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  • Amanda Knox: Innocence Doubted by Raffaele Sollecito

    Amanda Knox: Innocence Doubted by Raffaele Sollecito

    Fingers continue to be pointed in all directions and details continue to emerge in the aftermath of the ruling for the Amanda Knox retrial. Knox’s former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, was recently quoted as doubting his ex-girlfriend’s innocence in the Meredith Kercher murder case. Sollecito shared, “I don’t want to be punished for, nor have to continue to justify, those things that regard you and not me.”

    During an interview an the Today show, Sollecito admitted to asking Knox questions regarding her behavior during the initial onslaught of the investigation. “Certainly I asked her questions. Why did you take a shower? Why did she spent so much time there?”

    It appears to many that Knox’s former boyfriend is making a concerted effort to separate himself from her. According to legal analyst Lisa Bloom, “I think he’s distancing himself from her. He’s saying that there is some evidence that may apply to her, which doesn’t apply to him.”

    During an appearance on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, Sollecito expressed his shock at being targeted a suspect where he believes his connection with Knox is what prompted the target. “Why do they convict me? Why do [they] put me on the corner and say that I’m guilty just because in their minds I have to be guilty because I was her boyfriend. It doesn’t make any sense to me.”

    There was a time when Sollecito defended both his and Knox’s innocence. “I don’t know what to think, because objectively, there’s nothing against me and nothing very strong against Amanda,” he said.

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  • Millionaire Arsonist Found Guilty, Drops Dead in Courtroom

    Michael Marin was found guilty of arson in an Arizona courtroom yesterday, then fell to the floor in convulsions before dying. Prosecutors at the trial claimed that in 2009 the man set his multi-million dollar mansion on fire before making a “daring escape” from the property while wearing scuba gear. It was claimed that Marin committed arson because he couldn’t afford his mortgage payments and couldn’t find any buyers for the house. Chalk up another victim of the great recession.

    But there is yet another twist to this story, because Marin did not simply have a heart attack from the shock of becoming a felon, or the prospect of spending years in jail. Speculation is flying that Marin, in fact, committed suicide while in the courtroom. A local television station has footage from the courtroom that appears to show the arsonist swallowing something that was held in his closed fist moments after the verdict is read. Minutes later, he collapsed in the courtroom, and later died at a hospital. Watch below as Marin slips his hand over his mouth and appears to swallow:

    Though no one will know the truth until toxicology reports on his body are completed, it seems clear that Marin took his own life with the help of poison or drugs. If that is the case, there will most likely be investigations into how he was able to obtain the substance and smuggle it into the courtroom.

    (via First Coast News)