Verdict Reached in Knox Case

American student, co-defendant will learn their fate at 6pm ET
By Marie Morris,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 4, 2009 3:12 PM CST
Verdict Reached in Knox Case
British university student Meredith Kercher, 22, who was studying in Perugia, Italy, when she was found dead in the apartment she shared with American student Amanda Knox.   (AP Photo/Police, h.o.)

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 former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito will also learn his fate this evening.
(More Meredith Kercher stories.)

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