Amanda Knox trial

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Forensic Expert Defends Knox DNA Analysis

DNA expert threatens to take critics to court

(Newser) - Amanda Knox's appeal of her murder conviction has just gotten harder: A forensic scientist involved in her conviction is promising to refute an independent report that declared the DNA evidence she gave was unreliable , reports the Guardian . "I am angry about the false statements in this report and...

Amanda Knox 'Shocked' by Rudy Guede's Accusation

Fellow convict tells court Knox and her boyfriend are guilty

(Newser) - Amanda Knox was “shocked” that a fellow convict in the murder of Meredith Kercher accused her of the crime, she told the court today. Rudy Guede, a drifter from the Ivory Coast, today confirmed a letter he’d written to his lawyers last year blaming the crime on Knox...

Convicts: Knox Wasn't at Murder Scene

Say Rudy Guede told them in prison he and a friend killed Meredith Kercher

(Newser) - A parade of convicted criminals are today trying to do what Amanda Knox's defense could not: Convince a Perugia court that the American exchange student had nothing to do with the murder of British roommate Meredith Kercher. Mario Alessi today testified that another man convicted in Kercher's murder,...

Murder Scene Yanked From Knox Movie

Controversial film still criticized, despite edits

(Newser) - The Amanda Knox movie just got a last-second edit: The scene in which a screaming, half-dressed Meredith Kercher is stabbed to death has been cut from the final version of the controversial TV movie, reports the Telegraph . The movie does, however, still feature one of Kercher's assailants watching the killing....

Emotional Amanda Knox: I Am Not 'Diabolical'

Tells appeals court her conviction was a 'huge mistake'

(Newser) - Amanda Knox made a tearful plea to the Italian court hearing the appeal of her murder conviction today. "I am unjustly convicted," said the 23-year-old American serving a 26-year sentence. She called her conviction a "huge mistake" and said she's been "broken" by the three years...

Amanda Knox Appeal Begins
 Amanda Knox Appeal Begins 
Nov 24, 2010 2:02 PM CST

Amanda Knox Appeal Begins

Defense to challenge conviction 'from A to Z'

(Newser) - Round 2 begins: Amanda Knox appeared back in court in Italy yesterday to begin her appeal of a murder conviction in the slaying of Meredith Kercher, the New York Times reports. By the looks of things, attention hasn't waned: “We have to get used to the idea that this...

Book: Prison Turns 'Angel Face' Knox Into Tough Con
Prison Turning 'Angel Face' Knox Into Tough Con
new book
Sep 27, 2010 4:24 AM CDT

Prison Turning 'Angel Face' Knox Into Tough Con

Ex-inmate's memoir offers glimpse of world behind bars

(Newser) - Prison has been no party for Amanda Knox , claims a new memoir written by a woman incarcerated with the killer. The book, Passeggiando con Amanda—'Walking with Amanda' —chronicles Knox's transformation from fresh-faced undergraduate to hardened prison vet over the course of her trial for the death of Meredith...

Amanda Knox: 'I Am Scared'
 Amanda Knox: 
 'I Am Scared' 
Dec 13, 2009 12:35 PM CST

Amanda Knox: 'I Am Scared'

In jailhouse interview, American says she remains hopeful

(Newser) - Amanda Knox is scared but hopeful 8 days after an Italian court sentenced her to 26 years in prison for the murder of her British roommate."I am scared because I don't know what is going on," the 22-year-old American said during a 10-minute visit to her 97-square-foot...

Amanda Knox Innocent, Verdict 'Absurd': Ex
Amanda Knox Innocent, Verdict 'Absurd': Ex
co-defendant speaks
Dec 11, 2009 4:44 PM CST

Amanda Knox Innocent, Verdict 'Absurd': Ex

Co-defendant Raffaele Sollecito also insists in his own innocence

(Newser) - The former boyfriend who was convicted of murder along with Amanda Knox says the 22-year-old American isn't capable of killing anyone. In a prison interview, Raffaele Sollecito described Knox as a "very sweet girl" and said her conviction in the murder of Meredith Kercher was "absurd and inadmissible....

Amanda Knox: 'My Rights Were Respected'

In prison interview, says she still has faith in Italian justice

(Newser) - Amanda Knox says her “rights were respected” in the murder trial that ended with a 26-year sentence for her, and that she expects to be freed on appeal. “I still have faith in Italian justice,” she told a Parliamentary deputy who visited her in prison, perhaps, the...

