Amanda Knox Case
Nick Kroeten
Overview
November 1st, 2007
Perugia, Italy
Victim- Meredith Kercher
Suspects- Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito (boyfriend),
and Rudy Guede
Summery
-Knox left her flat to go to her boyfriend’s house for the night
-She claims she got back at 7am to find the house broken into
-Cops arrived on scene and find Kercher’s dead body behind a locked door of her bedroom
-Cops took Knox and her boyfriend into custody
Crime Scene Description
-Front door unlocked
-Blood Spots in the bathroom
-Kercher’s door locked
-Bedroom window broken
Police Called
-Kercher’s bedroom door forced open
Crime Scene Processing
-Police arrived and locked down the scene
-Aggressive 6 hour interrogation of Knox
-Was told an attorney would make her situation worse
-Autopsy found sixteen bruises, and seven cuts on Kercher
-Forensic evaluation of evidence placed a third person, Rudy Guede, at the scene of the crime
Knox
Alibi- Was with boyfriend the whole night
Evidence:
-DNA found at crime scene
-Was carrying Sollecito’s large kitchen knife
-Easily placed at the crime scene
-Knox Convicted and sentenced for 25 years for murdering Kercher
Sollecito
Alibi- Was at his house with Knox the whole night
Evidence-
-His knife was found on Knox at the scene
-DNA found on Kercher
-The knife being the alleged murder weapon
- Sollecito convicted and sentenced for 25 years for murdering Kercher
Guede
Alibi- None apparent
Evidence-
-Fingerprints at the scene
-DNA on and in Kercher
-Fled to Germany
-Guede was convicted of murder and sentenced to 16 years prison
Court Case
-First court case ended in a guilty ruling
-The ruling was appealed
-Second case ruled not guilty on basis of lack of evidence
-Ruling appealed
-Third case ruled guilty
-Appealed
-Fourth case ruled innocent
Now
-Knox returned to the US
-Works as a journalist
-Wrote “Waiting To Be Heard: A Memoir”
-Knox Netflix documentary was made, released in September 2016