and both refuse to discuss the details of their split. This of course often happens to hate groups over time. There is simply too much rage and they inevitably self destruct. The situation is similar to what Germany would have been like during the Cold War if there were two East Germanies instead of an East and West......

But I digress. This hate group  will do what they can to influence Wikipedia. With their current tone I don't think they will have much luck. Attacking the founder of Wikipedia in an attempt to get his attention doesn't seem to be a wise approach. Unwarranted and creepy accusations of sexual fetishes isn't exactly the best way to win friends. 

 It is important to note that this case is ongoing. Italy allows 2 appeals. Detractors will say that the court ruled, so the page should be slanted to suit the court ruling. According to Italian law, guilt has not yet been determined. From reading the current article you would never know this fact. There is a lot of chatter outside of Wikipedia. I urge everyone involved with the discussion at Wikipedia not to be influenced by advocacy groups on either side of this debate. It is important to look at all of the facts and present them fairly. An advocacy group may have brought this problem to the attention of Mr. Wales but it will be the honest facts that that will influence much needed change. And of course, we thank Mr. Wales for keeping an open mind and offering to have another look.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Open Letter to Wikipedia Founder Jimbo Wales concerning the Murder of Meredith Kercher Article

Petition to Wikipedia Founder Jimbo Wales was created by and written by Joseph W Bishop

To:  Wikipedia Founder Jimbo Wales

Dear Mr. Wales:
We are a group of citizens concerned with the fairness of the recent trial of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito. We ask that you and others in positions of influence at Wikipedia take a careful look at Wikipedia’s coverage of the subject. The Murder of Meredith Kercher article in its present form is not written from a neutral point of view and bears little resemblance to what reliable sources have said about the case.

The trial of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito has emerged as one of the most controversial and heavily criticized judicial proceedings in modern European history. None of this is properly reflected in the Wikipedia article which for the most part relies on obsolete and inaccurate British tabloid reports for its information. The omission from the article of the criticism of the numerous important experts who have stated in no uncertain terms that Knox and Sollecito did not receive a fair trial calls into question the article’s neutrality. Other flaws in the article include false statements about luminol evidence, the de-emphasis of Rudy Guede and Giuliano Mignini’s criminal acts prior to the crime, and the characterization of the support for Ms. Knox as a PR campaign. Until recently, the article contained a fabricated claim that the Rudy Guede’s apartment had been purchased for him by a wealthy Perugian family.

The article goes on to seriously misrepresent the statements made by Knox and Sollecito during interrogation. In fact both had repeatedly given the true version of events that they were at Sollecito’s apartment together and only toward the end after hours of intense pressure did Ms. Knox make any statements about Patrick Lumumba which were later shown to be false.

The reliable sources who have criticized the trial include John Q. Kelly, Judy Bachrach, Douglas Preston, Paul Ciolino, Timothy Egan, Peter Van Sant, Steve Moore, Bob Graham, Michael Scadron, Judge Michael Heavey, George Fletcher, Dr. David Anderson, and US Senator Maria Cantwell. These people have spoken in important media such as CNN, CBS, ABC, The Independent, and the New York Times and they have all used unprecedented language to condemn the trial. On Larry King Live two separate commentators described the tribunal as a “public lynching” and a “kangaroo court.” New York Times columnist Timothy Egan compared it to the Salem Witch Trials. In a CBS News segment, long time correspondent Peter Van Sant stated, “We have concluded that Amanda Knox is being railroaded.”

The current, mostly European, Wikipedia moderators who have taken ownership of the article are determined to see that this criticism is not presented to the readers. In addition, the article's list of books and television documentaries about the case deliberately omits certain works that conflict with the agenda of the article's moderators.

Wikipedia has a reasonably well conceived set of guidelines regarding biographies of living persons (which include Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito) but they have not been properly applied to this article. Clear and compelling documentation of irregularities in the article and in the conduct of the article’s moderators have been presented to Wikipedia without a proper response.

Wikipedia content is supposed to be based on what reliable sources have said about the subject, yet the current article has now been explicitly condemned by the authors of two different books about the case. As an example, Dr. Mark Waterbury, author of Monster of Perugia, writes, “the Wikipedia entry for the Meredith Kercher case has been corrupted by partisan activity, and as of this writing, it is deliberately biased and inaccurate.”

While mainstream media coverage has been increasingly favorable to Ms. Knox, it has been offset to some degree by a formidable online campaign of what can only be described as “hate speech” by those who see her as guilty. It is members of this camp who have hijacked the Wikipedia article. At this point, powerful Wikipedia moderators with a non-neutral agenda have successfully blocked or threatened away a dozen editors who have challenged the neutrality of the present article. We know of no other article where the integrity of Wikipedia has been compromised to this degree.

Please do something about this Mr. Wales. All we are seeking is an article that accurately reflects what reliable sources have said about the case.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned





Bruce Fisher has written an article for AllVoices.com discussing Wikipedia's coverage of this case.

Wikipedia Called Out for Unfair Coverage of Amanda Knox Case by Bruce Fisher





Sunday, March 13, 2011

Letting Go of the Mysterious Amanda Knox by Susan Marie Kovalinsky


Susan Marie Kovalinski is a Writer, publicist, and blogger who once felt that Amanda Knox was guilty. In fact she felt strongly enough about Amanda's guilt to blog about it. Susan recently came across the analysis of Ron Hendry on InjusticeinPerugia.org which led Susan to believe she had made a terrible mistake. 






Letting Go of the Mysterious Amanda Knox 
by Susan Marie Kovalinsky

Like many Americans, I was initially superficially intrigued by the Knox case; with the interest increasing in depth and scope, as further details and history came to light by way of mainstream media.  

