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Magazine Pairs Amanda Knox Cover Story With A Knives Set Giveaway

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If you’re a reader of Italy’s Oggi magazine, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself receiving a little extra gift with your next magazine purchase. And we’re not talking about a dinky little tin ring or plastic animal figurine or strain of E. coli in your Cracker Jack box, no sir: You’ll get a set of four knives, and what appears to be a pizza cutter! …Right alongside a cover story declaring that “Amanda Knox è Libera” (“Amanda Knox is Free”). As in, the very same Amanda Knox whom, as you may be aware, was recently declared not guilty of having participated in the stabbing death of her flatmate in Italy.

We verified that the photo above is definitely not a hoax or Photoshop job. In fact, a source in Italy tells us that the magazine “teased last week that they would be giving away knives!”

Now, it’s important to note that this magazine, which is something like Italy’s version of People, routinely features giveaways, and there’s a distinct possibility that the pairing of a knives set and a cover story on a young woman who had been embroiled in a case involving a brutal stabbing is merely coincidental. Still: It most certainly gets attention! We wonder why Sports Illustrated never decided to capitalize on the O.J. Simpson trial by giving away a pair of gloves, or why Parenting never featured a cover story on Casey Anthony with the chance to win a “mom’s night out for you and your friends.” Seize the fervor, you know?

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  • Anonymous

    knox has invited her italian boyfriend/accomplice to visit her.
    is there anyway we can get casey anthony to join them for a three-some, so that justice for caylee is finally achieved?

  • Anonymous

    Haha, that’s very funny. The Italians have a great sense of piquant–not acerbic–humor. You can imagine what they think of slasher Amanda walking free. Flopsy Knoxy isn’t nearly as hot as cutie Casey Anthony.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FSPIVAFYI672OH5NOKVRTEZA4U MadCharles

    That’s balls…

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  • http://www.facebook.com/jim.h.sr1 Jim Harrington Sr

    Every pic of Amanda looks like she is getting ready to blast a dukey…jus sayin….

  • Ucorky

    I am so sick of seeing her face. Does she every friggin smile?

  • http://www.shoppinglove.org yatoomall11
  • Anonymous

    Lets put her on a pollyragph and take bets. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GGHV4B7E5XE3X5FAZGNRGZZMWE steven

    YOU’RE AN ASSHOLE.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GGHV4B7E5XE3X5FAZGNRGZZMWE steven

    YOU ARE A BIGGER ASSHOLE

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GGHV4B7E5XE3X5FAZGNRGZZMWE steven

    YOU’RE JUST A JERKOFF

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GGHV4B7E5XE3X5FAZGNRGZZMWE steven

    WOULD YOU SMILE IF SOME COMMIE WOP GOVERNMENT THREW YOU IN PRISON FOR 4 YEARS OF YOUR YOUNG LIFE FOR SOMETHING A NEGRO ALREADY CONFESSED TO DOING?

  • kea

    Another whore gets away with murder. This is same as Casey Anthony whore. Lets make some money. The news media are whores . Lets they have no honor or class. They sold out years ago . Whores

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_RBNY6MYCSAGLXQTCMJWWVQX244 James

    Judgement Day comes for everyone after their last breath.

    Jesus saves!

  • Keir Heath

    Is this all you do- write obscenities to people who make comments?

  • Anonymous

    And little steven is an oral orifice with warts.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Paolo-Caruso/1778940602 Paolo Caruso

    I see in your photo, you are wearing a uniform…. frightening indeed.   Good thing its a dated photo and you probably living on your commie debt supported US pension.  Maybe you can have Amanda come and babysit your hillbilly grand kids. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Paolo-Caruso/1778940602 Paolo Caruso

    You can invite OJ so Casey wont feel like such a third wheel.

  • AuthorizedUser

    I can’t believe how ignorant you comment-posters make yourselves out to be. Unintelligent comments backed by hatred. Really, you don’t add anything to the article or to the post-read dialogue. 

