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Forum: Trials and Errors 5th August 2021, 10:50 AM
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Posted By NotEvenWrong
On the other hand, your post does kind of make...

On the other hand, your post does kind of make sense in light of the actual court findings and we assume you’re talking about Rudy being a sociopath: Rudy Guede killed Meredith Kercher after she...
Forum: Trials and Errors 5th August 2021, 10:42 AM
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Views: 294,816
Posted By NotEvenWrong
But they were found innocent. That’s like, the...

But they were found innocent. That’s like, the opposite of guilty.

Remember how you guys talked about how the Italian legal process was a multi stage affair with appeals and all that, and that the...
Forum: Trials and Errors 3rd August 2021, 02:55 PM
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Posted By NotEvenWrong
An interesting perspective that I’m pretty sure I...

An interesting perspective that I’m pretty sure I agree with. Piggybacking off this:

What do you think about people who speculate about Guede’s motivations? Particularly people who say there is no...
Forum: Trials and Errors 2nd August 2021, 10:45 AM
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Views: 294,816
Posted By NotEvenWrong
What, it’s only been 14 years lmao. How long do...

What, it’s only been 14 years lmao. How long do you think it should take to figure out a murder where a burglar broke into a cottage and left his DNA everywhere in the murder room? What if there was...
Forum: Trials and Errors 2nd August 2021, 09:10 AM
Replies: 3,931
Views: 294,816
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Vixen, No one, except you, claimed Rudy “hid...

Vixen,
No one, except you, claimed Rudy “hid behind a bush”. He probably broke the window with the normal sized rock, walked away, observed from a distance if anyone noticed, then came back later...
Forum: Trials and Errors 1st August 2021, 12:05 PM
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Views: 294,816
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Oh wait Vixen was wrong in every way possible....

Oh wait Vixen was wrong in every way possible. Crap.

Did we ever figure out if the burglar who broke into the cottage and had his DNA all over the murder room committed the murder?
Forum: Trials and Errors 1st August 2021, 10:19 AM
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Views: 294,816
Posted By NotEvenWrong
In fact, and hear me out on this, maybe part of...

In fact, and hear me out on this, maybe part of the reason Rudy threw a normal sized rock through the window, rather than climbing 13 ft 4 inches in the air first and then breaking the window with a...
Forum: Trials and Errors 1st August 2021, 09:27 AM
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Views: 294,816
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Vixen, Why did Rudy Guede carry a hammer with...

Vixen,
Why did Rudy Guede carry a hammer with him to break windows if, as you say, no criminal would ever break in through windows because doing so would “gash [their] jugular vein”?

Do you think...
Forum: Trials and Errors 1st August 2021, 08:17 AM
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Views: 294,816
Posted By NotEvenWrong
So your theory is that, among other things, the...

So your theory is that, among other things, the burglar who carried a hammer for burglarizing homes could not have possibly attempted to burglarize a home by himself, and also that no burglar in the...
Forum: Trials and Errors 1st August 2021, 07:38 AM
Replies: 3,931
Views: 294,816
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Did the Italian Courts have any detailed...

Did the Italian Courts have any detailed discussions during proceedings about how burglars never use rocks to break windows because they’re really noisy, and no burglar has ever done this in the...
Forum: Trials and Errors 1st August 2021, 07:32 AM
Replies: 3,931
Views: 294,816
Posted By NotEvenWrong
So, just so we’re clear, you are arguing that the...

So, just so we’re clear, you are arguing that the burglar who was breaking into the cottage did not use a rock to break into the cottage. The rock just happened to be laying in the room with glass...
Forum: Trials and Errors 1st August 2021, 03:37 AM
Replies: 3,931
Views: 294,816
Posted By NotEvenWrong
If, after 14 years, one of the more important...

If, after 14 years, one of the more important assumptions of your argument is that no burglar has ever broken a window with a rock, do you think you may be struggling a bit here? Maybe it’s time to...
Forum: Trials and Errors 1st August 2021, 02:29 AM
Replies: 3,931
Views: 294,816
Posted By NotEvenWrong
So given that a burglar doesn’t want to be caught...

So given that a burglar doesn’t want to be caught in the act, they would prefer to throw a rock at a distance to break the window and see if anyone reacts first (showing that no one is home), rather...
Forum: Trials and Errors 31st July 2021, 01:48 PM
Replies: 3,931
Views: 294,816
Posted By NotEvenWrong
It’s been a while. I’m a little rusty at this and...

It’s been a while. I’m a little rusty at this and to be fair I could never tell when a guilter was being serious or not.... But are you saying that you find it unbelievable that a burglar would throw...
Forum: Trials and Errors 2nd January 2021, 07:33 AM
Replies: 3,931
Views: 294,816
Posted By NotEvenWrong
One thing that I heard from the tabloids is that...