In the beginning, I merely heard news reports  -  sporadically  from 2008 on  - on cable news networks, about the young University of Washington co-ed who had been studying abroad, and was now caught in the web of an Italian murder investigation involving her British room-mate.

But then, I found my way to a blog which catapulted me into a state of well-nigh obsession.  

The name of the blog does not matter, although many will probably be familiar with it,  and guess its identity.  In any case, it was run by a very intelligent woman with a proclivity for eloquent psychological analysis.  

The facts were laid out regarding the law enforcement investigation conducted by the officials in Perugia. The idea that these facts might be merely interpretation, and subjective, had never occurred to me.  

Thus it was that I found myself in possession of certain presuppositions:
  • That the crime scene was staged
  • That evidence pointed to several perpetrators
  • That Knox and Sollecito had failed to call the police, and had lied to the postal police about having done so
  • That Knox and Sollecito had been surprised in the act of  cleaning up the crime scene by the postal police 
  • That Knox and Sollecito had no alibis, and had behaved strangely, and had lied to the police 
In any case, from here one had only one thread to follow, one train of reflection in which question upon question piled up: Why? Why this young American student, why under these conditions,  what had opened the floodgates of such rage, such sexual fury in a seemingly innocuous and wholesome girl? 

From what shadows does Amanda emerge, in what way is she cipher and symbol of her generation, a child of divorce, perhaps with some neglect or abuse having been white -washed within a milieu of suburban middle class hypocrisy ----and I am afraid to say, that within this purview, Amanda became a mystery to me, almost a fetish: And my interest deepened until she was an obsession.  

Certainly, I researched her obsessively; I blogged about her, I posted pictures of her, some of which I photoshopped, adding shadows, or converting to sepia or black and white. Like a love-sick youth,  I waxed poetic on the little girl lost, the archetypal American girl, who perhaps  over-identified with her male counterparts and their Generation X (or Y?) sexuality, and through some osmosis or synthesis of cultural and personal catalysts, became the author of this most dastardly deed.

I felt Amanda was my shadow self, the girl I might have become if fate had been slightly less kind, Providence a hair less watchful.  

And then I read the Ron Hendry analysis. 

I hadn't meant to. An accidental Google trawl had led me to the fateful investigative analysis. 

At first, I was only taken aback. But as I read further, the denial mechanism was less quick to  spring into action; by the third read, it had shut down altogether. My mysterious Amanda was fading. Had she ever been real, ever been more than my own projection, perhaps of a self that came perilously close to actualization, at least in retrospect? In any event: She simply failed to withstand this last analysis: In the face of the Hendry report she went hurtling down into nothing. 

My mysterious Amanda,  replaced by one merely falsely accused.


Friday, March 11, 2011

Injustice in Perugia Continues to Provide the Most Comprehensive Coverage of the Amanda Knox Case


Injustice in Perugia has worked tirelessly over the past year to bring the most up to date information available to the public regarding the wrongful conviction of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito. The site provides analysis from a variety of experts, enlightening articles written by many bright minds (Dr. Mark Waterbury, Professor Chris Halkides, and Michael Scadron to name a few), recent news updates, detailed summaries of appeals filed by the defense, photographs, videos, analysis of media coverage, and much more.
 

Retired FBI Agent Steve Moore has written a series of articles detailing the egregious errors made during the investigation. Steve has 25 years of investigative experience. His experience includes the investigation and prosecution of violent crime, from murder to mass-murder and terrorism. Steve has researched the Meredith Kercher murder case extensively. Steve's expert opinion is one that comes from years of experience and one that must be respected when it comes to crimes of this nature.

After you read Steve's articles you will know exactly what me means when he says: "Absence of evidence is evidence of absence."
 
Forensic Engineer Ron Hendry has written an important series of articles pertaining to the photographic evidence in this case. Ron has 28 years of experience at evaluating and reconstructing serious to fatal incidents based on the physical evidence. Ron answers the question: What really happened to Meredith?

Find out why over 15,000 unique visitors look to Injustice in Perugia for information every month. According to Compete.com, Injustice in Perugia is the most read website of all independent websites detailing this case and the site continues to trend up.

Visit Injustice in Perugia today

Injustice in Perugia is an independent grassroots organization working to correct the injustice committed against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito. Injustice in Perugia will continue to work diligently to provide the most accurate up to date information about this case. This group will not rest until Amanda and Raffaele are fully exonerated and back home with their families.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

The Truth Behind the Online Hate Campaign Against Amanda Knox

I recently posted an article discussing the hate campaign that continues against Amanda Knox in the media. In this article I highlighted journalist Andrea Vogt's bias in the case. People were shocked to find out that Andrea used Perugia Murder File (PMF) as a means of collecting information for her articles. Andrea went as far as to use one of PMF's posters as an "expert" in an article in 2009. Please view the updated article below.

The original article was recently posted on Technorati.com. Peggy Ganong (moderator of PMF) went on a  manic campaign to remove the article. She posted upwards of 100 comments on the article in that time frame. Every word in the article is truthful and backed by documentation. Technorati removed the article because they host a "soapbox" environment and it's easier for them to avoid controversy. Keep in mind that the article was approved by Technorati's staff. They took the easy road on this one. If the article remained online, they would have had to deal with Peggy Ganong's relentless email and phone campaign. Peggy is known to flood email accounts with messages until she's heard. Technorati doesn't have a horse in the race so they simply removed themselves completely. I find it unfortunate that Technorati was so easily influenced by a hate group.

