Meredith kercher how many stab wounds

Knox and Sollecito's murder appeal process begins. The hearing lasts about 15 minutes before the judge adjourns until December 11 because one of the lawyers is not present. Knox's lawyer Luciano Ghirga tells reporters that rather than prosecutors having to prove she is guilty, "we have to prove her innocence, which is more difficult to do. December 11, Knox speaks for about 15 minutes and breaks down in tears.

She says that she and Sollecito are innocent and unjustly accused. January 22, Two forensic experts from Rome's La Sapienza University are sworn in and will retest crucial forensic evidence used to convict Knox.

They will take a second look at a knife and clasp from Kercher's bra, which was cut from her body after her murder. Results from the tests are expected in May.

February 15, Knox's parents are indicted for allegedly libeling police in Perugia, Knox's mother and the family's attorney say. Curt Knox and Edda Mellas are accused of defaming the police in comments to the Sunday Times of London in a interview. A hearing in the case is set for July 4.

May 21, A jury of two judges and six citizens is scheduled to hear Knox's appeal starting in late May. June 18, Two prison inmates testify during Knox's appeal that the American student was not actually involved in the killing of her roommate.

But they offer two different accounts on who the actual killers were. Prosecutors say they doubt the credibility of the witnesses. June 27, Guede refuses to say during testimony that Knox was not involved in the murder. The prosecutor reads a letter saying Guede thought Knox and Sollecito had killed Kercher. Defense attorneys argue that Guede's letter was based on "a feeling" and that his accusations are not based on facts or events he witnessed.

Knox takes the stand for emotional testimony after Guede speaks, saying she is "shocked" at what he said. He knows what the truth is. I don't know what happened that night," she says.

June 29, Forensic specialists tell the court that DNA evidence linking Knox to the alleged murder weapon is unsound, giving a boost to her appeal. The prosecution contends that the knife was used to stab Kercher in the neck and that it had been cleaned. The sample, however, was so small that forensic scientists were not able to double test it in accordance with international forensic science norms, which Knox's legal team says raises doubts about its validity.

Defense lawyers say the tiny metal clasp from Kercher's bra may have been contaminated because it was not collected as evidence until nearly six weeks after the killing. July 4, The judge in the libel case against Knox's parents resigns because he was involved in the trial of Knox and Sollecito.

Paolo Micheli says he will recuse himself. July 25, Court-appointed experts testify that police forensic scientists involved in the murder case made a series of glaring errors during their investigation.

In a point-by-point deconstruction, the experts say that because of the errors made by police during the original investigation, the evidence against Knox and Sollecito should be considered "inadmissible. September 5, Prosecutors fighting to keep Knox behind bars defend the DNA tests. As the appeal nears its end, Kercher's sister urges people not to get caught up in the details but to "please remember our beautiful Meredith. Italian state police forensic expert Patrizia Stefanoni defends the methods and equipment used in DNA tests for the investigation.

She says the machine used for the DNA examination was clean and rejects suggestions that Kercher's bra clasp had been contaminated.

September 7, He also turns down prosecution requests to introduce newly found records about the DNA tests and to hear a new witness. Knox's father, Curt, hails the rulings as "very good news for Amanda. September 23, Prosecutor Giancarlo Costagliola begins final arguments by urging jurors to put themselves in the shoes of the parents of Meredith Kercher, "a serious, studious girl whose life was taken away by these two kids from good families.

September 24, Prosecutor Manuela Comodi wraps up the prosecution summary by attacking the independent experts who question the DNA evidence, calling their review "embarrassing, inappropriate and presented in a hostile way. Naturally, all the documents have been censored to avoid showing the cadaver, per the Kercher family's request.

Crime scene surveys related to review of the wounds sustained by Meredith. The first document has a description of the more most significant knife wounds on the neck. Reports and presentations. The final autopsy report and the April 24, , report are both critical medical reports that illustrate the wounds and provide interesting analysis of the wounds, time of death, whether there was sexual violence, etc. Defense consultant reports. The Fortuni Reattelli report was for Guede's defense team.

GIP court consultant report. This is one of the three significant medical reports, in part because it itemizes the wounds in an orderly fashion. These files are highlighted notes and diagrams that show some of the wounds sustained by Meredith.

They do not constitute a complete 'wound map'. Various testimonies from different court proceedings related to wound analysis. But, in fact, the forefoot region of Guede's foot is neither longer nor wider that Raffaele's. The print was incorrectly measured. Closer inspection shows that the tip of the second toe blended with the top of the big toe.

The absorbent nature of the mat may have lea to natural spreading of blood and the print is bloody water, not pure blood.

At trial, Sollecito's forensics expert Francesco Vinci testified convincingly that the bathmat print did not match Raffaele's foot. It was recovered four or five feet away from where it was originally photographed.

But The Y-haplotype testing for the bra clasp showed peaks belonging to at least three unknown male profiles, besides the one attributed to Raffaele Sollecito, strongly suggesting contamination.