In June 2024, an Italian appellate court upheld Amanda Knox's slander conviction for falsely accusing Patrick Lumumba of murdering Meredith Kercher in 2007. She was not sentenced to additional prison time, as she had already served the length of the original slander sentence, four years, in detention following her wrongful imprisonment for ...

Jan 24, 2025 · American student Amanda Knox was accused of murdering her roommate in Italy in 2007. Here are the key events in her trials, acquittals, and slander conviction.

Jan 23, 2025 · Rudy Guede, 36, was convicted of 21-year-old Kercher's rape and murder along with Knox and Knox's boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, in 2009 and then released in 2020 after serving 13 years of a...

Jan 24, 2025 · American Amanda Knox was twice convicted and then acquitted in the murder of Meredith Kercher in Italy. Read about her case, trial, husband, books, and more.

Jan 23, 2025 · What began as a gruesome murder in the Italian city of Perugia in 2007, spiralled into years of legal battles, media scrutiny, and public fascination. Despite being exonerated of the crime, Knox's legal troubles have continued to make headlines, even as late as 2024.

Nov 18, 2024 · Twenty-year-old Amanda Knox, an American exchange student from Seattle, and her Italian boyfriend of one week, Raffaele Sollecito, quickly became the focus of the investigation. Their behaviour in the aftermath of the murder drew intense scrutiny.

Jul 15, 2024 · The case of Amanda Knox, an American student accused and later acquitted of the murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy, has captivated global attention. This complex legal saga spans nearly a decade, involving multiple trials, appeals, and a media frenzy that turned Knox into a household name.

Perugia has a population of 150,000 people, of whom more than a quarter are students, many from abroad. In the city, Kercher shared a four-bedroom, ground-floor flat in a house at Via della Pergola 7. Her flatmates were two Italian women in their late 20s, Filomena Romanelli and Laura Mezzetti, and a 20-year-old American student from the University of Washington, Amanda Knox, who was attending ...

Jun 11, 2024 · American student Amanda Knox was accused of murdering her roommate in Italy in 2007. Here are the key events in the case, her trial, and eventual acquittal.

On Thursday, Jan. 23, Italy’s highest court will decide on her appeal of her slander conviction after she falsely accused a Congolese bar owner of murdering her British roommate in Italy in...