Knox Trial Resumes as Court Examines Knife

Prosecutors want to put Knox, Sollecito on trial a 3rd time

(NEWSER) - Amanda Knox moved back to Seattle after her murder conviction was overturned last October, but Italian prosecutors hope they haven't seen the last of her. They have, as expected, filed an appeal to reinstate her and Raffalle Sollecito's convictions for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher, reports the Guardian . Italy's supreme court can order a third trial if it decides legal procedures were not followed in the pair's retrial. More»

Prosecutors play tape of him being told Yeardley Love is dead

(NEWSER) - George Huguely cried in court today as prosecutors played a videotape of the police interview in which he was told on-and-off girlfriend Yeardley Love was dead, reports ABC News . In that interview, the University of Virginia senior admitted that he "shook her a little bit, and she started freaking out." He said he may have grabbed her neck "during all that commotion" as he tried to "restrain her," but he said he didn't think he hurt her. More»

George Huguely sent it to Yeardley Love days before her death

(NEWSER) - The high-profile murder trial involving two athletes at the University of Virginia got under way today, with the legal teams of George Huguely and victim Yeardley Love staking out their cases:

• Prosecutors: They opened with an email that Huguely sent to Love days before her death, reports the Washington Post . "I should have killed you," it read in part. They said Huguely broke down her bedroom door in a rage and shook her so violently that her head struck the wall.

Alyssa Bustamante admitted to murder in her diary

(NEWSER) - A Prozac prescription may have led a teenager to murder a 9-year-old Missouri girl and describe it as "ahmazing," the News Tribune reports. Testifying today at the trial of Alyssa Bustamante—who has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder—defense witness Dr. Edwin Johnstone said that Prozac "needs to be prescribed in a very careful way." He noted reports that showed "an abundance of suicides and violent events, including homicides" among Prozac users, particularly younger ones. More»

She'll head back as tourist, and to testify at parents' slander trial

(NEWSER) - Amanda Knox spent fours years in an Italian prison before her murder conviction was tossed out, but now she's ready to head back to Italy. She still "loves Italy," and will likely travel there as a tourist, her attorney tells ABC News . She's also planning to go in the fall to testify at her parents' slander trial. Curt Knox was charged with slander after he told an Italian newspaper that local cops roughed up his daughter. Her mom was also charged when she said Amanda was warned that she'd never see her parents again. A preliminary hearing in the slander case was held yesterday. Knox is expected to be the only defense witness at the upcoming trial. More»