Sunday, June 14, 2009

Student on Trial in Italy Claims Police Pressure

Student on Trial in Italy Claims Police Pressure

By RACHEL DONADIO
June 13, 2009

Franco Origlia/Getty Images
Amanda Knox testified for a second day in the murder trial of Meredith Kercher at the Perugia courthouse on Saturday.

PERUGIA, Italy — An American student on trial here in the murder of her housemate held to her version of events under cross-examination on Saturday, saying that “confusion” and a “crescendo” of police pressure led her to wrongly accuse a man of the crime.



Amanda Knox tells of Meredith Kercher’s ‘yucky’ death

John Follain in Perugia
June 14, 2009

AMANDA KNOX yesterday startled the Italian court trying her for the murder of Meredith Kercher by saying the English student's death was “yucky, disgusting” and comparing it to crimes in CSI, the popular US television series.



Knox hits at police 'crescendo' of pressure

Sunday 14 June 2009

Amanda Knox, the American student charged with murdering her British roommate in November 2007, told a court in Perugia, Italy, yesterday that a "crescendo" of police pressure led her to finger an innocent man in the case.



How Strong is the Evidence Against Amanda Knox?

By Tiffany Sharples / Seattle
Sunday, Jun. 14, 2009

Defendant Amanda Knox of the United States, stands in court in Perugia, Italy as she faces a charge of murder.

Defendant Amanda Knox of the United States, stands in court in Perugia, Italy as she faces a charge of murder.



Meredith Kercher murder trial: Amanda Knox a victim of 'character assassination'

By Nick Squires in Perugia
13 Jun 2009

Meredith Kercher murder trial: Amanda Knox a victim of 'character assassination'
Amanda Knox who claims she is a victim of 'character assassination' Photo: GETTY

Amanda Knox's friends and family have blamed the media for "18 months of character assassination" on the young American woman, who is on trial for murdering her British flatmate, Meredith Kercher.



Murder of Meredith Kercher

The body of Meredith Kercher was discovered by Italian police at the cottage that she shared with other students in Perugia on November 2, 2007. The 21-year-old British student, who was part of a university exchange programme, was found lying partially clothed under a duvet in her bedroom. Her windpipe had been crushed and throat partially slashed.



Video: Amanda Knox Says Italian Police Pressured Her


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