I have been very critical of Peter Quennell. As detailed in the article below, Peter runs the True Justice site. I personally feel he has an obsession with Meredith Kercher that prevents him from seeing reality. He even took a liking to the actress that played Meredith in the recent Lifetime movie while berating the other actors. Peter's obsessions don't appear to be limited to Meredith Kercher and other attractive women that have been murdered.

This post was edited to protect a stalking victim. Peter Quennell is a known stalker. Please use caution when dealing with him. 


I am not looking to investigate Peter Quennell and Peggy Ganong. I make no effort to invade their private lives and I honestly have no interest in knowing them. I am bringing light to their actions online and their campaign of misinformation. I feel it's very important for people to know what fuels the current hate campaign against Amanda Knox. I believe all information should be made available and the public can decide who is credible. Peggy Ganong's frantic attempts to silence me are very telling. She is also going to great lengths to find out who I am. Unfortunately her group's actions have prevented me from being more public. I have a wonderful family. I cannot afford to have my wife and children exposed to the behavior that Peggy Ganong's group and Peter Quennell are known for. I have heard personal accounts of those who have been stalked by Peter Quennell. I would urge caution when dealing with him. Peggy should be less concerned about who Bruce Fisher is and more concerned about her own actions. All information provided by Injustice in Perugia is fully supported by facts and credible expert opinion.

I am well aware that hateful posters can be seen on both sides of this debate. Injustice in Perugia doesn't allow these comments on any website we operate. Inappropriate comments are deleted as soon as we see them. Not only does PMF refuse to delete hateful comments, they openly encourage posters who leave them.

I do not intend on discussing Peter Quennell or Peggy Ganong here any further. I will continue to call out journalists that use either one of them as a source for credible information.


Here is my most recent article on this topic. 
Dishonest reporting on the Amanda Knox Case continues to fuel Anti-Knox Campaign

As the appeal trial for Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito slowly crawls forward in Perugia Italy, dishonest reporting continues to flood the news cycle. The most recent headlines for Amanda Knox highlight a comment she made to her mother during a conversation in prison. The headlines shout "I was there" or "She was there." Some will say this is perfectly acceptable because the source is credible. The headline was handed out by Italy's Supreme Court. In an unfortunate move, the Italian Supreme Court took Amanda's statement out of context and included it in the judge's report on Rudy Guede.

Anyone that has followed this case knows that Amanda's statement was not incriminating. When the words are put into context, Amanda was telling her mother she was at her boyfriend's apartment. Amanda was not talking about the crime scene. She spent the night at Raffaele's. As reported by Candace Dempsey, this explanation has already been accepted by a lower court and the statement was not used against Amanda in her own trial. It did come up one time during her testimony when Amanda's lawyer asked her to clarify the meaning. The court obviously agreed that Amanda's explanation was truthful because it was never mentioned again.

Why did the Supreme Court feel the need to add this little tidbit of information in Guede's report? Why would this information be released to the public in this fashion during Amanda's ongoing appeal? Why did Andrea Vogt decide to ignore the facts regarding "I was there" when she wrote about the judge's report? Andrea was in court during Amanda's testimony. Why did she omit this information? It was her article that spawned several others and I am sure more will soon follow.

Why would any credible journalist willingly omit information from an article of this nature? I believe the only reason would be to smear Amanda Knox. Is that Andrea's job? Andrea's recent work leads me to believe that may indeed be the case. In an article titled "Knox is no Innocent," Andrea judges Amanda's character based on her doodles and eyebrow movements. She was able to remember those fine details during her court visits but somehow forgot about Amanda's testimony discussing the "I was there" comment. I highly doubt Andrea had a mental lapse. The omission was obviously intentional.

Articles like Andrea's help to fuel the Amanda Knox hate campaign that has gone on for far too long. Much of this hatred is spewed online. You will see this in comment sections of articles throughout the internet, in book reviews on Amazon.com, and in various blogs and commentaries. This online behavior is not unique to this case. People pop up on articles on all topics and post vile comments. That is the reality of anonymity online. Those comments are usually one and done, written simply for shock value. When you look closer at this case, you will see a far more organized effort. You will see that a group has actually come together with the sole purpose of destroying Amanda Knox. They don’t come out and say this or course. They claim their mission is to preserve the memory of Meredith Kercher. I would usually commend any group for creating a website as a memorial to Meredith. If this group is trying to preserve Meredith's memory, they sure have a strange way of showing it.

The group I am referring to assembles on a website called Perugia Murder File (PMF). They also run a so called informational site called True Justice (TJMK). Seattle resident Peggy Ganong is one of the moderators of PMF. It just so happens that Peggy Ganong and Andrea Vogt are friends.

Andrea Vogt gave PMF a voice in an article as early as May, 2008. Andrea can also be seen in a documentary posing in front of her computer browsing through Perugia Murder File as well as True Justice. One of Andrea's most concerning connections with Peggy Gonang's website relates to Andrea using PMF as a resource to seek out expert opinion. Andrea used the "expert" opinion of Laura Wray who posts as "Nicki" on PMF in her article "Slaying trial to begin for Knox, former boyfriend" in 2009. Laura Wray does not have the credentials to report as an expert. More importantly, she has shown extreme bias in this case. She had been posting for months about Amanda's guilt before Andrea decided to quote her. Using PMF as a resource to solicit expert opinion is simply bad reporting.

Those who support TJMK/PMF are often referred to as pro-guilt or guilters. Many names have been given to those who support Amanda and Raffaele. The most recent one would be FOAker, using the Friends of Amanda acronym. I will refer to members of TJMK/PMF as guilters in this article just to keep things simple.

