This post is for Stilicho. He made comments about this list that was compiled to try and discredit my website. I had some time so I broke down the list. This is an extremely weak attempt to discredit me. I am actually surprised that a list this weak would even be posted.
From The Machine (Harry Rag) Here are some Bruce Fisher's factual inaccuracies:
1. "Mignini sold this ridiculous story to a jury and they bought it."
Bruce: If I remember correctly, Amanda and Raffaele were convicted. This is a true statement.
The 'bought it' part is correct. The 'ridiculous story' part not so much.
2. Mignini already had a history of dreaming up "satanic ritualistic murder fantasies".
Bruce: This is a true statement. Read The Monster of Florence.
I still not seen a direct quote from Mignini confirming this little gem.
3. Mignini already had a "past history of corruption".
Bruce: This is a true statement. Read The Monster of Florence.
Can you give a cite or quotation? This book is not available here.
4. "The interrogation of Amanda Knox was illegal."
Bruce: The Italian supreme court ruled that portions of Amanda's interrogation were illegal because she did not have an attorney present. Italy may not use the term "Illegal" as we do in the US.
Don't you think it would have been just a little bit more honest if you included the highlighted sentence on your website? Especially considering that your target audience is mostly American.
5. Amanda Knox was questioned for 14 hours.
Bruce: Amanda was questioned for many hours in the days leading up to her arrest. This statement is not on the site however.
Ok, but you'll agree (i hope) that when people say Amanda was questioned for 14 hours that the impression given is of one interrogation lasting 14 hours.
6. "Suffering from extreme exhaustion with no food nor water, after a long and grueling interrogation, twenty year old college student Amanda Knox gave in to the interrogators demands by describing an imaginary dream or vision."
Bruce: This is a true statement. Amanda stated that she described a vision.
I believe you are well aware that the issue has to do with the highlighted part of that statement.
7. "Amanda consistently told the same story over and over again. She repeatedly told the truth."
Bruce: This is a true statement. Amanda repeatedly told the police the same story leading up to the 5th.
Again, you well know that the issue is whether or not Amanda told the truth.
8. "Physical force was also used on Amanda and she was lied to intentionally to make her believe the police had evidence against her."
Bruce: This is a true statement. Amanda was hit. I know we disagree. I believe Amanda.
You are free to believe what you want, that however doesn't make it true.
9. "One technique is to ask the suspect to imagine hypothetical scenarios. The interrogators feed the information that they want the suspect to imagine. Over long a long drawn out interrogation, the suspect gets confused and starts trying to comply with the request being made to imagine the scenarios. This is exactly what they did to Amanda Knox."
Bruce: This is a true statement. This is a very common interrogation tactic.
Were it not for the fact that Amanda did not have a long, drawn out interrogation.
10. "It's possible the investigators were also targeting Lumumba because of the African hair that may have been found at the scene. Lumumba, of course, was African."
Bruce: This was taken out of context. The Machine (Harry Rag) likes to do this. PMF applauds him for it. Here is what the site says:
It was reported that Investigators found hair at the crime seen believed to belong to an African male. This was mentioned in early reporting but was never mentioned at trial. As it turns out, the hair could have belonged to Meredith.
It's possible the investigators were also targeting Lumumba because of the African hair that may have been found at the scene. Lumumba, of course, was African.
Ok, maybe... can you explain this a little more?
11. "The finger prints pointed to a known criminal. This criminal was an African male named Rudy Guede."
Bruce: This is a true statement. Rudy Guede was then and still is a criminal and he is African.
Ok, but loose with interpretations... but ok.
12. “A sample was taken from the knife blade and was tested for blood. The result was negative. There was no blood on the knife.”
Bruce: This is a true statement. The knife tested negative for blood.
Ok
13. "There was no DNA on the blade."
