Slay Suspect: American Coed Tried to Wash Away Blood Oct 26, 2008
Sept. 26, 2008: American murder suspect Amanda Knox leaves a hearing in Perugia, Italy. Sept. 26, 2008: American murder suspect Amanda Knox leaves a hearing in Perugia, Italy ... Meredith Kercher, 21, was found stabbed in the neck in her bedroom in a rented house in the Umbrian university town of Perugia on the night of Nov. 1, 2007. (Fox News)
Lawyers Claim African Man In Amanda Knox Case Is Innocent Oct 26, 2008
The Perugia court could rule next week in the fast-track trial of Rudy Hermann Guede, a young man from the Ivory Coast who has said he was in the house last year when Meredith Kercher was found stabbed in the neck in her bedroom. Lawyer Nicodemo Gentile told reporters that the defense argued Saturday that Guede always insisted he was in the bathroom and rushed out to try to help the young woman. (KIRO TV, WA)
Kercher accused 'on web at time' Oct 25, 2008
Meredith, 21, from south London, was murdered on 2 November last year in the house where she lived in Perugia ... After the pre-trial hearing in Perugia, Mr Sollecito's lawyer, Giulia Bongiorno, said: "Analysis of the phone calls made from Meredith's phone on the night of the murder show that she must have been killed between 9pm and 10pm. At first people were talking about a flick knife but now they're saying it was a kitchen knife Mr Sollecito's lawyer, Giulia Bongiorno "Raffaele Sollecito... (BBC News -- UK)
Slay Suspect: Cell Mates Want Sex Because 'I'm Pretty' Oct 25, 2008
Sept. 26, 2008: American murder suspect Amanda Knox leaves a hearing in Perugia, Italy. Sept. 26, 2008: American murder suspect Amanda Knox leaves a hearing in Perugia, Italy ... Knox, nicknamed Foxy Knoxy, is being held along with fellow suspect Rudy Guede, 21, at a prison outside Perugia, Italy, where the murder took place last November, the Daily Mail reported. (Fox News)
Kercher suspect 'fell into trap' Oct 24, 2008
Meredith, 21, from London, was murdered last November in the house she shared with Knox and others in Perugia, Italy. The exchange student's throat had been slit and she was partially covered by a duvet. (BBC News -- UK)
U.S. student's Italian lawyers criticize evidence Oct 22, 2008
Amanda Knox is escorted by Italian penitentiary police officers to Perugia's court at the end of a hearing in this Sept. 26 filephoto ... Two other suspects, Knox's ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito and Ivorian citizen Rudy Hermann Guede, have also been accused in the November 2007 slaying in Perugia, central Italy ... "The evidence is not sufficient and partly contradictory," Knox lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova said by telephone from Perugia. (MSNBC -- International)
Kerchers seek 19m compensation Oct 21, 2008
Miss Kercher, 21, from London, was found semi-naked with her throat slit in her flat in Perugia, Italy, in 2007 ... She lived with Miss Knox and others at the apartment on Via Della Pergola in Perugia, central Italy. (BBC News -- Europe)
Milk scandal admission made Oct 19, 2008
Amanda Knox, 21, a student at the University of Washington, proclaimed her innocence at a closed hearing in Perugia. The court is deciding whether she and her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, will be tried for murder. (Boston Globe)
Life term call at Kercher hearing Oct 19, 2008
The proceedings are being held behind closed doors in Perugia, the university town where Miss Kercher, who was from London and attended Leeds University, was found dead in her apartment with her throat slit. Meredith was my friend and I had no motive to kill her. (BBC News -- UK)
Prosecutors: Coed Stabbed in Satanic Rite Oct 19, 2008
Sept. 26, 2008: American murder suspect Amanda Knox leaves a hearing in Perugia, Italy. Sept. 26, 2008: American murder suspect Amanda Knox leaves a hearing in Perugia, Italy ... The American, Amanda Knox, 21, proclaimed her innocence at the closed-door hearing in the Umbrian university town of Perugia and accused police of hitting her and calling her a liar during an interrogation, defense lawyers said. (Fox News)
Amanda Knox Back In Court, Proclaiming Her Innocence Oct 19, 2008
