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The [[Massei Trial|trial of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito]] took place, in Perugia, between January and December 2009. The presiding judge was Dr Giancarlo Massei, assisted by a second professional judge, Dr Beatrice Cristiani,  and six '{{Glossary|lay judges}}'. Knox and Sollecito were found guilty of murder, sexual assault and other charges related to the case. In accordance with Italian law, the judges produced a report detailing their interpretation of the evidence and the thought processes that led to their verdict. This document is sometimes referred to in English as a "{{Glossary|motivations report}}" or as a "sentencing report": often just by the name of the presiding judge - the "Massei Report". It runs to 427 pages.

A team of unpaid volunteers who are regular posters on the <ext>http://www.perugiamurderfile.org::Perugiamurderfile.org</ext> message board, devoted to discussing the murder of Meredith Kercher, undertook the translation of the entire document into English. The translation and editorial team was international in its make-up, with at least four continents represented including Europe, both North and South America and Australasia.  Some but not all of the individuals who worked on the translation are professional translators; others were asked to proofread sections of a technical nature because of their expertise in certain areas (forensics, DNA, molecular biology, IT, criminal law, etc.). 

*Volunteers at Perugiamurderfile.org also produced an English language summary, which condenses the 427 page report into a pdf, just over 20 pages long, with page  number references to the original report. [[Summary of the Massei Report]]

*A witness by witness accounting of the testimony is also available here: [[Massei Trial]] 

*The report is a public document, available in Italian, from various sources, including here at [[The Massei Report]]

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