One thing that I heard from the tabloids is that Amanda Knox did a cartwheel — does this not immediately imply she orchestrated a pagan sex orgy where Meredith was killed? Some may say it unlikely...
Forum: Trials and Errors 1st January 2021, 02:56 PM
Replies: 3,931
Views: 294,816
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Guys I don't mean to sound like a complete...

Guys I don't mean to sound like a complete blithering idiot but have you considered the possibility that tabloids from 2007 are the most accurate source for information on this case? Like maybe they...
Forum: Trials and Errors 29th December 2020, 09:07 PM
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Views: 294,816
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Hi first time poster here as well. I heard...

Hi first time poster here as well.

I heard the prosecutor in this case was into satanic conspiracy theories and stated that Knox teamed up with her Italian bf and a grifter she did not know for a...
Forum: Trials and Errors 1st November 2019, 08:10 AM
Replies: 3,906
Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Vixen this was literally refuted (by me, and...

Vixen this was literally refuted (by me, and probably others) in March 2016. Methos, who is the man by the way (or woman), somehow remembered the exchange and posted the link. We cited David Balding...
Forum: Trials and Errors 28th October 2019, 09:05 AM
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Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Edited to remove breach of rule 12

Edited to remove breach of rule 12
Forum: Trials and Errors 28th October 2019, 06:14 AM
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Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Vixen, the scientist and scholar of TJMK: You...

Vixen, the scientist and scholar of TJMK:
You said,



This is false. 100% irrefutably false. A male has mtDNA. Period. Since it is contained in the cells of said male, it can be sequenced.
...
Forum: Trials and Errors 28th October 2019, 05:27 AM
Replies: 3,906
Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Vixen, This is a bit of a word salad, and I'm...

Vixen,
This is a bit of a word salad, and I'm not exactly sure what you're saying, but I'll continue as this may be a learning experience for you.

You are correct that "bodily" (lol) cells...
Forum: Trials and Errors 28th October 2019, 04:35 AM
Replies: 3,906
Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Vixen, Males have mitochondrial DNA. Thus they...

Vixen,
Males have mitochondrial DNA. Thus they can be tested for it. mtDNA is only inherited maternally. That doesn't mean males don't have it.

Honestly, can you please just stop? Read a damn...
Forum: Trials and Errors 27th October 2019, 05:05 AM
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Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
I mean, without watching the documentary, I'm...

I mean, without watching the documentary, I'm guessing the talcum powder demonstration was just showing how a substance can transfer to an object without directly touching it through indirect...
Forum: Trials and Errors 27th October 2019, 05:00 AM
Replies: 3,906
Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Egad! Good point Planigale. Not only did poor ol'...

Egad! Good point Planigale. Not only did poor ol' Vixen not even use the right compound nor use the right substrate, she clearly lied (again!!! how many lies does Vixen have in her?) that she...
Forum: Trials and Errors 26th October 2019, 02:19 PM
Replies: 3,906
Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Wait a minute. I got notified a bunch of my...

Wait a minute. I got notified a bunch of my posts, all requesting a citation and quote (to a poster who had the book with them at that very second) were moved.

Is there a rule against THAT now??
Forum: Trials and Errors 26th October 2019, 04:55 AM
Replies: 3,906
Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Vixen, Typically, a scientist (of which you are...

Vixen,
Typically, a scientist (of which you are clearly one, as we can see from your intellect), when performing an experiment, will use the same substance in their method of testing as the one...
Forum: Trials and Errors 24th October 2019, 01:59 PM
Replies: 3,906
Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Hi Vixen, Since you have the book right in...

Hi Vixen,
Since you have the book right in front of you and you are currently quoting passages, could you quote and provide the surrounding context for your claim that Peter Gill said secondary...
Forum: Trials and Errors 24th October 2019, 12:31 PM
Replies: 3,906
Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
The table of contents says that section is titled...

The table of contents says that section is titled "Persistence of a DNA Profile Transferred to Fingernails 7 Days Prior to Its Recovery".

It doesn't sound like that section has much to do with...
Forum: Trials and Errors 24th October 2019, 12:25 PM
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Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Post the exact passage please. With the...

Post the exact passage please. With the surrounding context.
Forum: Trials and Errors 24th October 2019, 11:26 AM
Replies: 3,906
Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Can anyone find the source for this Peter Gill...

Can anyone find the source for this Peter Gill quote that Vixen keeps parading around? When I look, I can only find some random ass articles on TJMK mentioning this, written by someone named KrissyG...
Forum: Trials and Errors 24th October 2019, 09:40 AM
Replies: 3,906
Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
No, I think he is claiming that the visibly dirty...

No, I think he is claiming that the visibly dirty glove (dirty means it wasn't a fresh, sterile glove Vixen; i.e. it had touched something already) picked up Rafaelle's DNA and indirectly transferred...
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd October 2019, 10:36 AM
Replies: 3,906
Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Oh there she is. Back to defend her ketchup...

Oh there she is. Back to defend her ketchup transfer theory of forensic genetics. Thank god.