ROME -- Prosecutors on Saturday accused an American student of fatally stabbing her British house mate in a Satanic rite in Perugia last year and asked a court to convict and punish an alleged African accomplice with life imprisonment, defense lawyers said ... All three suspects have repeatedly denied wrongdoing in the slaying, which took place in Perugia, a university town with a large foreign student population. (KIRO TV, WA)
Life Sought For Italy Slay Suspect Oct 19, 2008
In this Sept. 26, 2008 file photo, American murder suspect Amanda Knox is escorted by Italian penitentiary police officers to Perugia's court ... (AP) Prosecutors on Saturday sought conviction and life in prison for an Ivorian man accused in the slaying of a British student in Perugia, the defendant's lawyer said ... All three suspects have repeatedly denied wrongdoing in the slaying, which took place in Perugia, a university town which a large foreign student population. (CBS News -- World)
More of this story Oct 18, 2008
Gaia Giovannini, Bologna, Italy, and Alberto Oliva, Perugia, Italy: When approached near the corner of First Street and Grand Avenue, these friends seemed to be commiserating over a mutual frustration. They paced back and forth from the sidewalk on First Street to the entry of Disney Hall while gesticulating constantly. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Mafia wants author dead by Christmas Oct 15, 2008
The violent death of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, made headlines and her American housemate, Amanda Knox, is a suspect. more photos. (MSNBC -- News)
Knox Returns To Court Saturday Oct 11, 2008
The hearing is the latest in a series that will decide whether former University of Washington student Amanda Knox will stand trial for the murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher, who Knox shared a cottage with in Perugia, Italy. Knox has been in police custody since last November shortly after Kercher was found dead. (KIRO TV, WA)
Newsweek: Marketing of U.S. murder suspect Oct 8, 2008
Authorities in Perugia, the Italian town where Kercher was killed, don't agree. Last Saturday criminal scientist Patrizia Stefanoni spent eight hours inside the medieval Perugia courthouse defending her team's collection and analysis of three important items prosecutors need to pin Kercher's murder on the trio, who have been incarcerated without charges for nearly a year ... Maria Cantwell has sent letters to both the American ambassador to Italy and the Italian ambassador to the United States... (MSNBC -- International)
Seattle lawyer to help jailed Amanda Knox Oct 4, 2008
SEATTLE - Seattle lawyer Anne Bremner says she's been brought in to help Amanda Knox, a Seattle college student who is one of three people jailed since the November 2007 slaying of Knox's roommate in Perugia, Italy. Bremner told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on Friday that she was contacted by a group of Knox supporters, including former King County Superior Court Judge Ed Heavey and leaders at Seattle Prep High School, from which Knox graduated. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Seattle Lawyer Says Amanda Knox Case 'Not Fair' Oct 3, 2008
Bremner is speaking on behalf of a group of local supporters of Knox, the University of Washington student accused in the stabbing death her British roommate Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy. Knox has been in prison almost a year now and has not been not charged with anything. (KIRO TV, WA)
Statement From Knox's Supporters Raises Questions About Case Oct 3, 2008
The truth about what happened to Meredith Kercher What really happened in Perugia last November first. Once you put aside the wild theories the authorities have spun for the media, this case isn't mysterious at all. (KIRO TV, WA)
Russian pullback in doubt as Condoleezza Rice and US aid troops head for Georgia Sep 18, 2008
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U.S. student appears in Italy slaying case Sep 17, 2008
AP FileMeredith Kercher was found dead half-naked in a pool of blood in the apartment she shared with an American student Amanda Knox in Perugia, Italy ... PERUGIA, Italy - An American student suspected of being involved in the slaying of her British roommate in Italy last year appeared with one other suspect Tuesday for their first hearing before a judge who is deciding whether they will be charged and stand trial ... The case involving young foreign students in the small, normally peaceful... (MSNBC -- International)
