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Knox's Memoir Contradicts Her Prison Diary

Diary, letters have a much calmer tone, finds the BBC

(Newser) - Amanda Knox's new book describes a traumatic , harrowing ordeal as she was imprisoned for four years for a murder she says she didn't commit—but in some cases, the memoir is at odds with earlier accounts she gave, such as letters she wrote and even her own diary,...

Amanda Knox: &#39;For All Intents, I Was a Murderer&#39;
 Amanda Knox: 
 'For All Intents, 
 I Was a Murderer' 
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Apr 30, 2013 7:24 AM CDT

Amanda Knox: 'For All Intents, I Was a Murderer'

Freed convict opens up in interviews, new book

(Newser) - As Amanda Knox's new book hits the shelves, she's speaking to the media about the saga that saw her convicted of roommate Meredith Kercher's murder in Italy. Amid media scrutiny in the courtroom, "for all intents and purposes, I was a murderer—whether I was or...

Amanda Knox: I Considered Suicide

She writes about her desperation in upcoming memoir

(Newser) - Amanda Knox continues to raise her profile ahead of the April 30 release of her memoir Waiting to Be Heard. As a teaser to her interview with Diane Sawyer to air that night, ABC News reports that Knox reveals in the book that she considered suicide while in prison...

'Double Jeopardy' Could Block Knox Extradition

Experts say case could put US courts in uncharted territory

(Newser) - Amanda Knox won't be going back to Italy for her new murder trial , but if she is found guilty in absentia and appeals fail, she could be facing a mammoth legal battle at home in the US. If Italy seeks her extradition, American courts will have to decide whether...

Italy Orders Amanda Knox Be Retried

Court overturns Knox, Sollecito murder acquittals

(Newser) - The Amanda Knox legal drama isn't over yet. Italy's highest criminal court today overturned her 2011 acquittal in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial, reports the AP . The Court of Cassation ruled that an appeals court in Florence must re-hear the case against...

Knox Beau: We Were Odd, But Innocent

Pair made out while cops processed death scene, says Raffaele Sollecito

(Newser) - Amanda Knox's former boyfriend admits they were a crazy couple who exhibited bizarre behavior after Knox's roommate was killed, but that doesn't make them murderers. The two were charged with killing Meredith Kercher in Knox's Italian apartment in 2007 during what cops described as a drug-fueled...

Amanda Knox Scores $4M Book Deal

HarperCollins snags rights after auction

(Newser) - After a days-long bidding war, HarperCollins has obtained the rights to Amanda Knox's memoir in a $4 million deal, insiders tell the New York Times . Divisions of Random House, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin all reportedly bid on the book, which Knox says will be based in part...

Italians Appeal Knox Acquittal
 Italians Appeal Knox Acquittal 
Feb 15, 2012 2:42 AM CST

Italians Appeal Knox Acquittal

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,...

Amanda Knox's Italian Lover Breaks Silence

Raffaele Sollecito says their ordeal was '4 years in a circle of hell'

(Newser) - Amanda Knox's Italian ex-boyfriend has spoken out for the first time since their murder convictions were overturned , saying "we need each other," and that they talk every day and he cannot wait to see her again, reports the Daily Mail . "We spent four years in a...

Kercher CSIs Joked About Taking Crack to Stay Awake

More details emerge from Amanda Knox appeal

(Newser) - During Amanda Knox’s appeal, forensic professors testified that police made more than 50 errors while examining Meredith Kercher’s murder scene, from using dirty gloves to not changing their shoe covers. They also exhibited a “jovial unprofessional manner”—namely, they joked about taking drugs to stay awake,...

Amanda Knox Judge: She Could Have Killed Meredith

Judge who oversaw appeal says Knox 'could be responsible'

(Newser) - One of the two judges who oversaw the Amanda Knox appeal has spoken out, and his comments are hardly a resounding confirmation of her innocence. In remarks the Telegraph describes as "surprisingly frank," Claudio Pratillo Hellmann said in a TV interview yesterday that Knox and then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito...