To address your above post Vixen (for at least the 10th time over the years), the point of science,...
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd October 2019, 10:12 AM
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Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Vixen's Ph.D. thesis on the dynamics of ketchup...

Vixen's Ph.D. thesis on the dynamics of ketchup transfer, applied to forensic genetics:

https://i.imgur.com/y56WI.gif
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd October 2019, 10:07 AM
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Posted By NotEvenWrong
She's an expert in the physics of ketchup...

She's an expert in the physics of ketchup transfer?
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd October 2019, 09:47 AM
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Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Vixen is just strawmanning here and has been for...

Vixen is just strawmanning here and has been for 12 years. She can't address the actual argument (it was transferred indirectly due to poor evidence collection procedures; proven by actual video...
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd October 2019, 07:29 AM
Replies: 3,906
Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
bagels, Numbers: Have you guys considered the...

bagels, Numbers:
Have you guys considered the possibility that DNA transfer may be like peanut butter or even Hershey syrup? Perhaps we're doing this science thing all wrong.
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd October 2019, 06:05 AM
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Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Now, given that we know Vixen and her chums are...

Now, given that we know Vixen and her chums are not, in fact, bat**** insane, and we have overwhelming scientific proof that indirect DNA transfer can and does happen, particularly under the...
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd October 2019, 06:02 AM
Replies: 3,906
Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Oh and Peter Gill never stated that. Just to...

Oh and Peter Gill never stated that. Just to clarify: you completely made that up.

I'm not saying you're a pathological liar, Vixen. It just seems like you have a compulsive urge to lie about...
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd October 2019, 05:59 AM
Replies: 3,906
Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
One thing to note, is that in this paper, they...

One thing to note, is that in this paper, they don't use ketchup to test the dynamics of DNA transfer. They use DNA. Flippin' amazing. Some interesting passages in this paper, published in Forensic...
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd October 2019, 05:44 AM
Replies: 3,906
Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
So here is an actual review of the literature on...

So here is an actual review of the literature on DNA transfer by actual professional scientists:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1872497318303958

They refer to how DNA...
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd October 2019, 02:27 AM
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Posted By NotEvenWrong
Vixen Only an ignorant moron would use...

Vixen

Only an ignorant moron would use talcum powder as an example of DNA transfer.

Also, Vixen

Here, let's use ketchup.
Forum: Trials and Errors 22nd October 2019, 04:52 PM
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Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Vixen DNA, being a fungus, often sporulates...

Vixen

DNA, being a fungus, often sporulates under the right conditions, such as Samhain murder rituals perpetrated by a slut, burglar, and Italian mobster.

One can often see when this happens...
Forum: Trials and Errors 22nd October 2019, 12:10 AM
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Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Dear Vixen, The courts found them innocent. ...

Dear Vixen,
The courts found them innocent.

Regards,
NotEvenWrong

PS -- WTF :confused:
Forum: Trials and Errors 21st October 2019, 12:33 AM
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Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
What an interesting chain of posts. Vixen,...

What an interesting chain of posts.

Vixen, where did you originally get Peter Gill's age from? Did you entirely fabricate his age in an attempt to discredit him and his scientific expertise,...
Forum: Trials and Errors 20th October 2019, 05:19 PM
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Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Vixen, sweetheart, while we acknowledge you are a...

Vixen, sweetheart, while we acknowledge you are a world-class scientist and scholar, doesn't it make you scratch your head a bit that every professional scientist that has looked at the forensic...
Forum: Trials and Errors 20th October 2019, 10:57 AM
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Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
I'd say this is one of the most idiotic things...

I'd say this is one of the most idiotic things I've ever heard, but it's not. This is middle of the road for you.

"Contamination" does not mean "replicate itself out of nowhere". It means it was...
Forum: Trials and Errors 13th October 2019, 05:04 PM
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Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
I go back and forth between being sure Vixen's a...

I go back and forth between being sure Vixen's a troll and think "haha look at the troll no way she actually believes that nice work Vixen." and thinking "holy crap Vixen actually believes that". Not...
Forum: Trials and Errors 13th October 2019, 05:01 PM
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Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Is this real life? Vixen...…. have you...

Is this real life?

Vixen...…. have you considered the possibility that you just string scientific sounding words together (that maybe you saw on a TV show one time) to sound "sciencey", but you...
Forum: Trials and Errors 10th October 2019, 06:51 PM
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Views: 216,505
Posted By NotEvenWrong
Vixen, Now now. This is the internet and there...

Vixen,
Now now. This is the internet and there is a record of the things you write. whoanellie generously provided a link to your original statement:

"Likewise, DNA, being a protein, doesn't...
Forum: Trials and Errors 10th October 2019, 11:19 AM
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Posted By NotEvenWrong
Did Vixen and her chums actually try to argue DNA...

Did Vixen and her chums actually try to argue DNA is a protein and cells are extracted from their nuclei? This can't be real.
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