DNA Evidence Used To Convict Amanda Knox Called ‘Unreliable’
June 29 2011, Published 2:00 p.m. ET
By Neil Woulfe - Breaking Celebrity News News Director
In what could be a major development for American exchange student Amanda Knox, some DNA evidence used in the case has been found to be “unreliable.”
Knox -- a 23-year-old from Seattle, Washington-- is currently appealing her 2009 conviction of sexually assaulting and murdering British student Meredith Kercher, with whom she shared an apartment with while both were exchange students in Perugia, Italy.
Knox received a 26-year sentence, while her ex-boyfriend and co-defendant Raffaele Sollecito was also convicted and sentenced to 25 years. (A third person, a drifter, was also convicted in the case).
On Wednesday, two court appointed DNA experts said that some of the evidence used to convict Knox is “unreliable.” The independent forensic experts said some of the DNA traces may have been contaminated and that the testing was below international stand