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Monday, April 25, 2011

Amanda Knox case being examined by Idaho Innocence Project (video) - National Crime | Examiner.com

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A group that has helped exonerate a number of people across the U.S. 
after examining evidence in criminal cases is now looking at the case of Amanda Knox, the American student convicted by an Italian court of the 2007 killing of her roommate.
Dr. Greg Hampikian, a professor of biology at Boise State University is the director of the Idaho Innocence Project and became interested in Knox after examining DNA evidence in the case.
“We take cases primarily from Idaho, we’re working on several cases right now in Idaho with people who claim to be innocent who are imprisoned,” Hampikian told KTVB.
Two years ago, he studied how DNA evidence is used in criminal cases abroad and “…was appalled.”
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Friday, April 22, 2011

DNA Expert claims Knox, Sollecito, innocent of murder

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Dr. Greg Hampikian is a professor of biology at Boise State University and the director of the Idaho Innocence Project.
“We take cases primarily from Idaho, we're working on several cases right now in Idaho with people who claim to be innocent who are imprisoned,” said Hampikian.
By using DNA evidence, the Idaho Innocence Project has helped to exonerate seven people across the country.  Hampikian's research has taken him around the world.
Two years ago, by chance he became involved with one of the most high profile international murder cases.
“I was trying to study how DNA evidence is used in other countries, and when I looked at the data -- I was appalled,” said Hampikian.
The data he was looking at was from the Amanda Knox case, an American student convicted of murdering her roommate at a home they shared in Perugia, Italy.  Knox, as well as her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, and another man, Rudy Guede, were all convicted in the murder of Meredith Kercher.
"The one piece of evidence that tied her to this case had such a low level of DNA with the victim on it that I think it was probably just one of these casual transfers, certainly not from a stabbing,” said Hampikian.
Hampikian volunteered his services to Knox's defense team.
After scouring over the evidence at his lab on the BSU campus, Dr. Hampikian says Knox and Sollecito are innocent of the crime.
DNA evidence points to Rudy Guede as the prime suspect. Read the full article here.  

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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Amanda Knox Is Innocent, Says BSU Researcher - KIVITV.COM | Boise. Breaking News, Weather and Sports

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