U.S. Suspect Appears at Hearing in U.K. Coed's Death Sep 17, 2008
Amanda Knox, 21, was escorted by police to the closed-door proceedings in Perugia, a university town in central Italy ... The two shared a rented house in Perugia ... Sollecito has said he was at his own apartment in Perugia, working at his computer. (Fox News)
Suspects in Meredith murder case confront dead students family Sep 17, 2008
By Rosa Silverman in Perugia Wednesday, 17 September 2008 ... Amanda Knox is led away from the court in Perugia, Italy, yesterday ... Mr Guede, 21, originally from Ivory Coast, appeared alongside the American suspect Miss Knox, 21, at a pre-trial hearing in the town of Perugia, where Miss Kercher, 22, was found dead on 1 November. (Independent)
Sex and murder: 'Foxy Knoxy' makes her case Sep 17, 2008
Her body was found by police on November 2 in the flat she shared with Knox in the Umbrian hill town of Perugia, a popular destination for foreign exchange students. She was found in her bedroom - which was locked from the inside - hidden under a duvet and semi-naked with a deep cut to the throat. (The Age, Australia -- World)
Family of slain British student seeks justice Sep 16, 2008
Antonio Calanni / APSister of slain British student Meredith Kercher, Stephanie, center, and her parents John, left, and Arline, attend a press conference at a hotel in Perugia, Italy, on Monday ... PERUGIA, Italy - The family of a British student slain in Italy last year said Monday they hoped justice would soon be done, as the proceedings move into a critical phase ... The parents and sister of Meredith Kercher appeared before the media in Perugia a day before the opening of a preliminary... (MSNBC -- International)
Father stands by Kercher suspect Sep 16, 2008
Speaking before a pre-trial hearing in Perugia, Curt Knox told ITV's Tonight programme he hoped his daughter Amanda would be freed by the court ... She was discovered in the bedroom of her Perugia flat with her throat slit. (BBC News -- Americas)
Court hearing for Kercher trio Sep 16, 2008
Miss Kercher, 21, from Coulsdon, south London, was found semi-naked with her throat slit in the bedroom of her Perugia flat on 1 November ... Speaking before the pre-trial hearing in Perugia, Curt Knox told ITV's Tonight programme he hoped his daughter Amanda would be freed by the court ... Their daughter lived with Miss Knox and others on Via Della Pergola in Perugia. (BBC News -- UK)
Judge To Decide Whether Knox Will Stand Trial Sep 16, 2008
Amanda Knox was arrested last year after Meredith Kercher was found dead in Perugia in a cottage the two women shared. Prosecutors said Kercher was stabbed in the neck while resisting a sexual assault. (KIRO TV, WA)
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UW student attends her murder court hearing in Italy Sep 16, 2008
PERUGIA, Italy (AP) -- University of Washington student Amanda Knox attended the court hearing in Italy where a judge will decide whether to charge her in the death of her roommate ... All three have denied any role in killing a student from England at an apartment she shared with Knox in the Italian city of Perugia (per-OO'-juh). (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Italian Judge To Decide On Trial For Amanda Knox Sep 10, 2008
The 21-year-old Seattle woman, Amanda Knox, her Italian boyfriend and another man are accused of killing her roommate after a Halloween party last year in the town of Perugia. Prosecutors says Meredith Kercher was stabbed in the neck while resisting a sexual assault. (KIRO TV, WA)
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Don't miss these hidden treasures of Italy Aug 16, 2008
In southwestern Umbria, the stunning city of Orvieto is often bypassed in favor of more popular towns such as Siena, Pienza, and Perugia. But Orvieto is a city not to be missed. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Family defends student accused of murder Aug 1, 2008
The violent death of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, made headlines and her American housemate, Amanda Knox, is a suspect ... Meredith Kercher, a 21-year-old British woman who was one of Knoxs three roommates in Perugia, Italy, was found dead in her room on Nov. 2, 2007. (MSNBC -- International)
Parents of UW student jailed in Italy speak out for first time Aug 1, 2008
