2.  2007, Indiana  911 call ID-ing 14-yr-old Amanda Brinker’s body on river’s edge  Large, bloody gash on back of head  Autopsy – 7-8 blows to head with blunt object – multiple deep lacerations, skull fracture, bleeding and swelling of brain

3.  Police found lots of blood in grassy area – killed there and then moved to river  20 yr-old Jesse Pitts called in 911 – kept changing story:  1 st – found body  2 nd – w/ Amanda when another man attacked her  3 rd – he fought with her, knocked her down where she hit her head

4.  4 th – swinging metal pipe found on trail, accidentally hitting Amanda when she was too close  Searched car/home – blood-spattered clothing, jack handle covered in blood, hair, fibers  Handle consistent with wounds; DNA analysis – blood and hair = Amanda’s

5.  Arrested, tried, convicted of murder  Sentenced to 65 years

6.  2007, Italy  Meredith Kercher – murdered in her room  Police returned 2 cell phones to house owner; met Amanda Knox & bf Raffaele Sollecito outside who called police to report broken window & suspected burglary  Inside, nothing missing; but Kercher’s door locked

7.  Body on bed w/ wounds from sharp, pointed weapon on neck  Strange behavior, changing stories – Knox, Sollecito = suspects  Kercher’s date = Rudy Guede – also suspect (at house)  Guede – left bloody handprint in Kercher’s room – convicted of murder (16 years)

8.  At first, murder weapon – penknife (3.5 inch long, 1 inch wide) – confiscated from Sollecito, but no DNA linking to crime  At trial, 6.5 inch kitchen knife = murder weapon (found at Sollecito’s home, Knox’s DNA on handle)  Not sure if Kercher’s DNA on blade

9.  Coroner – at least 1 wound by 3 – 3.5 inch blade  Expert – wound should have been larger, if done by kitchen knife  Angle of neck, elasticity of tissues could have affected wounds  Knox and Sollecito guilty; life sentences

10.  Appealed, freed (after 4 yrs served), retried and found guilty again  More appeals – finally acquitted by highest court (3/27/15)

11.  Trauma Surgeon - in military or emergency rooms