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Revision as of 05:25, 7 November 2007
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Amanda Knox | |
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| File:Aknoxreduce.jpg Amanda Knox | |
| Status | Awaiting trial |
| Parent(s) | William Knox, Edda Knox, Cassandra Knox (stepmother)[1] |
| Criminal charge | Murder |
Amanda Knox is a confessed murder suspect awaiting trial in Perugia, Italy for the stabbing death of Meredith Kercher.[2] After being interrogated by Italian authorities in Perugia, Knox confessed to the murder while implicating two other men.[3] Knox had been living with Kercher while she was studying abroad in Italy.[3][4]
Early Life
Knox attended the prestigious Seattle Prepatory School before graduating and attending the University of Washington,[3][5][2] where she had been majoring in International Studies and Germanics.[5][2][6] She traveled to Italy in the fall of 2007 and found a house in Perugia on della Pergola with three roommates.[2][5] She met her boyfriend and accomplice, Raffaele Sollecito, shortly afterwards.[2] She later met Patrick Lumumba, another accomplice, at a nearby cafe.[2]
Murder of Merideth Kercher
Knox confessed to murdering Meredith Kercher after she refused to participate in an orgy with Knox, Lumumba and Sollecito.[2] According to local authorities, Kercher's throat had been slit with a pen-knife or glass shard, but neither have been found yet.[2][7][4]
References
- ^ Colin Fernandez (2007-11-06). "Foxy Knoxy: Inside the twisted world of murdered Meredith's flatmate". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthor=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h Richard Owen (2007-11-06). "Meredith Kercher 'killed after refusing orgy'". Times of London. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Richard Owen (2007-11-06). "Woman 'confesses role' in British student's murder in Perugia". Times of London. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "Seattle woman held in slaying of British student". KOMO TV. 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c "Facebook profile of Amanda Knox". Facebook.com. 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Myspace Profile of Amanda Knox". Myspace.com. 2007-11-05. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Richard Owen (2007-11-06). "Diary of murdered student could hold clues to her killer, police say". Times of London. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
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