Bruce: This sentence was pulled out of a paragraph discussing the testing done on the knife before the low copy DNA testing was done. PMF should be embarrased to be using these tactics to try and discredit me. Here is what I actually said:
Italian forensic police expert Patrizia Stefanoni performed the DNA testing on the knife. When the knife was tested, Amanda's DNA was found on the handle. This was expected because Amanda often prepared meals at Raffaele's apartment. She used the knife for cooking.
A sample was taken from the knife blade and was tested for blood. The result was negative. There was no blood on the knife. This needs to be repeated,
THERE WAS NO BLOOD ON THE KNIFE.
What was left of the sample from the blade was tested for DNA.. The results were negative.There was no DNA on the blade.
I'll take your word for it that the discussion took place before LCN testing took place.
14. "The DNA found on the knife came from the lab."
Bruce: This is my opinion. Here is another sentence that The Machine (Harry Rag) plucked out of a paragraph. This is a really poor attempt to discredit a website.
Perhaps, I do note however that unlike with some of the previous examples you are not providing us with the context in which you made the statement, which makes it clear that it's just your opinion and not a fact.
15. "No other knives were taken from Raffaele's apartment."
Bruce: No other knives were taken from the kitchen. There was one more knife in the drawer. Neither of the knives looked like murder weapons so why not test them both? I looked at the video repeatedly and it is impossible to tell if the second knife had a tip or if it was rounded. It doesn't matter anyway. Other items should have been tested from that drawer as a control.
I believe people take issue with your statement because it gives the impression that there were more knives in that drawer that could have been murder weapons.
16. "The outside shutters were open."
Bruce: The Machine (Harry Rag) likes to pull sentences out of paragraphs. Why not post the entire paragraph? Anyway, The shutters did not close properly and Filomena did not rmemebr if she had closed them. Either way, it would have taken Guede seconds to hop up and open the shutters and than jump back down to the ground and throw the rock.
Didn't Filomena testify that she did close the shutters?
17. "They never photographed any glass on top of the clothes."
Bruce: I have not seen any photographs of glass on top of the clothes. This is not an important statement because the clothes were on the floor before the window was broken. The clothes were not there from a staged break in. They were there because Filomena left them there. Filomena's room was not clean. She left clothes on the floor.
You could/should have stopped after that first sentence.
18. "There was absolutely no proof presented in court showing any clean up."
Bruce: This is a true statement. It was insinuated that the luminol testing proved there was a clean up. This is completely false. There was no evidence pointing to Amanda and Raffaele so they must have cleaned it up. That is the prosecution's position. There was no proof of any clean up presented in court.
Ok, I'm not familiar enough with all the court proceedings so I'll take your word for it.
19. "The clasp was not discovered until 47 days had passed."
Bruce: The Machine (Harry Rag) is insinuating that I worded this improperly. He will say that the clasp was discovered along with the bra but the investigators decided to leave it on the floor. Either way, my point is very clear. The clasp was not handled properly by the investigators.
I'd have to agree with Harry in this case. It is worded improperly.
20. "In the 47 days that the clasp was on the floor it was moved around the room and ended up in a pile of garbage."
Bruce: This is a true statement. I have the video showing the clasp in different locations. I also have the video showing the investigators retrieving it from a pile of garbage.
OK
21. "There is no evidence whatsoever placing Amanda Knox or Raffaele Sollecito in the room at the time of Meredith's murder."
Bruce: This is a true statement. The Machine(Harry Rag) is still spreading lies about the shoe prints in the murder room. It has been proven that all shoe prints, set in Meredith's blood, in the murder room, belong to Rudy Guede. The clasp is not credible evidence. So, like I said, There is no evidence whatsoever placing Amanda Knox or Raffaele Sollecito in the room at the time of Meredith's murder.
Ok
22. "So in conclusion, the bra clasp tested positive for the DNA of Raffaele and many other people that visited the apartment."
Bruce: This is what my site actually says: So in conclusion, the bra clasp tested positive for the DNA of Raffaele and most likely several other people that visited the apartment. In other words, the bra clasp proves nothing.
It's still pretty poorly worded.