Knox spent the fall attending the University for Foreigners in Perugia. Her roommate, Meredith Kercher, was a British woman also studying abroad in Perugia ... Kercher, a 21-year-old student from Leeds University in England, was found dead November 2 in a pool of blood in the house she shared with Knox in the university town of Perugia, in central Italy. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Hearing Set For Indictment Request For Amanda Knox Jul 17, 2008
Prosecutors want to try the three for the slaying of Meredith Kercher, a 21-year-old student from Leeds University in England who was found dead in November from a stab wound to the neck in the house she shared with Knox in Perugia, central Italy. Prosecutors also have requested the three be tried on charges of sexual violence and stealing $475, two credit cards and two cell phones from Kercher. (KIRO TV, WA)
Italy seeks indictment of U.S. student Jul 13, 2008
Prosecutors in Perugia requested that Amanda Knox, 21, of Seattle; her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito; and Ivory Coast citizen Rudy Hermann Guede be tried in connection with the death of Meredith Kercher ... Kercher, a 21-year-old student from Leeds University in England, was found dead in November from a stab wound to the neck in the house she shared with Knox in the university town of Perugia, in central Italy ... Sollecito has said he was at his own apartment in Perugia, working... (MSNBC -- International)
Indictment Sought In Italy Student Slay Jul 13, 2008
Amanda Marie Knox, left, and Raffaele Sollecito, looking on outside the rented house where 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found dead, in Perugia, Italy ... Prosecutors in Perugia requested that Amanda Knox, 21, of Seattle; her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito; and Ivory Coast citizen Rudy Hermann Guede be tried in connection with the death of Meredith Kercher ... Kercher, a 21-year-old student from Leeds University in England, was found dead in November from a stab... (CBS News -- Early Show)
Foxy Knoxy Case Still Roils Italy Jul 13, 2008
When we she was bundled in a gray jacket against the crisp early winter air of the Italian hilltop city of Perugia, her crystal-blue eyes glancing anxiously toward a photographer's camera ... Eight months later, with Perugia enveloped in a typically hot summer, Knox still sits in jail on the outskirts of the city. (Time.com)
Achille Lauro hijacker freed Jul 8, 2008
Before ending up in the holding center in April he spent 20 years in prison and three on parole working for a Catholic charity in the central Italian city of Perugia, the lawyer told The Associated Press by telephone. Others convicted in Italy for the hijacking include Youssef Magied al-Molqi, who was sentenced to 30 years for shooting Klinghoffer, and Khaled Husain Abdullrahim, who was given life in prison. (MSNBC -- International)
Murder Charges Imminent For Amanda Knox? Jul 1, 2008
Authorities in Perugia, Italy are recommending that Amanda be charged with murder and sexual assault of her roommate, Meredith Kercher ... Van Sant talked to Amanda's parents last February in Perugia for 48 Hours Mystery and pointed out some of the tabloid headlines from the British press: "'The Twisted World of Foxy Knoxy,' 'Foxy Knoxy Helped Girl's Killer.' 'Meredith Held Down By Friend.' 'The Dark Angel Of Seattle.' 'Orgy Of Death.' And, Amanda was a 'drugged up tart.'". (CBS News -- Early Show)
Coed Slay Suspect Boasts of Fan Mail in Jail Jun 29, 2008
" Kercher was discovered naked from the waist down in a pool of blood in the house she shared with Knox in the Italian university town of Perugia. Italian police said this week that they have a new witness who claims to have seen Knox and two others leaving her house moments after Kercher was thought to have been murdered, according to The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Knox released the hundreds of pages of journal entries, notes, poems and letters all written from her jail cell in an effort to... (Fox News)
Meredith Murder: 'Knox Threatened Witness With Knife' Jun 22, 2008
