Amanda Knox is suspected in the slaying of Meredith Kercher while the two students were in Italy. According to Italian prosecutors, Amanda Knox allegedly tried to convince Meredith Kercher to join a sexual orgy, and when Meredith...
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Amanda Knox is suspected in the slaying of Meredith Kercher while the two students were in Italy. According to Italian prosecutors, Amanda Knox allegedly tried to convince Meredith Kercher to join a sexual orgy, and when Meredith declined, Amanda stabbed her with a pocket knife.
Knox, her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 23, and Patrick Diya Lumumba, a 37-year-old bar owner, have been arrested and are being held pending charges of murder and sexual assault.
Defendant Amanda Knox (R) arrives at the Meredith Kercher trial for the closing arguments on December 3, 2009 in Perugia, Italy. (Getty Images) more pics » Amanda Knox was found guilty Thursday for the stabbing death of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy. The 22-year-old American has been sentenced to a 26-year life sentence for the crime, along with Italian co-defendant Raffaele Sollecito , 25. Amanda Knox (ngepress.com) Knox's family plans to give a short statement outside... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will provide consular support for U.S. exchange student Amanda Knox as she appeals her conviction in Italy in a high profile murder case, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday. "I understand that there will be appeals taken, and we will follow that. And of course, I stand ready to meet with anyone who wishes to discuss this case further," Clinton said. The American student from Seattle was sentenced by an Italian court to 26 years in... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will provide consular support for U.S. exchange student Amanda Knox as she appeals her conviction in Italy in a high profile murder case, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday. "I understand that there will be appeals taken, and we will follow that. And of course, I stand ready to meet with anyone who wishes to discuss this case further," Clinton said. The American student from Seattle was sentenced by an Italian court to 26 years in prison... Read Full Story
The mother of US student Amanda Knox said Monday that she promised her daughter that "we will fight" for her release, as the young woman began serving a 26-year prison term for murdering her British housemate in Italy. Edda Mellas was able to visit her jailed daughter over the weekend, hours after Knox was convicted by two judges and six Italian jurors of murdering British exchange student Meredith Kercher in the cottage the two young women shared in Perugia, Mellas said in an interview with... Read Full Story
The conviction by an Italian court of US student Amanda Knox for the murder of her British housemate showed deep flaws in Italy's justice system, the senator for Knox's home state of Washington said. "I am saddened by the verdict and I have serious questions about the Italian justice system and whether anti-Americanism tainted this trial," Senator Maria Cantwell said in a statement posted on her website Friday, the day Knox, 22, was convicted of murder by a court in Perugia. "The prosecution... Read Full Story
The conviction by an Italian court of US student Amanda Knox for the murder of her British housemate showed deep flaws in Italy's justice system, the senator for Knox's home state of Washington said. "I am saddened by the verdict and I have serious questions about the Italian justice system and whether anti-Americanism tainted this trial," Senator Maria Cantwell said in a statement posted on her website Friday, the day Knox, 22, was convicted of murder by a court in Perugia. "The prosecution... Read Full Story
Italy's foreign minister says there has been no adverse relations between Rome and Washington over the murder conviction of American student Amanda Knox in Italy. Knox got 26 years in prison for murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher. The guilty verdict has stirred fears of possible diplomatic repercussions among the longtime allies. But Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has quelled any speculations, saying Monday that no criticism had come from the U.S. State Department. He said it... Read Full Story
The US government said Monday it had no signs that a court in Italy failed to follow the country's laws when it found American Amanda Knox guilty of the murder of her British housemate. However, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will discuss the verdict with Senator Maria Cantwell, who said it raises "serious questions" about the Italian justice system, Clinton's spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters. "I don't have any indications to the contrary," Kelly said when asked if Knox was treated... Read Full Story
Amanda Knox spent her first night behind bars as a convicted murderer after an Italian court early Saturday found her guilty in the brutal 2007 killing of her British housemate. The 22-year-old was sent to prison for 26 years, while co-defendant Raffaele Sollecito, her new boyfriend at the time of the murder, was sentenced to 25 years for their roles in the sex murder of Meredith Kercher. Knox's family immediately said she would appeal the verdict. "We will continue to fight for her freedom... Read Full Story
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian court sentenced American student Amanda Knox to 26 years in prison and jailed her ex-boyfriend for 25 years after they were found guilty of murdering Knox's British roommate during a drunken sex game. Lawyers for Knox, 22, Raffaele Sollecito, 25, said they would appeal the sentences and Knox's family denounced the verdict as a "failure of the Italian judicial system." The November 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher and the defendant's 11-month trial in the... Read Full Story
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