    BTW… Amanda was cleared of all charges. She may be guilty in the court of public opinion, but she’s been cleared! You have no idea whether she did it or not. You sit back, get spoon fed media hype, make your decision, and ignorantly blather it (here’s where your ignorance comes into play). A court found her innocent and she went home. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FJLZZWLQJOCU74CYGV5IDP45KM Nada Thing

    The magazine is on the cutting edge… Great promotion!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ryan-Lege/100001430519198 Ryan Lege

    DNA disreputable, no motive, a clean record, and a convicted, corrupt Prosecutor with a past of ruining peoples lives!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ryan-Lege/100001430519198 Ryan Lege

    She won’t answer for this one because she didn’t do it!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IJ4I7WFS6DP3BSEF5DGRCTWFRQ Karl Magnus

    LOL Smart Marketing!
    Hey, the chick did it. No ifs ands, or buts adoubt it. (yes, i know)
    If “respectable” American news outlets (like ABC) can support the Knox family in Italy, why shouldn’t EYEtalians also profit? ~An “Ugly American” floosie~ whacked her kinky opposition – all for an Italian guy.  LOL
    Next Up: Amanda Knox InfoMercials selling Ginsu knives.
    Step up, Beni Hana! (chuckle)

    ~(Ä)~

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IJ4I7WFS6DP3BSEF5DGRCTWFRQ Karl Magnus

    “Flopsy Knoxy” – I’m stealin’ that!
    ~(Ä)~

  • abbey

    And rightly so.  It is obvious she killed her roommate.  One sick, twisted cookie.  But nowadays every trial has to include DNA…..(what did they ever do without it???)…..to the exclusion of common sense.  Amanda belongs right there with OJ Simson and Casey Anthony.  Another  travesty of justice.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IJ4I7WFS6DP3BSEF5DGRCTWFRQ Karl Magnus

    Uh huh …
    And my name is Ted Bundy. I’ve been incognito since escaping “Old Sparky”.
    ~(Ä)~

  • abbey

    “cutting”……I like that.

  • abbey

    Dont forget OJ!!!  He too, can join in the festivities.

  • Madwilliamflint

    Oh I disagree with that.  They’re both pretty cute but my future widow definitely wins out.

  • Madwilliamflint

    He may be. I know I certainly am.  But does being an asshole make him wrong?  I don’t think so.

    Cain ’12!

    ;-)

  • Abbey

    OJ Simspon  and Casey Anthony were cleared of all charges, too.

  • Madwilliamflint

    ..passes to Moses who shoots AND SCORES!!!

  • abbey

    And then she tried to implicate another black….cool….the lying sack of s – - t!  Hopefully, she never gets to live a normal life.  We must never let her forget!

  • Anonymous

    WOP means” without papers”,they’re Dagos.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NQCQ5HYQWKWZAVWQYW6XYOGELE Ernest

    and what makes you right??

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NQCQ5HYQWKWZAVWQYW6XYOGELE Ernest

    make no sense!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NQCQ5HYQWKWZAVWQYW6XYOGELE Ernest

    no ifs or buts?  …yeah, like you know!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NQCQ5HYQWKWZAVWQYW6XYOGELE Ernest

    no ifs or buts?  …yeah, like you know!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IJ4I7WFS6DP3BSEF5DGRCTWFRQ Karl Magnus

    Clinically Certified Forensic Examiner here. You?
    ~(Ä)~

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IJ4I7WFS6DP3BSEF5DGRCTWFRQ Karl Magnus

    Clinically Certified Forensic Examiner here. You?
    ~(Ä)~

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_OBATGNFCGQKNE22KXXSFJLRWHY Dusty

    And here I thought only American media was tasteless….

  • abbey

    I want an Amanda Knox costume for Halloween!

  • Wiley Gesticulator

    Obvious?  The only “obvious” thing here is that you’re clueless.  Please tell me you’re not a registered voter.

  • Rubydid

    Big deal.  You still don’t know what happened.

  • Roze

    So, what exactly makes all of you believe that she DID do it? She’s innocent, they caught the negro who really did it, end of story. Negroes rape and kills women every day, you just don’t see it in the PC news…instead they try to blame innocent White kids.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax

    He’s wrong because he’s an idiot. He’s an asshole because acts on his stupidity. You’re an asshole for not doing your own research and cool because you like Cain. Now go do some research. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax

    You’re a Tea Party person so you shuld be smarter than the take back wall street protesters. Stop making us look bad and research afew things about Knox.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax

    http://salem-news.com/articles/december042010/amanda-know.php

    There I did it for all you lazy idiots.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax

    If I say your a slasher does that make it true? Knox is way hotter. But you can stick with those 4′s and 5′s.

    http://salem-news.com/articles/december042010/amanda-know.php

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax

    I personally havn’t seen one educated comment up here, atleast above so yeah go ahead Steven. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax

    I would bet money Steven would kick your ass. And with a name like that you should know better than to insult an American Veteran who probably save your ass many times over. Douche bag.  