Why Knox Got an Extra Year in the Clink
 Why Knox Got 
 an Extra Year 
 in the Clink 



AND OTHER QUESTIONS
Dec 8, 2009 10:50 AM CST

Why Knox Got an Extra Year in the Clink

Slate visits some puzzlers from the Knox trial answered

(Newser) - The Amanda Knox trial has left a lot of unanswered questions, and some totally answerable ones. Slate’s Explainer feature tackles the latter:
  • Why did Knox get 26 years, while Raffaele Sollecito only got 25? Knox got an extra year for falsely accusing an innocent man (she accused the bar
...

Italian Courts Face Growing Knox Backlash

Glacial pace, leaked evidence, 'anti-Americanism' draws fire

(Newser) - Amanda Knox has served just a few days as a murder convict, but she'll have another year under her belt before an appeal gets under way, and questions about the fairness of her trial continue to pour in, reports the Independent . The open flow of information between cops and journos,...

Knox Family Visits Tired, 'Upset' Amanda

'We told her that she's gonna get out of here'

(Newser) - Amanda Knox sought comfort from visiting family members today on her first day in prison since being convicted of murdering her British roommate. "Amanda, like the rest of us, is extremely disappointed, upset about the decision," said her mother, Edda Mellas. "We told her that she's gonna...

Kerchers Welcome 'A Little Bit of Justice'

But Amanda Knox conviction doesn't end family's ordeal

(Newser) - Meredith Kercher’s family expressed satisfaction with the guilty verdict last night against those accused in her murder, Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito. "It brings a little bit of justice for us and for her,” said her sister, speaking at a press conference in Perugia, Italy, just hours...

Amanda Knox Trial: the Unanswered Questions

Verdict leaves troubling issues, from lack of motive to weak evidence

(Newser) - The verdict was swift, but the 11-month-long trial of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, convicted of murdering British student Meredith Kercher, failed to answer these nagging questions, the Telegraph reports:
  • What was the motive? Prosecutors said it was a four-way sex game, but the perpetrators barely knew each other. The
...

Knox Found Guilty of Murder
 Knox Found Guilty of Murder 
updated
Dec 4, 2009 5:52 PM CST

Knox Found Guilty of Murder

Italian jury convicts American student of killing roommate

(Newser) - Amanda Knox was found guilty today of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher and sentenced to 26 years in an Italian prison. The 22-year-old American, who cried as the verdict was read, was found guilty of 11 counts related to the crime. Co-defendant and former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito was also convicted...

Verdict Reached in Knox Case
 Verdict 
 Reached 
 in Knox Case 
kercher murder trial
Dec 4, 2009 3:12 PM CST

Verdict Reached in Knox Case

American student, co-defendant will learn their fate at 6pm ET

(Newser) - An Italian court will announce the verdict in the Amanda Knox murder trial tonight at midnight in Perugia, 3pm in Knox's hometown of Seattle, numerous news outlets are reporting. Knox, 22, has been in custody for the 2-plus years since the death of her roommate, British student Meredith Kercher. Knox's...

Amanda Knox Verdict May Come Today

Jurors in Italy begin deliberations in murder case

(Newser) - Jurors in the Amanda Knox trial in Italy have begun deliberations and are expected to have a verdict today or tomorrow. Knox and co-defendant Raffaele Sollecito face life sentences if convicted of murdering Meredith Kercher in 2007. Knox, a Seattle native, made an emotional appeal to jurors yesterday to not...

I'm No Murderer, Knox Tells Court
 I'm No Murderer, 
 Knox Tells Court 
KERCHER TRIAL
Dec 3, 2009 1:01 PM CST

I'm No Murderer, Knox Tells Court

Yes you are, says Kercher's lawyer—you did cartwheels

(Newser) - Amanda Knox today made her final, impassioned plea to the jury in the Meredith Kercher murder trial. The American defendant told the court that behind her placid demeanor, she is “not calm” but “confused, sad, frustrated,” and “afraid of having the mask of a murderer forced...

Knox's Lawyer Bawls in Court
 Knox's Lawyer Bawls in Court 
Dec 2, 2009 12:16 PM CST

Knox's Lawyer Bawls in Court

Tearful Ghirga says client a victim of botched investigation

(Newser) - Amanda Knox’s lawyer brought out the waterworks in the final day of summations in her murder trial today, reports ABC News , offering a tearful plea for her freedom. Luciano Ghirga decried the Knox’s abusive interrogation and called the prosecution’s evidence faulty. “Amanda was a victim of...

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