I understand those who feel that Amanda and Raffaele are guilty will voice their opinion. Convictions have consequences, wrongful or otherwise. Amanda and Raffaele were convicted in a court of law and people have the right to voice their opinion. Even though Italy's system differs from the United States with regard to guilt, I understand those in the United States that consider their initial conviction as a sign of guilt. In Italy you are not considered guilty until all of your appeals are exhausted. It's a normal reaction for Americans to view it differently due to our court process. This is yet another repercussion of the wrongful convictions. I am a reasonable person and certainly don’t expect everyone to agree with my position. The guilters actions have a far more hate driven goal than to simply voice their opinion.

Guilters go to great lengths to attack Amanda Knox’s family members. Contests are held on the discussion board to see who can come up with the most sarcastic tagline for photos of Amanda’s family. Amanda's parents are constantly attacked for supporting their daughter. A PMF member named "Macport" made a photo collage of Amanda’s sister crying at different stages of the trial simply to mock her. They don’t stop with the adults in the family either. Both of Amanda’s youngest sisters have been targeted on Peggy Ganong’s website. Photos of the two have been posted on their discussion board and members of the group, such as Julia Perez (Jools), a cyberstalking PMF member from Spain, have even made efforts to view their facebook accounts. When questioned about this behavior the group claimed to be looking out for the children's safety. Two PMF members, Windfall and Earthling, recently suggested that the girls were "acting" when they showed emotion for their older sister. These are innocent children being targeted by a group that claims to be running a site dedicated to Meredith Kercher. Peggy Ganong defends her website by claiming the posters have the right to express free speech.

The attacks on Amanda's family exhibit the most disturbing behavior of this group but many others are on their radar. The group does not hesitate to attack anyone who disagrees with them. Retired FBI agent Steve Moore has been targeted for speaking on behalf of Amanda and Raffaele. Even worse, his family has come under attack. Steve's daughter had her facebook account cloned in an attempt to impersonate her online. Letters were also sent to Steve’s former employer in an attempt to interfere with a current legal matter. A PMF member named "SomeAlibi" stated that his goal in life was “to bring down Steve Moore." On one occasion, when the discussion on PMF entailed Steve Moore's past in infiltrating a white supremacist group, Peggy Ganong actually insinuated that he might be a white supremacist himself. When recently questioned about her comment, she stood by her statement. Peggy Ganong also bragged about scoping out the Knox's home. When recently questioned about driving by the Knox home, Peggy claimed that she just happened to pass by the house on the way to another destination. Never mind the fact that she counted their shrubs to see just how much the Knox family may or may not spend on landscaping. I guess Peggy views that as normal behavior from someone that just happens to be passing by. Peggy likes to look at herself as a victim. In fact, she has accused me of libel for bringing her actions to light. It takes very little research to see that Peggy is the aggressor, not the victim. Truth is an absolute defense against charges of libel. Everything I write is backed up by documentation. Peggy Ganong is trapped in her own words. I would like to know how Peggy Gonang's website preserves the memory of Meredith Kercher.

New Jersey resident Peter Quennell runs the True Justice website. TJMK and PMF work hand in hand. True Justice offers up amateur analysis of the case. A poster called "The Machine" dissects the words of Amanda and Raffaele and creates lies from truth. A poster called "Kermit" uses sarcasm in a series of powerpoints to prove his case. You will not see Kermit’s powerpoint presentations on any credible news program or printed in any respectable publication. You will not see The Machine’s analysis featured anywhere else either. The same is true for all of their contributors. Why? Because their position isn’t supported by facts.

Peter Quennell does nothing to hide his obsession with Meredith Kercher on his website. It appears to me that he has an obsession with attractive women that have been murdered. Photos of Natalee Holloway, Elizabeth Mandala, Laci Peterson, and Sonia Marra are posted. When I first visited the site, something just didn't feel right about it. After I read a few posts, I realized it was outright creepy. He had this to say about me when he felt the need to talk about my daughter:

"Hmmm. Someone now tells me that Bruce Fisher who runs some FOA website claims to have a daughter. I have never paid much interest in him, but one has to wonder why he is slobbering kinkily over Amanda Knox while at the same time undermining those public institutions that are the bedrock of the future of his daughter and, when she has them, her own kids."

Even though many of the people that support Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are women, Peter Quennell, and others in his group, like to spread lies that the support comes primarily from middle aged men that are attracted to Amanda. This line of thinking is disgusting, but not surprising. These people are simply reflecting on their own obsessions when they describe others.

Guilters go to great lengths to attempt to discredit the support that Amanda receives. One of their favorite tactics is to exaggerate the scope of the PR firm hired by Amanda's parents. It’s time to put the lies about the “million dollar” PR campaign to rest. Amanda’s parents hired David Marriott to organize interviews with the press. They have every right to publicly defend their daughter. They did absolutely nothing wrong by hiring a firm to help them with a situation that was very new to them.

Misinformation regarding the PR firm has led some to believe that the support Amanda receives is all orchestrated and paid for. This is not true. Large groups of people have come together in support of Amanda and Raffaele. No one is being paid for their efforts. I created the website Injustice in Perugia. A grassroots organization has developed from this effort that continues to grow every day. I have never had any association with any PR firm with regard to this case. My voice is independent along with many others including various experts that have come together to fight the injustice committed against Amanda and Raffaele.

For reasons I cannot explain (other than perhaps a deep-seated obsession), guilters like to view facebook accounts of those who contribute to Injustice in Perugia, often posting screenshots of the accounts on their site. These are not the actions of a group that came together to preserve the memory of a murder victim. These are the actions of vindictive people that have built up a hatred for others they don’t even know. It's time for TJMK/PMF to stop misrepresenting their position. They need to stop stating that they started their site to pay tribute to Meredith and come clean with the truth. If this case was investigated properly, Rudy Guede would have been convicted as the lone attacker. This case would not have received worldwide attention. Peter Quennell and Peggy Ganong most likely would never have heard of Meredith Kercher and they certainly would not have created a website in her honor. Common sense tells you their group was created to spew hatred at Amanda and Raffaele. Nothing more, nothing less.