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax

    Abbey you stupid bitch. It was after 56hrs of no sleep and it was hypothetical. Here you lazy sack…
    http://salem-news.com/articles/december042010/amanda-know.php

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax

    Yeah that prosecutor will pay.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax

    Karl you’re the dumbest SOB on here. Read this article and pray this never happens to you cause no one will come save you. http://salem-news.com/articles/december042010/amanda-know.php

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax

    For the real truth and to smack down all you idiots who don’t research the facts and just make stupid comments   http://salem-news.com/articles/december042010/amanda-know.php

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax

    For the real truth and to smack down all you idiots who don’t research the facts and just make stupid comments   http://salem-news.com/articles/december042010/amanda-know.php

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax
  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_D4G2W5QFFKB4UIKSENHIH46H2I Dylan Roberts

    THE B  i t c h Knox ADMITTED TO THE KILLING OF KERCHER.   She then CHANGED her story to LIES.  B i t c h KNOX is an ACTRESS, A LIAR & A MURDERER.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_D4G2W5QFFKB4UIKSENHIH46H2I Dylan Roberts

    THE B  i t c h Knox ADMITTED TO THE KILLING OF KERCHER.   She then CHANGED her story to LIES.  B i t c h KNOX is an ACTRESS, A LIAR & A MURDERER.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_D4G2W5QFFKB4UIKSENHIH46H2I Dylan Roberts

    THE B  i t c h Knox ADMITTED TO THE KILLING OF KERCHER.   She then CHANGED her story to LIES.  B i t c h KNOX is an ACTRESS, A LIAR & A MURDERER.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_D4G2W5QFFKB4UIKSENHIH46H2I Dylan Roberts

    THE B  i t c h Knox ADMITTED TO THE KILLING OF KERCHER.   She then CHANGED her story to LIES.  B i t c h KNOX is an ACTRESS, A LIAR & A MURDERER.

  • http://twitter.com/wildmanbill Bill White

    Yep…OJ did it….Casey Anthony did it….Rudy did it….not Amanda. Cain/Newt ’12.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax
  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax
  • andrew

    This case is why, even with all of its problems, the US justice system is the worlds best.  Knox should have never been convicted in the first place.  The case had more holes and tainted evidence than is even remotely acceptable.  You cannot convict someone of a capital crime when there is tainted evidence and conflicting testimony.  Did she do something wrong?  Probably.  Is she innocent?  No.  But was there enough evidence to convict her of murder?  Absolutely not.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax

    Lets do it. But then lets put you on one and take bets you’re a loser. http://salem-news.com/articles/december042010/amanda-know.php

  • Brassavola01

    your screen name is a give away_you are a jerko

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax

    Kea you’re a whore and so is your mom. http://salem-news.com/articles/december042010/amanda-know.php

  • Brassavola01

    teapartySOB, ??-he is shunting tea party!!!,

  • andrew

    By the way, for those who would say there is enough “preponderance of evidence” to say she “did something”…that logic may hold weight on some civil cases, but not when someone’s life and livelihood hangs in the balance.  The Italian Justice system showed why reasonable doubt must be the standard:  tainted evidence, conflicting testimony, and lazy prosecutors all raise enough issues that it would be wrong to convict.  

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6KRHXVK5ZCSWJ5GJQ5Z6GIJICA Dax

    Karl the only thing you’re certified at is taking it up the you know what. You f…ing liar. http://salem-news.com/articles/december042010/amanda-know.php

  • Vasallese

    please stop posting your stupid remarks.

  • Ladycelticpoet

    You left one out!!!  Amanda did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Ele Mauri

    Paranoici, siete solo paranoici!

  • Anonymous

    You are mistaken. Never did she admit murdering Meredith. She did give a false statement implicating Patrik.

  • sanbro

    Amanda Knox and OJ Simpson have a couple of things in common:
    1- They are both born on July 9th
    2- They were both acquitted on October 3rd
    3- They both used knives and stabbed their victims in the neck
    4- They both belong in jail.

  • Nosesa

    no but if a GOVERNMENT set free a murder, like always happend in italy (i’m italian 70% of murder is without a guilty), nobody can be happy about this. But also 2 american pilot kills 20 italians in a game with a plane (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strage_del_Cermis) and nobody say nothing because we have to be friendly with the american. But remember, we have to be friendly also with a murderer

  • Nosesa

    no but if a GOVERNMENT set free a murder, like always happend in italy (i’m italian 70% of murder is without a guilty), nobody can be happy about this. But also 2 american pilot kills 20 italians in a game with a plane (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strage_del_Cermis) and nobody say nothing because we have to be friendly with the american. But remember, we have to be friendly also with a murderer

  • Nosesa

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