Meredith, 20, a Leeds University student from Croydon, was found semi-naked and with her throat cut in the bedroom of her student digs in the Italian town of Perugia nearly eight months ago ... The revelations are contained in 12 box files which Perugia prosecutor Giuliano Mignini deposited with the trio's defence teams last week ... " Bookmark this page Social bookmarking allows users to save and categorise a personal collection of bookmarks and share them with others. This is different to... (Sky News)
Probe of British student slaying concludes Jun 20, 2008
Kercher, a 21-year-old student from Leeds University in England, was found dead in a pool of blood in the house in the Umbrian university town of Perugia that she shared with Knox ... Sollecito has maintained that he was at his own apartment in Perugia, working at his computer. (MSNBC -- International)
Amanda Knox: When in Rome (or Perugia) ... Jun 20, 2008
Amanda Knox: When in Rome (or Perugia) ... Amanda Knox: When in Rome (or Perugia) ... The that prosecutors in Perugia, Italy, may be be ready to indict ex-University of Washington honor student Amanda Knox in the November slaying of her roommate, Meredith Kercher. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
UW Student Awaits Possible Murder Charge In Italy Jun 20, 2008
Kercher, a 21-year-old student from Leeds University in England, was found dead in a pool of blood in house she shared with Knox in the Umbrian university town of Perugia ... Sollecito has said he was at his own apartment in Perugia, working at his computer. (KIRO TV, WA)
New accusations revealed in UW student roommate murder case Jun 20, 2008
ROME -- Prosecutors in Italy say a University of Washington student helped two men strangle and stab her roommate in the town of Perugia. king5. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Italy May Indict American In Student Slay Jun 20, 2008
This photo, taken in 2007, shows Amanda Marie Knox, left, and Raffaele Sollecito, looking on outside the rented house where 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found dead, in Perugia, Italy ... Kercher, a 21-year-old student from Leeds University in England, was found dead in a pool of blood in house she shared with Knox in the Umbrian university town of Perugia ... Sollecito has said he was at his own apartment in Perugia, working at his computer. (CBS News -- World)
NYC-Based Singer-Songwriter KJ Denhert Draws Acclaim During First-Ever West Coast Tour Jun 6, 2008
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Report Offers New Twist In Case Of British Student's Slaying May 29, 2008
SEATTLE -- Paramedics saw a man with bloodied hands screaming "I killed her" near the scene of a British student's death in Perugia, Italy, a newspaper reported ... Kercher was found dead from a stab wound to the neck in the apartment she shared with Knox in Perugia, a university town about 110 miles north of Rome. (KIRO TV, WA)
Man Held In Italy Slaying Cleared, Lawyer Says May 28, 2008
Kercher was found dead from a stab wound to the neck in the apartment she shared with Knox in Perugia, a university town about 110 miles north of Rome. Prosecutors have said she was killed resisting a sexual assault. (KIRO TV, WA)
Gelato, a very cool treat May 23, 2008
It was my bit of luck to confront a freezer-full in Juneau at the very best moment to be flooded with reminiscence of an enjoyment of the treat in Rome, Perugia, Siena, Florence, Bologna and Venice. In every town, at least two scoops, at least two unique flavors. (Juneau Empire)
American woman kept in Italian jail May 18, 2008
Knox is being held in Perugia in central Italy in connection with the Nov. 1 stabbing death of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher ... But the judge in Perugia rejected the request, Ghirga said, without elaborating ... Kercher was found dead from a stab wound to the neck in the apartment she shared with Knox in Perugia, a university town about 110 miles north of Rome. (MSNBC -- International)
McDonald tops list of best Aussies abroad May 4, 2008
Kalac moved to the club in 2005, happy to play back-up to Brazil's World Cup keeper and claim the regular pay cheque often elusive at financially troubled Perugia. An infamous 2006 World Cup blunder against Croatia and subsequent Socceroos retirement appeared to signal the beginning of the end but this season Dida was dumped and Kalac got the call. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Meredith family at court hearing Apr 21, 2008
