Topic: Meredith Kercher

Lack of motive, proof led to Knox acquittal: court

PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - Lack of motive and faulty evidence led to the acquittal of American student Amanda Knox in the murder of her British flatmate, the Italian court that cleared her said on Thursday.Knox, 24, saw her previous conviction for the ...
Examining the Italian legal system through the case of Amanda Knox sheds light on how fortunate we are to have the legal system we do in the United...

Knox trial judge says she may be guilty but no proof

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian judge who presided over Amanda Knox's murder appeal has told local media the American student may have been guilty but had to be acquitted because of doubts over evidence linking her to the killing of Meredith Kercher ...

'Overwhelmed' Knox home after four-year ordeal

Amanda Knox was expected to lay low Wednesday following her return home after being acquitted of murder and sexual assault in Italy, as speculation mounted about possible book and film deals.Fighting back tears, the 24-year-old US student thanked her supporters on ...

Tight security as Amanda Knox due back home in US

Security was tight at Seattle airport Tuesday as Amanda Knox was due to arrive home hours after being acquitted of murder by an Italian court and freed from four years in jail."We are in a state of heightened alert," said airport ...

Amanda Knox arrives home after four-year ordeal

A tearful Amanda Knox arrived home in the US and thanked her supporters a day after she was acquitted of murder and sexual assault charges, ending a four-year ordeal in an Italian jail."I'm really overwhelmed right now. I was looking ...

Analysis: Knox case shines spotlight on Italian police methods

(Reuters) - The overturning of the murder conviction and jail sentence against Amanda Knox has shone a spotlight on the methods of Italian police, accused of botching the investigation.The acquittal on appeal of the American student and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito ...
Full Comment's Araminta Wordsworth brings you a daily round-up of quality punditry from across the globe. Today: The trial of Amanda Knox for the...
The Prosecutor of Perugia is a balding, portly Italian who has a thing for conspiracy theories involving Satanic sects.. . Giuliano Mignini, the...

Kercher family: Meredith “has been forgotten”

Appearing at a news conference ahead of an expected verdict in the Amanda Knox appeals trial, Meredith Kercher's mother, sister and brother say...