In Knox Verdict, a Victory for Reality
 In Knox Verdict, 
 a Victory for Reality 
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Oct 4, 2011 7:47 AM CDT

In Knox Verdict, a Victory for Reality

Case 'was always too far-fetched'

(Newser) - Amanda Knox has been freed and while the case may continue to be hotly debated in the Italian press, commentators in the US and Britain are overwhelmingly of the opinion that justice has been done.
  • The Knox case, "was a textbook example of our never-ending fascination with the supposed
...

Amanda Knox Leaves Prison After Verdict in Kercher Murder Trial
 Knox Leaves Prison 
Oct 3, 2011 6:29 PM CDT

Knox Leaves Prison

Mercedes carries her away 90 minutes after verdict

(Newser) - Amanda Knox left prison today, a free woman for the first time in four years, after an Italian appeals court threw out the young American's murder conviction in the sexual assault and stabbing death of her British roommate. About 90 minutes after the verdict was handed down, a black...

Amanda Knox Freed: American Student's Murder Conviction Overturned in Italy
 Italy Court Frees Amanda Knox 
Oct 3, 2011 2:58 PM CDT

Italy Court Frees Amanda Knox

Murder conviction overturned, she and Sollecito walk free

(Newser) - Amanda Knox's four-year quest to prove her innocence in the murder of Meredith Kercher has come to its dramatic conclusion, with an Italian appeals court today overturning her 26-year prison sentence. Knox appeared extremely emotional while awaiting the verdict, and broke down completely as a judge announced it, reports...

Tearful Knox to Court: 'I Did Not Kill, I Did Not Rape'

She addresses court in advance of verdict expected tonight

(Newser) - Amanda Knox gave an emotional appeal to an Italian court today, insisting, "I did not kill, I did not rape" Meredith Kercher. "I am paying with my life for things that I did not commit," said a shaking and tearful Knox in fluent Italian. "I am...

Knox Plans Final 'Plea for Her Life'

'It's going to be a heartfelt statement': father

(Newser) - While Amanda Knox plans a final plea for her life tomorrow, her father says he's not worried that her words may work against her in an Italian courtroom. "I really don't think so," Curt Knox said on Today (see the video in our media gallery). "...

Amanda Knox Is Like Jessica Rabbit: Defense Lawyer
 Knox Is Like 
 Jessica Rabbit: 
 Defense 
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Sep 27, 2011 6:50 AM CDT

Knox Is Like Jessica Rabbit: Defense

Meaning she's not actually bad, says attorney

(Newser) - Yesterday she was a " Satanic she-devil" ; today, Amanda Knox is Jessica Rabbit—according to a defense lawyer. Giulia Bongiorno told the court today that Knox isn’t the "femme fatale" prosecutors are describing, but a loving and faithful woman—like the cartoon character from Who Framed Roger Rabbit?,...

Knox a 'Satanic She-Devil,' Court Told

Lawyer for man she accused testifies to her two-faced nature

(Newser) - As closing arguments continue in Amanda Knox’s murder-conviction appeal, the court heard today that the American student may look like an angel but is actually a "she-devil." Knox initially accused bar owner Patrick Lumumba of killing her roommate, Meredith Kercher, and his lawyer told the court that...

As Verdict Nears, Tired Knox Dreams of Seattle, Family

Nerve-wracking appeal taking its toll

(Newser) - In a letter to an Italian lawmaker, an increasingly frazzled Amanda Knox admits she's exhausted and often dreams of Seattle. Knox, who is appealing her murder conviction and 26-year sentence in the horrific death of her roommate in their Italian apartment, could be deemed innocent and freed in a...

Prosecutors Want Life Sentence for Amanda Knox

They demand stiffer sentence in closing arguments of appeal

(Newser) - Amanda Knox's murder appeal could result in one of two extremes: freedom or a longer sentence of life in prison. Prosecutors today wrapped up their closing arguments by asking the judge to extend Knox's sentence from 26 years to a life term, reports ABC News . For good measure,...

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