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Knox Murder Trial Begins Tomorrow

Italian police still have little evidence in death of British roomie

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Jan 15, 2009 12:03 PM CST
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(Newser) – The murder trial of 21-year-old American Amanda Knox begins in Italy tomorrow, though police have gathered little more than her roommate Meredith Kercher’s dead body as evidence since the 2007 murder, Der Spiegel reports. The sexual crime involving two promising college students and several shady Italian men has the nation engrossed, with motive speculations varying from revenge to a sex game gone awry.

Knox appeared to be a sheltered all-American girl who kept records of her first affairs with men in rowdy Perugia. Her original alibi—a boyfriend with whom she spent the night—seemed innocently believable. But the Seattle native has since switched stories, adding to mounting suspicion against her. From jail, she writes, “The truth is that I no longer know what the truth is.”

A photo taken Nov. 2, 2007 shows Amanda Knox with boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, looking on outside the crime scene. Both are being held for the murder.
A photo taken Nov. 2, 2007 shows Amanda Knox with boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, looking on outside the crime scene. Both are being held for the murder.   (AP Photo)
Knox, 21, will stand trial for allegedly murdering her roommate beginning tomorrow in Perugia, Italy.
Knox, 21, will stand trial for allegedly murdering her roommate beginning tomorrow in Perugia, Italy.   (AP Photo)
The family of Meredith Kercher, from left: the sister Stephanie and the two brothers Lyle and John look on during the press conference in Perugia. They maintain she is innocent.
The family of Meredith Kercher, from left: the sister Stephanie and the two brothers Lyle and John look on during the press conference in Perugia. They maintain she is innocent.   (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Arline Kercher, left, the mother of slain British student Meredith Kercher, arrives at the Perugia's court last October.
Arline Kercher, left, the mother of slain British student Meredith Kercher, arrives at the Perugia's court last October.   (AP Photo/Antoino Calanni)
22-year-old British university student Meredith Kercher enrolled for a year of study in Perugia. She was found dead half-naked in a pool of blood Nov. 2, 2007.
22-year-old British university student Meredith Kercher enrolled for a year of study in Perugia. She was found dead half-naked in a pool of blood Nov. 2, 2007.   (AP Photo)
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