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Amanda Knox Trial: Witness Gives Conflicting Testimony

Mar 26th 2011 – 9:54PM
Stefano Medici, AP

Stefano Medici, AP

PERUGIA, Italy - A key prosecution witness testifying in Amanda Knox's appeals trial gave conflicting reports Saturday about whether he saw the American near the crime scene the night her British roommate was murdered. The contradicting testimony and confused dates offered by Antonio Curatolo, a self-described drug addict...

Graphic Scene Reportedly Pulled From Lifetime's Amanda Knox Movie

By Lisa HolewaFeb 20th 2011 – 1:30PM
Lifetime/AP

Lifetime/AP

A Lifetime TV movie based on the trial of American student Amanda Knox, convicted of murdering her roommate in Italy, is scheduled to air Monday -- reportedly without a graphic scene of the victim in her bra, pinned down and screaming for help. The scene, which had been featured in the video trailer for "Amanda Knox:...

Amanda Knox Lawyers Seek to Stop Lifetime Film

Feb 6th 2011 – 11:53AM
Getty Images

Getty Images

ROME - Lawyers for U.S. student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend, who were found guilty of killing Knox's British roommate in Italy, have formally demanded that U.S. television channel Lifetime scrap a planned film about their trial. Attornies Carlo Dalla Vedova and Luca Maori said Saturday they had sent letters to...

Knox's Mom Says Murder Appeal Taking Its Toll

By Lisa FlamNov 24th 2010 – 9:44AM
Franco Origlia, Getty Images

Franco Origlia, Getty Images

(Nov. 24) -- The case against Amanda Knox, imprisoned in Italy for the death of her British roommate, is taking its toll on the young American, her mother said today as the 23-year-old's high-stakes appeal of her murder conviction began in a Perugia courtroom. Her daughter puts on a "brave face" but is worried about her...

Stakes High as Amanda Knox Murder Appeal Starts

By Dana KennedyNov 23rd 2010 – 1:08PM
Stefano Medici, AP

Stefano Medici, AP

(Nov. 23) -- Former Seattle college student Amanda Knox, the center of one of Europe's most sensational murder trials, will return to an Italian court Wednesday in a high-stakes appeal of her conviction and 26-year prison sentence for the sex killing of her British housemate. Knox's legal team includes a high-powered...

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The murder of Meredith Kercher occurred in Perugia, Italy, on 1 November 2007. Kercher, aged 21 at the time of her death, was a British university exchange student from Coulsdon, south London.

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