Please keep this in mind when reading anything posted online that directly attacks Amanda and Raffaele. Please consider the source.

Why give a hate group attention? I feel it's important for people to realize the hatred they see being spewed at Amanda and Raffaele comes from a very small group of people. The internet is a wonderful tool. It brings information at lightning speed. The benefits highly outweigh the negatives, but the internet also has the power to deceive. One person can be made to appear as a group or a small group can be made to appear as a larger group offering a general consensus. TJMK/PMF is a small group. Many that initially signed up on their sites have moved on. I would imagine that most people quickly see that the sites are misrepresenting themselves. Those that remain have fully bought into the groups true intentions.

I believe TJMK/PMF has caused damage throughout the internet. They do this by spreading misinformation anywhere and everywhere they can. They do this using various screen names but the most notorious has been “Harry Rag.” The person posting as Harry Rag is one of the group's main contributors. On TJMK/PMF he is known as "The Machine." His actions are fully supported by Peggy Ganong and Peter Quennell.

Harry spends a great deal of time cutting and pasting lies and misinformation anywhere and everywhere he can. If you ask me, those two terms are one in the same. In my opinion, if you knowingly post misinformation or intentionally post statements out of context to try and manipulate a different result then you are telling lies. Hiding behind a fictitious name while posting lies and misinformation for the sole purpose of harming others is the behavior of a coward.

There are no standards set for blogs and opinion websites. As vile as the hate campaign run by TJMK/PMF is, there isn't much that can be done about it. Journalists must be held at a higher standard. We must not allow journalists like Andrea Vogt to write whatever they like without consequence. We need integrity from those who claim to be journalists.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Press Release - Injustice in Perugia: a book detailing the wrongful conviction of Amanda Knox & Raffaele Sollecito


Injustice in Perugia Press Release
New book shreds the media spin surrounding one of the most talked about murder trials in recent history leaving little doubt that an injustice has been committed against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito in Perugia, Italy.

Meredith Kercher was murdered on November 1, 2007 in Perugia, Italy. This was a horrible crime, but not a complicated one. Rudy Guede attacked and murdered Meredith Kercher, and he acted alone. This case became complicated when two innocent people were accused and convicted of murder. Wrongful convictions create additional victims. Amanda and Raffaele are victims. They have been incarcerated for a crime they did not commit. They have gained unwanted fame from this injustice that will have to be dealt with for the rest of their lives.

"Injustice in Perugia" was written with one objective in mind; to provide the honest truth about this case. When you silence the noise of the media spin and focus on the actual facts, you will clearly see that Amanda and Raffaele had nothing to do with this crime. All credible evidence points to one man; Rudy Guede.

If you are looking for a suspenseful mystery with a surprise ending, this is not the book for you. The truth is clear for anyone who is willing to see it. Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito have been wrongfully convicted.

This book is the result of the hard work of many people. Extensive research has been done to fulfill the commitment of providing the honest truth about this case. Resources include independent expert opinion from a wide range of experts including but not limited to: retired FBI Agent Steve Moore, Forensics Engineer Ron Hendry, and Materials Scientist Dr. Mark Waterbury. Other resources include: hours of crime scene video, hundreds of crime scene photographs, presentations given by both sides in court, the court’s motivation document, appeals filed by both defense teams, Amanda’s email home, and diary excerpts of the accused. Information detailing the physical evidence is based on expert opinion from contributors to Injustice in Perugia, along with actual expert testimony that was presented in court.







ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bruce Fisher
is the founder of Injustice in Perugia, an independent grassroots organization working to correct the injustice committed against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito. Bruce put together a comprehensive website detailing the case. He has helped to bring together an excellent group of people including a wide range of experts that have worked tirelessly to uncover the truth. Bruce, along with many others, will not rest until Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are fully exonerated and back home with their families.

ABOUT THE BOOK
Title: Injustice in Perugia: a book detailing the wrongful conviction of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito
Price: $ 8.95 digital, $11.95 paperback
Paperback: 344 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1453736697
ISBN-13:
978-1453736692
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches

This book is currently available on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and InjusticeinPerugia.org.

Media Contact
Bruce Fisher
injusticeinperugia@yahoo.com
www.injusticeinperugia.org

Please contact Bruce Fisher for review copies and/or interviews.



Friday, March 4, 2011

Journalist Andrea Vogt Continues to Fuel Hate Campaign Against Amanda Knox

Journalist Andrea Vogt Continues to Fuel Hate Campaign Against Amanda Knox
Posted by Bruce Fischer


The most recent headlines for Amanda Knox highlight a comment she made to her mother during a conversation in prison. The headlines shout "I was there" or "She was there." Some will say this is perfectly acceptable because the source is credible. The headline was handed out by Italy's Supreme Court. In an unfortunate move, the Italian Supreme Court took Amanda's statement out of context and included it in the judge's report on Rudy Guede.

Anyone that has followed this case knows that Amanda's statement was not incriminating. When the words are put into context, Amanda was telling her mother she was at her boyfriend's apartment. Amanda was not talking about the crime scene. She spent the night at Raffaele's.  As reported by Candace Dempsey, this explanation has already been accepted by a lower court and the statement was not used against Amanda in her own trial. It did come up one time during her testimony when Amanda's lawyer asked her to clarify the meaning. The court obviously agreed that Amanda's explanation was truthful because it was never mentioned again.

