The Police didn't botch the operation.
The only person who, from the beginning, has been totally at fault, was that insane, lunatic prosecutor, Gulio Mignini, with his perverted "satanic sex game" fantasies.
He is a religious fanatic, and a devil worship fantasist.
The Police were just doing their job (although yes, they were incompetent).
Everyone's hearts go out to the poor Kerchers ... including Amanda's.
The Kerchers were disgracefully let down by the Italian authorities, who pursued this laughable and ludicrous case against two of Meredith's friends, simply to support the ego of a sick Italian prosecutor, Gulio Mignini. Because of Mignini's sick fantasies, the world's attention was distracted away from the real killer ... Rudy Guede ... who, because of Mignini's plea bargaining, will walk free after serving just 8 years.
The whole thing has been a total farce from day one.