Entries from Seattlest tagged with 'perugia'
September 16, 2008
A hearing began today in Perugia, Italy, in the case of former University of Washington student Amanda Knox. Knox, her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, and Rudy Hermann Guede are accused of killing Knox's roommate Meredith Kercher last November. The hearing is being held to determine whether Knox, Sollecito, and Guede will stand trial. Prosecutors want to charge the three with Kercher's death, sexual violence, and theft. Knox, Sollecito, and Guede all deny involvement in Kercher's slaying.......
Continue Reading "Amanda Knox Hearing Begins Today "September 10, 2008
University of Washington student and murder suspect Amanda Knox is awaiting trial in an Italian jail cell. Her parents and friends—and Amanda herself—still proclaim her innocence, but things aren't looking up for the 21-year-old. Yesterday the BBC revealed that one of the other men charged with Meredith Kercher's murder is seeking a separate trial. Rudy Hermann Guede has stated through his lawyer he believes he "would be punished by sharing a trial with the others."......
Continue Reading "Amanda Knox Update "July 11, 2008
Just days after she spent her 21st birthday in an Italian jail cell, UW student Amanda Knox has been indicted in the killing of Meredith Kercher. Prosecutors in Perugia, the town in which the murder took place, requested today the indictment of Knox, Raffaele Sollecito, and Rudy Hermann Guede on charges of murder and sexual violence. No word yet on when the trial will be scheduled. Knox still denies any wrong-doing or involvement in Kercher's......
Continue Reading "Amanda Knox Indicted for Murder "June 22, 2008
Perugia's lead prosecutor in the case against Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito says the three suspects will shortly be charged in Meredith Kercher's death. All three stand to be indicted not only with participating in the crime, but also its cover-up. If convicted, Knox and company could be spending upwards of 20 years in an Italian jail cell.......
Continue Reading "Amanda Knox Will be Charged "June 20, 2008
Italian officials have concluded their investigation into the death of UK exchange student Meredith Kercher. Per Italian law, the prosecution informed the defense yesterday of their final findings--that they believe Kercher was murdered by Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito, and Rudy Hermann Guede. Prosecutors contend that the three strangled and stabbed the 21-year-old exchange student to death and that Guede sexually assaulted her, with the help of Knox and Sollecito. While there are two other......
Continue Reading "Investigation Ends in Italy, Knox's Indictment Imminent?"June 6, 2008
Photos Courtesy of the AP The Amanda Knox case, similar to Hillary Clinton's campaign for the Democratic nomination, seems to be never-ending. It boggles the mind how Knox still sits uncharged in an Italian jail while evidence continues to build that she is likely innocent. Just like the Hillary campaign, the Italian police seem to be continuously denying the most recent evidence and plodding on the course they planned to take all along: Hillary......
Continue Reading "Amanda Knox--the Other Neverending Story "April 2, 2008
Amanda Knox, the 20-year-old University of Washington student at the center of an Italian murder investigation, has been ordered to remain in jail. Knox, along with her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito and Rudy Hermann Guede, are the top suspects in the death of Meredith Kercher. Kercher, a 21 year-old exchange student from England, was found half-naked with a fatal stab wound to the neck in November. She was killed in the apartment she shared with......
Continue Reading "Accused UW Student Abroad to Remain in Jail "