Why did the Supreme Court feel the need to add this little tidbit of information in Guede's report? Why would this information be released to the public in this fashion during Amanda's ongoing appeal? Why did Andrea Vogt decide to ignore the facts regarding "I was there" when she wrote about the judge's report?  It was her article that spawned several others and I am sure more will soon follow.

Any journalist that would intentionally omit information in an article of this nature has absolutely no integrity. The only reason to omit vital details would be to smear Amanda Knox. Is that Andrea's job?

Articles like Andrea's fuel the Amanda Knox hate campaign that has gone on for far too long. Much of this hatred is spewed online. You will see this in comment sections of articles throughout the internet, in book reviews on Amazon.com, and in various blogs and commentaries. This online behavior is not unique to this case. People pop up on articles on all topics and post vile comments. That is the reality of anonymity online. Those comments are usually one and done, written simply for shock value. When you look closer at this case, you will see a far more organized effort. You will see that a group has actually come together with the sole purpose of destroying Amanda Knox. They don’t come out and say this or course. They claim their mission is to preserve the memory of Meredith Kercher. I would usually commend any group for creating a website as a memorial to Meredith. If this group is trying to preserve Meredith's memory, they sure have a strange way of showing it.

The group I am referring to assembles on a discussion board called Perugia Murder File (PMF). They also run a so called informational site called True Justice (TJMK). Peggy Ganong, a Seattle resident, is one of the moderators on the discussion board. It just so happens that Peggy Ganong and Andrea Vogt are good friends.

Peter Quennell, a Guttenberg, New jersey resident, runs the True Justice website. The two sites work hand in hand. True Justice offers up amateur analysis of the case. A poster called "The Machine" dissects the words of Amanda and Raffaele and creates lies from truth. A poster called "Kermit" uses sarcasm in a series of powerpoints to prove his case. You will not see Kermit’s powerpoint presentations on any credible news program or printed in any respectable publication. You will not see The Machine’s analysis featured anywhere else either. The same is true for all of their contributors. Why? Because their position isn’t supported by facts.

TJMK/PMF has one achievement that is honestly commendable. They translated the Massei report into English. Even though the vital parts had already been translated for those who were close to the case, it was still beneficial for the public to be able to read every word. The one opportunity TJMK/PMF had to show they were a credible group was tarnished by their behavior that followed the release of the translation. They spent weeks attacking the opposition. They spent more time talking about those who disagreed than they did about their accomplishment. I was grateful that the report was translated. When read in its entirety, it becomes even more obvious that the court got it wrong. The report is beneficial to the defense on appeal but this is a topic for another article.

Those who support TJMK/PMF are often referred to as pro-guilt or guilters. Many names have been given to those who support Amanda and Raffaele. The most recent one would be FOAker, using the Friends of Amanda acronym. I will refer to members of TJMK/PMF as guilters in this article just to keep things simple.

The hate campaign online has been nothing short of disturbing. I understand those who feel that Amanda and Raffaele are guilty will voice their opinion. Convictions have consequences, wrongful or otherwise. Amanda and Raffaele were convicted in a court of law and people have the right to voice their opinion. Even though Italy's system differs from the United States with regard to guilt, I understand those in the United States that consider their initial conviction as a sign of guilt. In Italy you are not considered guilty until all of your appeals are exhausted. It's a normal reaction for Americans to view it differently due to our court process. This is yet another repercussion of the wrongful convictions. I am a reasonable person and certainly don’t expect everyone to agree with my position. The guilters actions have a far more hate driven goal than to simply voice their opinion.

Guilters go to great lengths to attack Amanda Knox’s family members. Contests are held on the discussion board to see who can come up with the most sarcastic tagline for photos of Amanda’s family. Amanda's parents are constantly attacked for supporting their daughter.  A PMF member named "Macport" made a photo collage of Amanda’s sister crying at different stages of the trial simply to mock her. They don’t stop with the adults in the family either. Both of Amanda’s youngest sisters have been targeted on Peggy Ganong’s website. Photos of the two have been posted on their discussion board and members of the group, such as Julia Perez (Jools), a cyberstalking PMF member from Spain, have even made efforts to view their facebook accounts. Two PMF members, Windfall and Earthling, recently suggested that the girls were "acting" when they showed emotion for their older sister. These are innocent children being targeted by a group that claims to be running a site dedicated to Meredith Kercher. I would like for this group to explain to me how attacking Amanda’s family preserves the memory of Meredith.

The attacks on Amanda's family exhibit the most disturbing behavior of this group but many others are on their radar. The group does not hesitate to attack anyone who disagrees with them. Retired FBI agent Steve Moore has been targeted for speaking on behalf of Amanda and Raffaele. Even worse, his family has come under attack. Steve's daughter had her facebook account cloned in an attempt to impersonate her online. Letters were also sent to Steve’s former employer in an attempt to interfere with a current legal matter. A PMF member named "SomeAlibi" stated that his goal in life was “to bring down Steve Moore." On one occasion, when the discussion on PMF entailed Steve Moore's past in infiltrating a white supremacist group, Peggy Ganong in her absolute delirium actually insinuated that he might be a white supremacist himself. This is the level of craziness on Peggy Ganong's website that is constantly occurring. Peggy Ganong also bragged about scoping out the Knox's home and counting their shrubs. Peggy Ganong needs to explain how this behavior preserves the memory of Meredith Kercher.

Peter Quennell does nothing to hide his obsession with Meredith Kercher on his True Justice website. He also has an obsession with other attractive women that have been murdered. Photos of Natalee Holloway, Elizabeth Mandala, Laci Peterson, and Sonia Marra are posted. When I first visited the site, something just didn't feel right about it. After I read a few posts, I realized it was outright creepy. He had this to say about me when he felt the need to talk about my daughter:

"Hmmm. Someone now tells me that Bruce Fisher who runs some FOA website claims to have a daughter. I have never paid much interest in him, but one has to wonder why he is slobbering kinkily over Amanda Knox while at the same time undermining those public institutions that are the bedrock of the future of his daughter and, when she has them, her own kids."

Even though many of the people that support Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are women, Peter Quennell, and others in his group, like to spread lies that the support comes primarily from middle aged men that are attracted to Amanda. This line of thinking is disgusting, but not surprising. These people are simply reflecting on their own obsessions when they describe others.

Guilters go to great lengths to attempt to discredit the support that Amanda receives. One of their favorite tactics is to exaggerate the scope of the PR firm hired by Amanda's parents. It’s time to put the lies about the “million dollar” PR campaign to rest. Amanda’s parents hired David Marriott to organize interviews with the press. They have every right to publicly defend their daughter. They did absolutely nothing wrong by hiring a firm to help them with a situation that was very new to them.

Misinformation regarding the PR firm has led some to believe that the support Amanda receives is all orchestrated and paid for. This is not true. Large groups of people have come together in support of Amanda and Raffaele. No one is being paid for their efforts. I created the website Injustice in Perugia. A grassroots organization has developed from this effort that continues to grow every day. I have never had any association with any PR firm with regard to this case. My voice is independent along with many others including various experts that have come together to fight the injustice committed against Amanda and Raffaele.

For reasons I cannot explain (other than perhaps a deep-seated obsession), guilters like to view facebook accounts of those who contribute to Injustice in Perugia, often posting screenshots of the accounts on their site. These are not the actions of a group that came together to preserve the memory of a murder victim. These are the actions of vindictive people that have built up a hatred for others they don’t even know. It's time for TJMK/PMF to stop misrepresenting their position. They need to stop stating that they started their site to pay tribute to Meredith and come clean with the truth. If this case was investigated properly, Rudy Guede would have been convicted as the lone attacker. This case would not have received worldwide attention. Peter Quennell and Peggy Ganong most likely would never have heard of Meredith Kercher and they certainly would not have created a website in her honor. Common sense tells you their group was created to spew hatred at Amanda and Raffaele. Nothing more, nothing less.

Please keep this in mind when reading anything posted online that directly attacks Amanda and Raffaele. Please consider the source.

Why am I giving these people attention? I have asked myself this question many times. Several people that I respect greatly have told me that it is best to ignore them. It's important for people to realize the hatred they see being spewed at Amanda and Raffaele comes from a very small group of people. The internet is a wonderful tool. It brings information at lightning speed. The benefits highly outweigh the negatives, but the internet also has the power to deceive.  One person can be made to appear as a group or a small group can be made to appear as a larger group offering a general consensus. TJMK/PMF is a small group. Many that initially signed up on their sites have moved on. I would imagine that most people quickly see that the sites are misrepresenting themselves and they move on. Those that remain have fully bought into the groups true intentions.

Even though some within the very group that I am a part of will disagree, I believe TJMK/PMF has caused damage throughout the internet. They do this by spreading misinformation anywhere and everywhere they can online. They do this using various screen names but the most notorious has been “Harry Rag.” The person posting as Harry Rag is one of the group's main contributors. On TJMK/PMF he is known as "The Machine." This person posts misinformation and outright lies every chance he gets. His actions are fully supported by Peggy Ganong and Peter Quennell.

Harry’s lies can be seen below in red. Harry spends a great deal of time cutting and pasting lies and misinformation anywhere and everywhere he can. If you ask me, those two terms are one in the same. In my opinion, if you knowingly post misinformation or intentionally post statements out of context to try and manipulate a different result then you are telling lies. Hiding behind a fictitious name while posting lies and misinformation for the purpose of harming others is the behavior of a coward. The individual behind this campaign of hate is a coward. 

The first set of quotes are all in regard to the hand written letter that Amanda wrote November 6 2007.

Harry: "Amanda Knox's voluntary confession that she was involved in Meredith's murder and the fact that this confession contained significant elements of truth."

Harry: "Amanda Knox voluntarily admitted that she involved in Meredith's murder in her handwritten note to the police on 6 November 2007"

Harry: "Amanda herself admitted she was present when Meredith was murdered in her handwritten note to the police on 6 November."

Harry: "Amanda Knox admitted on several occasions that she was at the cottage on the evening of 1 November and she voluntarily admitted that she was involved in Meredith's murder in her handwritten note to the police on 6 November"

Truth: The letter was far from a confession. Keep in mind that this letter was written on November 6th. Her Illegal interrogation at just ended earlier that morning. She had minimal rest and then wrote the letter. She was still suffering from exhaustion and was still mentally traumatized from the interrogation. With that said, she in no way confessed to anything. Harry conveniently leaves out the part of the letter printed below,

Amanda's wrote: "If there are still parts that don't make sense, please ask me. I'm doing the best I can, just like you are. Please believe me at least in that, although I understand if you don't. All I know is that I didn't kill Meredith, and so I have nothing but lies to be afraid of."

That doesn't sound like a confession to me. 

You can read the entire transcript here: The Illegal Interrogation of Amanda Knox

Listed below are just a few of Harry's quotes regarding the footprints. He repeatedly claims the footprints were made in blood. He also states the prints can be attributed to Amanda. The stains detected with luminol can be attributed to no one. These were undated stains that were most likely made at a different time from someone walking around after taking a shower. Many cleaning products such as those used to clean showers will cause luminol to react. The stains mentioned by Harry all tested negative for blood. Those tests don't seem to matter much to Harry. 

Harry: "There were two different size bloody footprints in the apartment, indicating that there was more than one person involved in this crime. Not even the defense attorneys are disputing that, even though they do claim that the bloody footprints are not Amanda's or Raffaele's."

Harry: "The bloody footprints at the crime scene also implicate Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito. Knox’s footprint was set in Meredith’s blood in the hallway outside Meredith’s room."

Harry: "Amanda Knox's footprints were set in Meredith's blood in the hallway"

Harry: "Amanda Knox’s footprints were found set in Meredith’s blood in two places in the hallway of the new wing of the cottage. One print was exiting her own room, and one print was outside Meredith’s room, facing into the room. These bloody footprints were only revealed under luminol"

Harry: "The five instances of Amanda Knox’s DNA mixed with Meredith’s blood in three different locations in the cottage in Via della Pergola: the bathroom, the hallway, and Filomena’s bedroom, where the break-in was staged."

Harry: "Amanda's bare footprints set in Meredith's blood"

Harry: "It should also be noted that a mixture of Amanda Knox? DNA and Meredith?s blood was also found in Filomena?s room"

Harry: "bloody bare footprints which show up with luminol and fit Knox and Sollecito’s feet"

Truth:  Meredith's DNA was not detected in a single one of the bare footprints revealed with luminol. The prosecution's expert, forensic biologist Patrizia Stefanoni, claimed these stains were never tested for blood, however in July 2009, Stefanoni's notes confirmed the stains were tested with tetramethylbenzidine which is extremely sensitive for blood. All of the stains detected with luminol tested negative for blood. The stains detected with luminol were not made in blood.

Harry: "The woman's bloody shoeprint on the pillow under Meredith's body matched Amanda Knox's foot size, but was incompatible with Meredith's shoe size."
 
Truth:  Every print, set in blood, in Meredith's room belongs to Rudy Guede. There were eight shoe prints, set in Meredith's blood, found in Meredith's room during the investigation. Six of the shoe prints were agreed to belong to Rudy Guede. Two of the shoe prints found in Meredith's room were disputed. The prosecution's expert believed that two of the prints belonged to Amanda and Raffaele. Raffaele's forensics expert Francesco Vinci showed in great detail, in court, that those two prints actually belonged to Rudy Guede. You can view Vinci's full report here.

Harry repeatedly misrepresents the mixed DNA evidence found in Amanda's bathroom at the cottage. 

Harry:  "Amanda's DNA was found mixed with Meredith’s blood on the ledge of the basin, mixed with Meredith’s blood on the bidet, mixed with Meredith blood on a box of Q Tip cotton swabs

Truth: Meredith's blood was visible in several areas in the bathroom. I believe that Rudy Guede used the bathroom to quickly clean himself up. When he did this he left behind small amounts of Meredith's blood. Three of these samples were mixed with Amanda's DNA. This is completely understandable because the bathroom was used daily by Amanda. To put this in perspective, think about your own bathroom. Swabbing your bathroom sink in the bathroom that you use daily would unquestionably yield your DNA. When Gioia Brocci, photographic agent of the Questura of Perugia, collected the samples from the bathroom she swabbed large surface areas to clean up the blood. When doing this she also wiped up Amanda's DNA in the process. When collecting samples, Brocci actually advanced the mixing process. She used the swabs like a cleaning rag. You can view photographic and video evidence here.

Harry has fine tuned his language regarding the bra clasp that was separated from Meredith's bra. He now refers to the clasp as a small piece of Meredith's underwear.

Harry: "An abundant amount of Sollecito's DNA was found on a small piece of Meredith's underwear."

Truth: The DNA was not abundant. Raffaele's DNA was found on the clasp along with the DNA of at least four other people. The DNA sample is actually low copy number DNA (LCN).  After viewing the video showing the discovery of the bra clasp, I am amazed that it was even allowed to be entered as evidence. The clasp was not discovered until 47 days had passed. The clasp is seen in several different locations on the floor. The investigators made a mess of the room in previous searches for evidence. You can view photographic and video evidence here.
 

Harry continues to post refuted information and outright lies about the footprint found on the bathmat in Amanda's bathroom.

Harry: "Two independent imprint experts categorically excluded the possibility that the bloody footprint on the blue bathmat could belong to Rudy Guede. Lorenzo Rinaldi stated: “You can see clearly that this bloody footprint on the rug does not belong to Mr. Guede, but you can see that it is compatible with Sollecito.” 

Harry posts information that he knows has already been discredited. The prosecution's expert measured the footprint incorrectly. Inspection of the bathmat clearly shows that the tip of the second toe blended with the top of the big toe. The prosecution's expert, Dr. Rinaldi, measured  the big toe including the top of the second toe. This error caused the width of the toe to measure 30mm. Dr. Rinaldi did not observe that the second toe had blended in with the big toe on the bathmat. Raffaele’s big toe measured 30mm and is therefore incompatible with the measured foot on the bathmat. When measured correctly, the print on the bathmat measured 24.8mm.  It is impossible that Raffaele’s foot made the print on the bathmat. You can view photographic evidence here.

This is just a small sampling of Harry's lies. Harry Rag is not an independent voice. His campaign is fully supported by TJMK/PMF. Groups like these are fueled by disingenuous news outlets that misrepresent the facts, ignore the truth, and instead rely on sensationalized headlines to achieve success.

There are no standards set for blogs and opinion websites. As vile as the hate campaign run by TJMK/PMF is, there isn't much that can be done about it. Journalists must be held at a higher standard. We must not allow journalists like Andrea Vogt to write whatever they like without consequence. We need integrity from those who claim to be journalists. I encourage anyone that agrees with me to contact Andrea Vogt and let her know how you feel.
andrea@thefreelancedesk.com.