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Injustice in Perugia
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Rudy Guede was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of Meredith Kercher. His sentence was reduced to 16 years on appeal and later confirmed by Italy's Supreme Court.

Rudy Guede was a drug dealer that was well known by the police. He had also been arrested for theft. It was reported that he had a knife in his possession at the time of his arrest. He became a suspect in the Meredith Kercher murder after his bloody fingerprint was discovered at the crime scene. Rudy's finger prints were on file from a previous arrest in Milan.

The owner of a Milan nursery school testified in court that Rudy Guede had broken into her school and stolen a big kitchen knife. Nursery school owner Maria del Prato testified that she had stopped by her school Saturday Oct. 27, when it was closed, and came upon Guede in her office.

"I asked him who he was," she told the court, "and he replied perfectly calmly, even though I had caught him red-handed." Del Prato said he told her he was "a kid from Perugia" who had arrived the night before and had nowhere to sleep.

Del Prato doubted his story, as her locker had been opened, and she said she believed Rudy was looking for something to steal. Some small change was missing, and Del Prato noticed Rudy had a laptop, but he told her it was his. When police arrived at the school, they searched Rudy's backpack and found a large knife with a 16-inch blade that had been taken from the school kitchen.

Rudy was later booked at a Milan police station and accused of theft, receiving stolen goods, and in possession of a weapon. He was also fingerprinted and then released. It was this arrest that put his finger prints on file allowing the police to identify him.

When police tried to contact Guede they discovered he had fled to Germany after the murder. He was stopped in Germany trying to board a train without a ticket and was immediately extradited back to Italy. Guede was confronted with overwhelming DNA evidence that put him at the crime scene at the time if the murder. He admitted to being at the house. Guede claimed he met Meredith at a bar and they both went back to Meredith's residence. He said that he and Meredith were  "fooling around" in Meredith's room. Guede claimed he started not feeling well and he needed to use the bathroom. He claimed he was listening to his ipod while using the bathroom. When he came out of the bathroom he found Meredith bleeding to death. He claims that he tried to stop the bleeding but he panicked and left. He was convinced that the color of his skin would be enough to attract the attention of the Italian police. He fled to Milan and then to Germany. His story was far from believable and he was quickly found guilty of murder.


The evidence against Rudy Guede:

Rudy admitted he was in the room.

Rudy's DNA was found all over the crime scene.

Rudy's DNA was found in and on Meredith's body.

Rudy's DNA along with Meredith’s blood, was found on Meredith's purse.

Rudy's excrement was found in the toilet.

Rudy's shoe prints, set in Meredith’s blood, were found in the bedroom and hallway.

Rudy's handprints, in Meredith’s blood, were found on a pillow case in Meredith's room and on her wall.

Rudy had a cut on his right hand that was still visible when he was arrested.

Rudy fled the country.


All of the evidence at the crime scene pointed to Rudy Guede. Amanda and Raffaele left no evidence at the crime scene. Why? Because Amanda and Raffaele were not there.

Rudy Guede murdered Meredith Kercher and he acted alone.


Links
Notes:
Fingerprint found at scene: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/nov/19/italy.internationalcrime
Bloody handprint - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22332240/
Guede's DNA found inside victim: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article2946813.ece
Rudy Guede