Amanda Knox: Several compelling reasons why Italy should be denied a third shot at Amanda Knox; Editorial; The Seattle Times;

EDITORIAL: "Italy should be denied a third shot at Amanda Knox," published by the Seattle Times on March 26, 2013.

GIST: "More than five years after the tragic murder of her roommate, Seattle’s Amanda Knox has weathered two trials, nearly four years in prison, a Lifetime TV movie and legal bills well above $1 million. What she doesn’t need is another stamp on her passport from Italy........."If Italy seeks extradition of Knox, the U.S. government should look closely at the sad, bizarre course of this case and deny the request. Her 2009 conviction was overturned in 2011 because of fundamental flaws in the evidence against her and her one-time Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. The prosecution’s theory — of a sex game involving Knox, Sollecito, Kercher and a fourth party gone brutally awry — was as ludicrous as it was flimsy. Instead, evidence overwhelmingly pointed to the fourth party, Rudy Guede, who fled Italy after the murder before eventually being captured and pleading guilty. The history of this case suggests a third trial would get the Kercher family no closer to relief. And it would undoubtedly expose Knox, who has returned to study at the University of Washington, to double jeopardy."

The entire editorial can be found at:

 http://seattletimes.com/html/editorials/2020645271_editamandaknoxxml.html

Text of statement  issued by Amanda Knox: "It was painful to receive the news that the Italian Supreme Court decided to send my case back for revision when the prosecution's theory of my involvement in Meredith's murder has been repeatedly revealed to be completely unfounded and unfair."

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/text-statement-issued-amanda-knox

 Wikipedia report:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Knox

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The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:

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Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:

http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html

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