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Jury Finds Amanda Knox Guilty in Italian Murder Trial; Sentenced to 26 Years...

Dec. 4, 2009
Jury Finds Amanda Knox Guilty in Italian Murder Trial; Sentenced to 26 Years...(Second column, 3rd story, link)
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Amanda Knox guilty of Perugia slaying

PERUGIA, Italy, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Amanda Knox, a U.S. exchange student in Italy, and her Italian ex-boyfriend were convicted Saturday of murdering her British housemate.

Lawyer for ex-suspect: Knox a 'she-devil'

PERUGIA, Italy, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Amanda Knox, the U.S. student on trial for murder in Italy, destroyed the life of a former suspect, his lawyer said Friday, calling her a "she-devil."

Knox's mother testifies in Kercher case

PERUGIA, Italy, June 20 (UPI) -- U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox's mother told an Italian court her daughter had a positive relationship with slain British student Meredith Kercher.

Coed's father praises her testimony

PERUGIA, Italy, June 15 (UPI) -- Amanda Knox's clear testimony should help persuade an Italian jury she did not kill her British roommate, Curt Knox said of his daughter.

Knox 'ready' to testify in coed slay trial

PERUGIA, Italy, June 10 (UPI) -- U.S. college student Amanda Knox, accused of slaying her British roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy, is ready to testify, Knox's aunt says.

Witness say Kercher, Knox grew apart

PERUGIA, Italy, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Meredith Kercher and American Amanda Knox's friendship had dwindled prior to the British student's death in Italy, a witness testified Saturday.

U.S. co-ed faces trial in Italy

SEATTLE, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. college student Amanda Knox will face trial this week in Italy for the alleged November 2007 slaying of British exchange student Meredith Kercher.

Jury seated in Italy coed murder trial

PERUGIA, Italy, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Italian authorities say three men and three women will serve as the jury in the trial of two defendants charged with killing British student Meredith Kercher.

Judge delays trial over coed's death

PERUGIA , Italy, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. college student Amanda Knox will remain in an Italian jail for another six weeks before facing trial for the alleged murder of a British exchange student.

Lack of motive cited in coed murder case

PERUGIA, Italy, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Lawyers for Amanda Knox say the U.S. exchange student had no motive for killing her British roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy last November.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler