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Convict's Testimony in Knox Case Blames Mystery Man
By Michelle Ruiz - AOL News(March 6) -- Yet another twist has emerged in the sensational Amanda Knox murder case, with a convict testifying that a mystery man was responsible for the death of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, and claiming Knox and her former boyfriend were not present at the time of the slaying. Knox, 22, and her Italian ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, 25, were convicted in December of sexually assaulting and killing Kercher in November 2007 in what prosecutors called a "brutal sex game." The trial sparked a media frenzy in Italy, while Knox supporters in the U.S. questioned whether she received a fair ...
Amanda Knox Gives Jailhouse Interview
By not in system - AOL NewsPERUGIA, Italy (Dec. 13) - Amanda Knox told The Associated Press from her jail cell Sunday that she is scared eight 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 student told an AP reporter during a 10-minute visit by two Italian lawmakers, prison officials and a pair of reporters in Capanne prison on the outskirts of Perugia. Knox has been jailed for two years since she was arrested a few days after the slaying of Meredith Kercher in the house the two ...
Shouldn't War Top Amanda Knox on Our Most-Read List?
By Joann M. Weiner - Politics DailyI was shocked to learn that four of the top-ten-most-read stories in Time magazine this week were about Tiger Woods and Amanda Knox. Although I have followed Tiger's career since 1997, when he burst on the golf scene, until last week, I had never heard of Amanda Knox. As I now know, Knox is a 22-year-old American exchange student who an Italian jury last Friday found guilty of murdering her British roommate two years earlier. A closer look at the most-read list showed just one serious topic –- the discovery of a planet-like object. Nowhere to be found on the list were articles about ...
Amanda Knox, in Extremis, Borrows From Susan Smith's Playbook
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyI admit I had not followed the case of Amanda Knox that closely. But after the Seattle college student was sentenced to 26 years in prison by an Italian court for involvement in her roommate's murder, the lurid true-life tale of gruesome crime and questionable punishment was impossible to miss. Her family wants U.S. government officials to get involved. Who can blame them? As Melinda points out, there are lots of questions about how the case and the evidence were handled. Knox, convicted with her Italian ex-boyfriend, will essentially get another chance with an automatic appeal. So ...
Amanda Knox: 'She-Devil' or Victim of Anti-Americanism?
By Melinda Henneberger - Politics DailyPerugia is quite a beautiful Umbrian college town, birthplace of Perugino – duh – and home to Pinturicchio. It's where they make those little individually wrapped chocolates called "Baci,'' which means "kisses" in Italian. Just like bubble gum that comes wrapped in a comic, every candy comes wrapped in a smoochy quote. I bought my husband his wedding ring there, on our honeymoon, which is a whole other story. ...
Five Things Amanda Knox Should Have Known Before Arriving in Italy
By Aaron Steiner - Politics Daily(Update, 6:45pm EST -- Amanda Knox was convicted late Friday in the throat-slashing murder of her former roommate in Perugia, Italy. Her parents and lawyers say they'll appeal, and we've not likely seen the end of this case yet.) Amanda Knox's parents and lawyers say prosecutors' claims are preposterous and imaginative. Cast as the "Devil with an Angel Face" from America, Knox has been tabloid fodder for the Italian press throughout the drawn-out trial, mostly depicted in a very unflattering way. Contrast that with her depiction in American media: a damsel in distress, facing an inhumane ...
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