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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

The Baron, the Pillow, and the Wardrobe

posted by on November 20 at 11:31 AM

Today, that mysterious fourth suspect in the Amanda Knox case was arrested on a train in Germany. According to Newsweek:

The detained man is 21-year-old Rudy Hermann Guede, an immigrant from the Ivory Coast who authorities say has spent most of his life in Italy. According to investigators, Guede’s blood-soaked fingerprints were found on a pillowcase in Kercher’s bedroom…

Known locally as “the baron,” Guede was said to be a fixture among the foreign student population, and police say he has a criminal record for selling drugs—something that allowed them to match his prints with those in the house. Locals also say he was a regular client at Lumumba’s club, Le Chic. The Italian press reported that Guede disappeared in the days following Kercher’s murder, telling friends, “I’m going dancing in Milan.”

Now about Kercher’s wardrobe (if you’re squeamish, you might want to skip this):

As police hunted for Guede early this week, they continued to release further details about the gruesome sexual torture and murder. Police now say that “unequivocal proof” shows that Kercher did not die on her bed, as was previously thought, but was forced to kneel in front of a closet in her bedroom as she was sexually assaulted and her throat was cut. Police hypothesize that her body was then dragged across the room, where it was found under the flowered duvet from her bed. Investigators also said that both Knox and Sollecito made reference to “the wardrobe” in their initial interrogations, and that those statements were “psychologically significant,” since Kercher’s body was found across the room. The fatal stab wound, say police, was in fact inflicted in front of the closet. A coroner’s report says that Kercher was probably conscious in the two hours that it took for her to bleed to death, but that the nature of her injuries made it impossible for her to call for help.

Jesus. The full story—with mug shots of Guede—is here.

UPDATE: The Congolese suspect has been released from police custody.

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1

Let everyone go and put all of the blame on Knox.

Posted by Mr. Poe | November 20, 2007 11:43 AM
2

What, for being a bad writer and smoking hash in a foreign country? Next you'll be saying we should burn her at the stake.

Posted by Greg | November 20, 2007 12:00 PM
3

This Guede guy looks suspiciously like Tu Pac!

Posted by mackavelli | November 20, 2007 12:11 PM
4

Two HOURS??? Sick MFs. They should get the same treatment.

Posted by subwlf | November 20, 2007 12:23 PM
5

They released him?

I thought the MSM had already tried and convicted him?

Where's the (fake) justice?

Posted by Will in Seattle | November 20, 2007 12:26 PM
6

The police are trying them, in the media. Why the constant trickle of new releases? Apparently they can't tell the difference between one African dude and another. I think the police in Italy are incompetent and are trying to let the papers do their work for them. Chance of fair trial? Zero.

Posted by Fnarf | November 20, 2007 12:32 PM
7

I'd love to see toxicology reports on them all on the night of the murder. I'll bet that would explain a lot.

Posted by It's Mark Mitchell | November 20, 2007 12:42 PM
8

Good point, @7. They were probably drinking that demon drug alcohol.

Posted by Will in Seattle | November 20, 2007 2:10 PM
9

They were probably high as fuck on donkey that night, but that shouldn't diminish the charges should they be proven guilty. It's still your job to know what kind of asshole your are when you're high.

Posted by Dougsf | November 20, 2007 5:27 PM
10

Man, she tried the okey doke-brought it to Europe-I can't believe she blamed the black guy-oh man-i am laughing in a sad, sad way. Seriously? Still? The next time I get blamed for anything I'm saying, "the white girl did it". Man. Still?

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