American exchange student called “Angel Face” by the tabloid press is set to stand trial for the murder of her roommate. On Friday, for the first time, that student, Amanda Knox will testify, in Italian, on her own behalf.
The story began in November of 2007 when British student, Meredith Kercher, was found strangled and stabbed in the Perugian cottage she shared with Amanda Knox, the 20 year old student from a Seattle.
Knox began was seeing an Italian student, Raffaele Sollecito, the son of a prominent doctor. On the night of the murder, Amanda lied and said she and Sollecito spent the night at his apartment, but later changed her story.
Knox and Sollecito were arrested in large part because of what they said under duress by interrogation of the prosecutor, Giuliano Mignini. After being questioned all night without an attorney or a professional translator, Knox said some things in response to a series of hypothetical questions which were interpreted as a confession.
A higher court later threw out the most damning statements.
All the evidence does appear to be circumstantial. Ms. Knox does have the innocent face of an angel. Could she have participated in such a terrible crime? For me, the jury is still out on this one. Is Amanda Knox an American Sweetheart or a Seattle Psychopath?
What do you think? Watch the video below:
Reported: June 11, 2009
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