MAMA MIA! ITALIAN COPS BOTCHED AMANDA KNOX CASE

ITALIAN FORENSIC cops made a staggering number of errors during the sensational Amanda Knox, left, investigation. Foxy Knoxy, her Italian boyfriend and another man were convicted of murdering British exchange student Meredith Kercher, right, during a sex game gone awry in November 2007.  The 24-year-old Seattle native was sentenced to 26 years in prison.
But now, experts testifying in her appeal say the Italian cops' findings were Bologna. Knox was convicted on two key pieces of evidence: a 30-centimeter (12-inch) kitchen knife and a clasp from Meredith's bloodied bra.
Two independent, court-appointed experts -- professors
Carla Vecchiotti and Stefano Conti -- were scathing of the methods used by Italian CSI. Conti even showed a clip of two cops collecting the bra clasp--six weeks after the murder and in a different place. You could hear the gasps in court.
Conti said even though gloves were worn, grubby dirt marks could clearly be seen on the thumb and forefinger of one of the cops. He testified: "We can see from these circumstances proper protocol was not followed." MORE ON FOXY KNOXY'S APPEAL

DNA USED TO CONVICT AMANDA KNOX 'UNRELIABLE'

AN EXPLOSIVE revelation has come out of Amanda 'Foxy Knoxy' Knox's appeal in Italy: the DNA evidence used to convict her was "unreliable" and likely contaminated, an Italian newspaper reported Wednesday. The leaked review will likely be made public Thursday.
The report was ordered by the judge hearing Knox's appeal. The 23-year-old Seattle native was convicted along with two men in the sickening slaying of her roommate, pretty Brit student Meredith Kercher. It was believed the murder was the result of a drug-fuelled sex game gone awry.
According to the paper: The original case was told Knox's DNA was found on the knife believed to be the murder weapon and traces of Kercher's DNA was found on the blade.
But the report found that the genetic profile attributed to Meredith may not be usable. It also says that traces of beau Rafael Sollecito's DNA found on the clasp of Kercher's bra strap could have come from atmospheric contamination and pointed to mistakes in the tests.
Foxy Knoxy is serving 25 years in the Casa Del Jailo for the crime. She has denied involvement, as has Sollecito. MORE ON FOXY KNOXY

ITALIAN CONS TELL COURT: AMANDA KNOX IS INNOCENT

TWO Italian jailbirds have testified that Amanda 'Foxy Knoxy' Knox was NOT involved in the slaying of British student Meredith Kercher. However, according to CNN, they differed on who the real killer is. The Seattle exchange student was sentenced last year to 26 years in prison for the death of  Kercher at a house the two shared in Perugia, the central Italian town where both were students. It was theorize Kercher was killed when a sex game went awry. Knox has also maintained she is innocent.
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MAMA MIA! JERSEY SHORE SNOOKI WRECKS COP CAR

THAT'S AMORE! Or some such thing. Uber-tanned reality star, boozehound and all round role model Snooki is up to her old antics in the old country. Snooki AKA Nicole Polizzi, who jumped to the head of the class in the fame game thanks to the crass Jersey Shore, reportedly rear-ended a cop car while filming the series in Florence, Italy. Co-star Deena Cortese and another crew member were also in the car and were not iunjured, however, the cops suffered whiplash and minor injuries. A Shore source told our pals at TMZ that --shockingly--no booze was involved. Snooki was not arrested. This is not the first controversy the kids from Jersey Shore have suffered
during the journey to Italia. Officials in Florence have banned the crew from shooting at many of its more famous locations including the Uffizi gallery and the Boboli Gardens. And... they can't be filmed in bars and clubs or be filmed boozing in public. The mayor laughably wants the show to promote Italy.

AMANDA KNOX SOBS TO ITALIAN COURT: 'I'M INNOCENT'

THE NOTORIOUS Amanda Knox, AKA Foxy Knoxy told an Italian court Saturday she is innocent. DNA experts looking at the case have been given extra time. Foxy Knoxy was sentenced in December 2009 to 26 years in prison for the brutal slaying of British student Meredith Kercher. The two shared a house in Perugia.  Cops believed the murder was triggered by a drug-fuelled sex game that turned violent. MORE ON FOXY KNOXY