Amanda Knox

Seattle woman Amanda Knox is being held in Italy for the murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher. In a hearing on October 18, 2008, prosecutors accused Knox of slitting Kercher's throat in a sexual "satanic rite," with the help of her Italian ex-boyfriend Rafaelle Sollecito and Ivory Coast native Rudy Hermann Guede.¹

In a hearing on October 28, 2008, Guede was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Knox and Sollecito were formally charged with murder and sexual violence, and scheduled to go to trial on December 4, 2008.²

Kercher was a Leeds University student living in Perugia, Italy, when she was found semi-naked with her throat slit at the home she shared with Knox on November 1, 2007.³

Fast Facts

1. Parents: Curt Knox and Edda Mellas, divorced
2. Residence: Seattle, WA
3. Nickname: "Foxy Knoxy"
4. Amanda Knox and Meredith Kercher were studying in Italy
5. Charged with murder on July 11, 2008⁴
6. Investigators wrapped up their work on June 19, 2008⁵
7. Kept a detailed journal in prison
8. Knox's MySpace page contained a short story about the drugging and raping of a young girl
9. Received letter from "fans"
10. Claimed she was accused of the murder because she is sexy⁶
11. Diya "Patrick" Lumumba was one of the original suspects but he was cleared during the investigation³
12. Lumumba is suing Knox for allegedly falsely implicating him in Kercher's murder³
13. Rudy Guede's lawyers requested a separate, fast-track trial³

Trial

The first pre-trial hearing began on September 16, 2008, in Perguia. It is the first of several to be held over a number of weeks so the judge will be able to determine whether the case should proceed to trial.³

Foxy Knoxy

Amanda Knox, also known as "Foxy Knoxy," seemed to enjoy a wild lifestyle. A few months prior to the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, Knox was arrested and fined for a party that went out of control. Seattle neighbors called the police when members of Knox's party started hurling rocks into the road, at nearby homes and at cars. According to her Facebook page, Knox said, "I don't get embarrassed and therefore have very few social inhibitions."⁷

Lack Of Social Inhibitions?

Knox's lack of "social inhibitions" became part of the police investigation into Kercher's murder when it was alleged that Kercher was killed because she refused to participate in an orgy with Knox and her friends.⁸

Merdith Kercher's Murder

Meredith Kercher was stabbed in the neck after she allegedly refused to participate in a sexual orgy with her roommate Amanda Knox and Knox's two Italian friends, Rudy Guede and Rafaelle Sollecito. Knox, Guede and Sollecito have been charged with murder, although they all maintain their innocence.⁴

A post-mortem examination found evidence of sexual activity prior to Kercher's death but medical examiners refused to confirm reports of rape.⁹ Detectives claim to have found Sollecito's DNA on the back of Kercher's bra in addition to DNA from Kercher and Knox found on a knife at Sollecito's apartment. Guede has admitted to being present in the house on the night Kercher was murdered.⁴

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