You have to accept that Amanda is a proven liar.
Right from the start she..
1) Lied about Mez's door always being closed.
Oh, c'mon! Are we going to go through the door again?
At any rate here's Massei on it:
Massei PMF 31 said:
Filomena Romanelli had ascertained from a quick check of her room, even though (it was) in a complete mess with the windowpane broken, that nothing was missing. Nonetheless, what Amanda had told her about the front door being found open, about the presence of blood stains found in the bathroom used by Amanda and Meredith, and about the discovery of the two mobile phones, created a worrisome situation, all the more so because there was no news about Meredith and the door of her room appeared to be locked.
This last circumstance, downplayed by Amanda, who said that even when she went to the bathroom for a shower Meredith always locked the door to her room (see declarations of Marco Zaroli, page 180, hearing of February 6, 2009 and declarations of Luca Altieri, page 218, hearing of February 6, 2009), had alarmed Ms. Romanelli more. She said she was aware of only once, when she had returned to England and had been away for a few days, that Meredith had locked the door of her room. (This circumstance was confirmed by Laura Mezzetti, page 6, hearing of February 14, 2009).
It was in this context, full of anxiety and concern, that the decision was made by the four young people – Filomena Romanelli, Paola Grande, Luca Altieri, and Marco Zaroli - to break down the door of the room of Meredith Susanna Cara Kercher.
Nevertheless, with regard to this specific aspect – the locked door and the decision to break it down – some - to say the least - contradictory elements had emerged: Amanda, as has already been reported, had stated that Meredith always locked the door to her room and therefore it was normal that it was locked; Raffaele Sollecito had tried to break down the door with a kick, thus putting in action behaviour which contradicted the normality of the locked door claimed by Amanda; strangely, however, he had not persisted in his effort to break down the door, which had suffered only a scratch, and notwithstanding that he had not been able to offer genuine resistance to a greater and effective determination – as is evidenced by the fact that Luca Altieri, a little later, had been able to force it with a kick and a blow from his shoulder – he had not tried again to force the door.
Unfortunately the venue, (CNN In Sessions) where I often read Amanda's testimony and knew where things were, was erased for some reason. However as I recall, Amanda whose Italian was marginal at this point, testified she was simply trying to say it wasn't
always unlocked. Whereas Filomena is trying to say Amanda
meant something unlikely--that Meredith locked her door even when she took a shower. How do you suppose that works out with the key and all in her bathrobe and everything?
Why did Amanda correct Filomena when she said the door was never locked? Maybe just a quick comment to keep hope alive, that maybe just because the door was locked it didn't mean the worst had happened, something they were probably all thinking at the time judging by their actions.
What exactly were they trying to imply by all this? Amanda and Raffaele who'd called Filomena repeatedly, called Raffaele's sister, called Amanda's mom a few times, called Meredith's phones several times, and finally called the
Carabinieri, were somehow trying to
delay the discovery of the body? They were discovering it and sounding the alarm! When the Postal Police showed up they invited them in to investigate, showing them things that had worried them. However the mind of Mignini takes the fact that Raffaele failed to break down the door and Amanda misspoke or was misheard in a language she was learning as somehow 'proof' they were trying to avoid people discovering the body? How stupid is that?
In the context of the situation doesn't it seem more likely the quick comment was garbled somehow and misunderstood? Isn't relying on out of context words of dubious reliability more a statement of how warped Mignini's perception is and how weak the case he was trying to make was? He takes something like this and tries to pretend it 'proves' two things, that Amanda was trying to delay the discovery of the body, and then as 'proof' she's a 'liar' when I think the body of evidence actually suggests attempting to do that is suggestive of how disingenuous his contention was, and the desperate tactics he needed to employ.
Massei PMF 31 said:
2) Lied about Mez being a close friend of hers.
'Lied?' I don't recall an exact quote of that nature, but she might have said it. I do know she also pointed out in court that they'd only known each other a couple months, a statement of fact that ought to qualify that. There's never been anything to suggest Amanda had any reason to think her and Meredith weren't friends, and the evidence suggests Meredith reciprocated. If you look at the nature of the 'complaints' she apparently voiced to her English friends behind Amanda's back, they're the same sort of thing married couples or any roommates might say of another.
I don't think it was to the credit of those English girls or Meredith's memory to reveal such things, but it was elicited by tabloids and those girls, no more wiser in the ways of the world than Amanda and Raffaele, might well have felt pressured to say
something, thus they did. It's pretty meaningless when you come down to it, they might have queried Meredith about Amanda and the evidence suggests most of the reports were good, but apparently Meredith gave them the 'lowdown' on Amanda's Seattle habit of conserving water by not flushing urine and her not realizing the brush needed to be used as she was unfamiliar with
European water conservation efforts regarding toilets. It might have been even in mirth, we do not know. 'Well like all Yanks she doesn't know how to use a bathroom and I had to explain what the bidet was for' or something like that. It sounds like she also thought it odd Amanda kept items like condoms and the keychain vibrator in the bathroom as opposed to her own room, but so what?
All the witnesses testified under oath otherwise...THEY told the truth!
It's merely a difference between how one characterizes a relationship. Amanda from all accounts had a good relationship with Meredith, the English girls and the boys downstairs including her boyfriend confirmed that. I couldn't find Laura or Filomena's testimony on it which was stronger than this, but here's what some of Meredith's friends and acquaintances said:
Massei PMF 37 said:
Sophie Purton declared that she had met Meredith on September 2nd and that they had taken to seeing each other nearly every day. Meredith was rather carefree and happy. Her relationship with Amanda was good, even though some things that annoyed Meredith. In particular, she was annoyed by Amanda’s bathroom habits.
Giacomo Silenzi:
Massei PMF 39 said:
The relationship between Amanda and Meredith was normal and friendly. Now and again, they would have dinner and spend time all together. This happened either in the girls’ house or in theirs, downstairs. It happened that other guys took part in such gatherings, like Giorgio Cocciaretto, who used to visit the house.
Stefano Bonassi:
Massei PMF 40 said:
He knew the girls who lived upstairs, with whom he had become close friends, and they spent time together. He believed that there was a good relationship between the girls.
. Actually, I've found your informed analysis and objectivity on this case hard to fault, and a real resource in understanding this case. If only certain others imagining themselves to be authorities on the details of the case could be as impartial.