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Feb 14, 2009 5:14 PM CST

Ex-Roomie Saw Scratch on Knox's Neck

Struggling victim may have left mark, which was not a 'hickey'

(Newser) - Amanda Knox wore a mysterious mark on her neck only hours after her roommate’s fatal stabbing, a witness testified today at Knox's murder trial. “I noticed it because it was known that Meredith had been killed by a wound to her neck,” said former roommate Laura Mezzetti,...

Knox Speaks Up About Vibrator

Feb 13, 2009 11:49 AM CST

Knox Speaks Up About Vibrator

Friend says she wasn't upset by Kercher's death

(Newser) - Amanda Knox spoke in court today for the first time since her trial began, both to declare her innocence and to set the record straight about her vibrator. A witness had said Kercher was chagrined that Knox kept the sex toy in a transparent bag in plain view. “It...

Knox Co-Defendent:
'I Wouldn't Harm a Fly'

Feb 6, 2009 9:20 AM CST

Knox Co-Defendent: 'I Wouldn't Harm a Fly'

Accused Kercher killer gives emotional self-defense

(Newser) - Amanda Knox’s ex-boyfriend, accused of a role in the killing of British student Meredith Kercher, made an emotional speech in his own defense in an Italian court today, saying he “wouldn’t harm a fly,” the Guardian reports. Raffaele Sollecito, 24, called his circumstances “unreal,"...

Key Questions Loom in Knox Murder Evidence

Feb 5, 2009 5:12 AM CST

Key Questions Loom in Knox Murder Evidence

Judge, jurors face tough job finding the truth in sensational case

(Newser) - Evidence against American student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend in the murder of her college roommate in Italy will be presented tomorrow amid a daunting web of questions, the Guardian reports. For starters, jurors need to determine whether more than one person killed British student Meredith Kercher—a particularly vital...

Judge: Knox
Let Accomplice
Into Cottage

Jan 27, 2009 10:17 AM CST

Judge: Knox Let Accomplice Into Cottage

Jurist who jailed Guede outlines sexually charged 'group crime'

(Newser) - A man later sentenced in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher was let into her cottage by Amanda Knox, the American roommate now on trial in Italy, according to the judge who sentenced Rudy Guede in the “group crime.” “Guede entered the house because he was...

Knox Flirts
With Ex at
Their Trial

Jan 19, 2009 8:49 AM CST

Knox Flirts With Ex at Their Trial

(Newser) - Amanda Knox tried to mend fences with her ex-boyfriend and fellow accused murderer Raffaele Sollecito during her trial Friday, the Times of London reports. Knox took pains not to glance Sollecito’s way in the courtroom, but during a recess she approached the 24-year-old, asked how he was doing, and...

Knox Murder Trial
Kicks Off in Italy

Jan 16, 2009 10:50 AM CST

Knox Murder Trial Kicks Off in Italy

Judge rules media may be present, but nixes live TV coverage

(Newser) - Amanda Knox was smiling as she settled in to begin trial for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher, proceedings that, despite the prosecution’s objections, will be public. The judge in Perugia, Italy, denied a request for a closed-door hearing, but did banish live TV cameras, and said...

Foxy Knoxy Stars in Jailhouse Flick

Dec 12, 2008 1:42 PM CST

Foxy Knoxy Stars in Jailhouse Flick

Student recites Shakespeare while awaiting murder trial

(Newser) - The American student charged with the murder of her roommate in Italy is starring in a jailhouse movie. Amanda Knox, 21, begged the director of The Last City for a role in his city-funded flick about prisoner rehabilitation, the Mirror reports. The 47-minute movie, which includes scenes from Shakespearean plays,...

Knox Will Stand Trial for Murder

Oct 28, 2008 4:51 PM CDT

Knox Will Stand Trial for Murder

American student faces charges in Italian court in death of roommate last year

(Newser) - American exchange student Amanda Knox and her Italian boyfriend will stand trial on charges of murdering her British roommate, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The trial in the death of Meredith Kercher will begin Dec. 4 in Perugia, Italy. Prosecutors say Kercher was killed during a violent sex game gone awry...

'Foxy Knoxy' Faces Old Flame

Sep 26, 2008 12:50 PM CDT

'Foxy Knoxy' Faces Old Flame

Both attend Kercher murder trial for third accused

(Newser) - Amanda Knox saw her one-time boyfriend in an Italian court today for the first time since they were arrested on suspicion of killing her British roommate, reports the Telegraph. The pair can’t write each other, but Raffaelo Sollecito sent the 21-year-old American flowers on her July birthday. They met...

Murder Indictment Sought Against Amanda Knox

Jul 11, 2008 10:35 AM CDT

Murder Indictment Sought Against Amanda Knox

Seattle woman accused in death of British student in Italy

(Newser) - Prosecutors are seeking murder indictments against Amanda Knox and two other suspects in the death of the British college student who was Knox's roomate in Italy, the AP reports. Prosecutors in Perugia requested that Knox, 21, of Seattle; her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito; and Ivory Coast citizen Rudy Hermann...

Amanda Knox: 'Railroad Job From Hell'?

Apr 13, 2008 2:00 PM CDT

Amanda Knox: 'Railroad Job From Hell'?

Investigators split on merits of murder case against college coed

(Newser) - Amanda Knox , the 20-year-old University of Washington student who's been held by Italian police since November as a suspect in her British roommate's murder, is the victim of a “railroad job from hell,” an investigator hired by the “48 Hours Mystery” to review the case concluded....

Wholesome Seattle Girl or Foxy Knoxy?

Jan 13, 2008 10:31 AM CST

Wholesome Seattle Girl or Foxy Knoxy?

Times explores 'calculating,' 'quirky' sides of Amanda Knox

(Newser) - She claims to be “a girl of 20, who came to Perugia to learn Italian,” but on her blog, Amanda Knox—accused by Italian police of sexually abusing and murdering British student Meredith Kercher, 21—more aptly nicknamed herself "Foxy Knoxy." The Times of London reports...

'Group Attack' Led to Meredith Slaying: Judge

Dec 20, 2007 12:36 PM CST

'Group Attack' Led to Meredith Slaying: Judge

Italian court refuses to release suspects as discrepancies mount

(Newser) - An Italian judge yesterday upheld a decision to detain the three suspects in the murder of Meredith Kercher, saying that "none of them can be said to have played a passive role." The Times of London reports that the court in Perugia has seen evidence suggesting that Kercher's...

Amanda: 'I Didn't Kill Meredith'

Nov 23, 2007 10:11 AM CST

Amanda: 'I Didn't Kill Meredith'

US student held in murder of British roommate claims her memory of bloody night is blurred by drugs

(Newser) - A US student under suspicion in the murder of her British roommate in Italy is claiming drugs have blurred her memory of the night Meredith Kercher was killed. In a statement obtained by CNN, Amanda Knox of Seattle insists she does know one thing: "I didn't kill Meredith."...

Yank Changes Story in UK Roomie's Death

Nov 11, 2007 2:37 PM CST

Yank Changes Story in UK Roomie's Death

Suspect wasn't, was, wasn't home at time of assault, murder

(Newser) - The American flatmate of a murdered UK student has reversed her story a second time, telling Italian police that she wasn't home at the time of Meredith Kercher's death, the Guardian reports. Kercher's body, meanwhile, was flown home despite a move by lawyers for the suspects—Seattle native Amanda Knox,...