US student Amanda Knox (L)is comforted by her lawyer
at the courthouse in Perugia.
Knox was found guilty early Saturday (Dec 4, 2009)
of murdering and sexually assaulting
her British housemate Meredith Kercher in 2007
and sent to prison for 26 years.
(AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)
On 6 November 2007, police arrested three suspects: Patrick Diya Lumumba, owner of a local bar; Amanda Knox, a student from Spencer, Indiana, USA; and Raffaele Sollecito, an Italian student. Lumumba was later released and exonerated.
British student Meredith Kercher
appears in an undated photo
on her Facebook page in November 2007
REUTERS/Via Facebook/Handout (ITALY)
Meredith Susanna Cara Kercher, known to her friends as "Mez", was born in February 1986 in Southwark, London, England, and lived in Coulsdon, South London. She attended the University of Leeds, and as part of the ERASMUS student exchange programme, had gone to Perugia, Italy to complete her degree course. Kercher was murdered on the evening of 1 November 2007.
Arline Kercher, mother of slain British student 
Stephanie Kercher, sister, (right) andJohn Kercher, father of slain British student Meredith Kercher (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
Police outside the flat where Meredith Kercherwas found with her throat cut
The bathroom (left) and
the corner of Meredith's bedroom
are covered in blood.
The images also show
the apartment's bathroom sink and
walls smeared with blood.
Police mark out key pices of evidence
in Merdith's room. Her body was found
beneath the duvet (bed-blanket)
marked '7'
A bloody footprint, that allegedly
matches shoes belonging to Sollecito.
Amanda Knox, aged 20 at the time of Kercher's killing, is a University of Washington student from Seattle, Washington, USA. She was studying in Perugia at the University for Foreigners. Knox was arrested on the morning of 6 November 2007 after she allegedly implicated herself in the crime during police questioning on 5-6 November. Knox allegedly told the police that she had been in the house when the murder took place and had "heard the screams." On 4 December 2009, Knox was found guilty of all six charges, which include civil as well as criminal charges, and sentenced to 26 years in jail.
Amanda Knox with her Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, only hours after Meredith’s body was discovered. From Rex Features.
American university student
Amanda Knox's father Curt (L)
Knox's mother Edda (R)
U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox's sister, Deanna,
(AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Rudy Hermann Guede, 20, originally from the Ivory Coast, was arrested on November 20 (2007) for suspected involvement in the Kercher killing. On 28 October 2008 he was subsequently convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years. DNA tests indicate that Guede had sex with Kercher before her murder and that feces found in the toilet were his.
Guede elected for a "fast track" trial on 16 October 2008. The trial of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito began on 16 January 2009
On Dec 4, 2009, after an 11-month trial in the Italian university town of Perugia, Knox, 22, was convicted for the murder and sexual assault of British student Meredith Kercher. Knox's Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 25, received a 25-year sentence for his part in the November 2007 killing.
The prosecution alleged that the three youths (Sollecito, Knox and Guede) were high on drugs when they tried to engage Kercher, 21, in a sex game that turned violent, leaving her dead with stab wounds to the neck. We cannot forget the girl
who was assaulted, knifed
and left to bleed to death
on the floor of a Perugian cottage.
~Seattle Crime Blog
Sources:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091205/wl_afp/italyusbritaincrimetrial
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/US-student-Amanda-Knox-L-comforted-lawyer-courthouse-Perugia-Knox/photo//091205/photos_wl_afp/82e72be55eb70a5c066fde91465aba6f//s:/afp/20091205/wl_afp/italyusbritaincrimetrial;_ylt=Am0604_PJIDMS4WObGr2DNOROrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTE5ajUyajVsBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bl9yX3RvcF9waG90bwRzbGsDa25veGphaWxlZDI2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Meredith_Kercher
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/S9Uxt5VthjQ/Meredith+Kercher+Murder+Trial/8vD-S-zOREP/Amanda+Knox
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/US-student-found-guilty-Italian-murder-case/ss/events/us/011709studentitaly;_ylt=ArZz5H8F481yzcnwDnfiT0BbbBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTFlcWFuNHZ0BHBvcwMzBHNlYwN5bl9yXzNzbG90X3NsaWRlc2hvdwRzbGsDc2xpLWV2LWxpbms-
http://www.seattlecrimeblog.com/2009/12/articles/murder/amanda-knox-guilty-verdict-in-but-saga-appears-far-from-over/
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US student Amanda Knox (L)
British student Meredith Kercher 
Meredith Susanna Cara Kercher, known to her friends as "Mez", was born in February 1986 in Southwark, London, England, and lived in Coulsdon, South London. She attended the University of Leeds, and as part of the ERASMUS student exchange programme, had gone to Perugia, Italy to complete her degree course. Kercher was murdered on the evening of 1 November 2007.
Arline Kercher, mother of slain British student 
Stephanie Kercher, sister, (right) and
Police outside the flat where Meredith Kercher
The bathroom (left) and
Police mark out key pices of evidence
A bloody footprint, that allegedly
Amanda Knox, aged 20 at the time of Kercher's killing, is a University of Washington student from Seattle, Washington, USA. She was studying in Perugia at the University for Foreigners. Knox was arrested on the morning of 6 November 2007 after she allegedly implicated herself in the crime during police questioning on 5-6 November. Knox allegedly told the police that she had been in the house when the murder took place and had "heard the screams." On 4 December 2009, Knox was found guilty of all six charges, which include civil as well as criminal charges, and sentenced to 26 years in jail.
Amanda Knox with her 
Raffaele Sollecito, from Giovinazzo, Bari, was 23 years old and nearing the completion of a degree at the University of Perugia at the time of the murder. He had known Knox for only a few days when Kercher was murdered. Sollecito was found guilty of all five charges attributed to him and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
American university student
U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox's sister, Deanna,
Rudy Hermann Guede, 20, originally from the Ivory Coast, was arrested on November 20 (2007) for suspected involvement in the Kercher killing. On 28 October 2008 he was subsequently convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years. DNA tests indicate that Guede had sex with Kercher before her murder and that feces found in the toilet were his.
The prosecution alleged that the three youths (Sollecito, Knox and Guede) were high on drugs when they tried to engage Kercher, 21, in a sex game that turned violent, leaving her dead with stab wounds to the neck. 
