toblin
December 7, 2009, 7:19pm
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<p>From what I think is a fair article about the case.
They convicted her unanimously, the disagreement was only on whether or not to give her a life sentence. “A life sentence would have been a death penalty,” one juror said. “They were too young and there was no motivation for the murder.”</p>
<p>Still, they believed wholeheartedly that she was involved. They valued the forensic evidence that Amanda’s parents say does not exist. They wondered why Amanda’s DNA and Meredith’s blood was wiped away and recovered with Luminol. They thought it was Raffaele’s bloody footprint on the bathroom rug and his DNA on Meredith’s bra clasp. They believed the prosecutor’s testimony that Meredith’s DNA was on the blade of the knife that had Amanda’s DNA on the handle. They had the forensic evidence they needed to tie her to the murder, they said in off-the-record interviews after the hearing.
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<p>Reading some of the comments made here, I would say it’s a sad fact that some people in our society hold a duel and very malicious standard when it comes to gender and accountability. </p>
<p>[Link</a> to article](<a href=“The Daily Beast: The Latest in Politics, Media & Entertainment News ”>The Daily Beast: The Latest in Politics, Media & Entertainment News )</p>