Amanda Knox

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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,...

So You Think Knox Had a Guilty Face?

People can't read expressions after all: Ian Leslie

(Newser) - We've all wondered about those photos of Amanda Knox smirking and glancing mischievously in court—and we were all dead wrong to do so, writes Ian Leslie in the Guardian . Study after study have shown that people believe they can read each other's facial expressions while revealing little...

CBS to Bare Amanda Knox Jail 'Sex Talks'

Knox set for reunion with Raffaele Sollecito

(Newser) - With Amanda Knox back home, the media circus is just getting started. Tomorrow, CBS's 48 Hours Mystery will reveal her "Untold Story"—including some disturbing stories from her time in jail, where she faced "cruel manipulation and sexual intimidation," the network says. A top prison...

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...

Amanda Knox Likely to Net Millions in Deals

Time for payback

(Newser) - It's payback time for Amanda Knox. Those years in Italian prison will begin to ka-ching as the Seattle woman rakes in millions of dollars in book and movies deals and appearances. “Unlike Casey Anthony, who has essentially become public enemy No. 1 since her acquittal, Amanda Knox has...

Amanda Knox Returns to Seattle
 Amanda Knox Is Home, Speaks 
Oct 4, 2011 7:12 PM CDT

Amanda Knox Is Home, Speaks

She is 'overwhelmed' upon return to Seattle after four years

(Newser) - The "welcome home" signs are out around Seattle, and Amanda Knox can now see them in person. Knox flew into Seattle's Sea-Tac Airport this evening, a day after her murder conviction was reversed in Italy, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer . "I'm really overwhelmed right now," said...

In Knox Verdict, a Victory for Reality
 In Knox Verdict, 
 a Victory for Reality 
OPINION ROUNDUP
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
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Daily Mail Reports Wrong Knox Verdict

Prosecutors delighted, erroneous story claims

(Newser) - "Amanda Knox looked stunned this evening after she dramatically lost her appeal against her murder conviction," the Daily Mail reported last night—after her conviction was overturned . The article, which included phony quotes from the prosecution team, stayed up on the British paper's website for nearly half...

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...

Knox Supporters Weep, Cheer Upon Verdict

'I'm sure she's wounded,' says family friend

(Newser) - Tears flowed as people clapped and cheered at a gathering of Amanda Knox's friends and family in Seattle today, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Gathered around a television at the Fairmount Hotel, where they had stayed overnight, the group of more than 30 was uncertain what had happened until they...

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). "...

What the Past 2 Years Have Done to Amanda Knox
What the Past 2 Years
Have Done to Amanda Knox
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Oct 1, 2011 7:00 PM CDT

What the Past 2 Years Have Done to Amanda Knox

She's dropped her Beatles tee for satin blouses

(Newser) - The Amanda Knox of 2011 bears little resemblance to the confident-bordering-on-cocky Amanda Knox of 2009. In a look at how the last two years have changed the American, the AP talks to her family and friends, and paints a picture of a more mature but more wary and anxious 24-year-old....

Knox Will 'Run Away Abroad': Prosecutor

Italian media says she has private jet waiting

(Newser) - In his closing statement today, a prosecuting attorney said Amanda Knox will "run away abroad" if found innocent of murdering Meredith Kercher, the BBC reports. "We know that if the verdict is overturned, there will be an immediate escape overseas," attorney Ciuliano Mignini told jurors, wrapping up...

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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