Meredith's mother, brother and sister made no comment to reporters as they arrived for the hearing in Perugia ... Meredith Kercher's relatives are in Perugia for a court hearing ... Mr Kercher was joined in Perugia by Miss Kercher's mother Arline and sister Stephanie. (BBC News -- Europe)
Expert: Evidence lacking on slain student Apr 20, 2008
Giancarlo Umani Ronchi spoke to reporters before entering the Perugia courthouse for a hearing on evidence in the slaying of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher. Kercher was found dead on Nov. 2 in a pool of blood in her bedroom of a rented house in Perugia, a medieval Umbrian university town with a large foreign student population. (MSNBC -- International)
Still No Formal Charges In Slain Italian Student Case Apr 20, 2008
Kercher, who was Knox's housemate, was found dead on Nov. 2 in her bedroom of a rented house in Perugia, a university town with a large foreign student population. She had been stabbed in the neck. (KIRO TV, WA)
Meredith's Family Face-To-Face With Murder Suspect Apr 19, 2008
The 21-year-old victim's mother, brother and sister have travelled to Perugia, Italy, for a court hearing today ... The Leeds University student had been enrolled for a year of study in Perugia when she was found dead in November ... The 21-year-old's mother, brother and sister are in Perugia to attend a court hearing. (Sky News)
Hearing In Italy On Evidence In Death Of UW Student's Roommate Apr 19, 2008
ROME -- A court hearing is scheduled tomorrow in Perugia, Italy, to consider evidence in the slaying of a University of Washington student's roommate. The hearing could lead to charges against Amanda Knox of Seattle, her Italian boyfriend, and another man. (KIRO TV, WA)
Slain Student's Family In Italy Apr 19, 2008
A court hearing is scheduled tomorrow in Perugia to consider evidence in the slaying of a University of Washington student's roommate ... Family members of a British student killed in Italy were in the central city of Perugia on Friday before a court hearing in the case, and said they were satisfied with the investigation ... She had been enrolled for a year of study in Perugia, about 110 miles north of Rome, when she was found dead in November. (Q13.com, WA)
Doubt over Italy student 'rape' Apr 17, 2008
Miss Kercher was found dead under a duvet with her throat cut in her bedroom in the city of Perugia on 2 November. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Europe)
Silvio Berlusconi is back . . . the glamour Apr 16, 2008
" daniele, naples, italy Obviously, Daniele has not read any of the sentences involving Mr. Berlusconi or his cronies such as Previti or Dell'Utri. I presume he also thinks Giulio Andreotti was found not guilty. Andreotti was found guilty of mafia association up until the spring of 1980. However, due to the statute of limitations (prescrizione) [which Berlsuconi further reduced during his last term] he could not be sentenced. Please read the sentences and listen to the wiretaps.Ronan,... (Times Online)
Meredith Kercher 'may not have been raped' Apr 16, 2008
Miss Kercher was murdered in her Perugia flat in November ... Judge Claudia Matteini ordered a new report after solicitors for the three people held expressed doubts over its conclusions and it was deposited at her office in Perugia, where Meredith was murdered ... The case will be discussed in court on Saturday in Perugia, when the prosecution and defence lawyers can examine the report in front of judge Matteini. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Meredith 'Was Not Sexually Assaulted' Apr 16, 2008
Meredith, 21, an exchange student studying in Perugia, was found dead in the bedroom of her flat on November 3. Three people, including her American flatmate Amanda Knox, remain in custody accused of being involved in her murder. (Sky News)
Report: Italy Slaying Victim May Not Have Been Raped Apr 16, 2008
The alleged rape of 20-year-old Kercher has been at the core of a murder investigation by Italian authorities in which University of Washington student, Amanda Knox, then living with Kercher in Perugia, Italy, has been implicated since last year. According to a British news reporter on Tuesday, a new, 56-page autopsy report reveals the victim may not have been sexually assaulted and that she died from strangulation and choking on her own blood. (KIRO TV, WA)
