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Jury begins deliberating in Amanda Knox murder case

Dec. 4, 2009
An Italian jury has begun deliberations in the trial of U.S. student Amanda Knox and her ex- boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito. Both are charged in the killing of Meredith Kercher.
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Attorney: Knox naive like movie's 'Amelie'

PERUGIA, Italy, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- An Italian defense attorney says accused killer Amanda Knox is not a diabolical schemer but merely a naive girl like one from a romantic movie.

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

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Judge: Knox invited in coed's assailant

PERUGIA, Italy, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- American exchange student Amanda Knox invited in a migrant who took part in the 2007 slaying of Knox's roommate in Italy, a judge has concluded.

Witness comes forward in student's death

PERUGIA, Italy, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A new witness may cast doubt on defendant Amanda Knox's alibi in the death of roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy, court officials said.

Coed placed at scene of roommate's death

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Prosecutors ask for student's indictment

PERUGIA, Italy, July 11 (UPI) -- Italian prosecutors asked for indictments Friday against a U.S. student and her Italian boyfriend, both suspected of killing her British roommate.

Police seek extradition in Kerchner case

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No bail for roommate charged with muirder

PERUGIA, Italy, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- A judge in Italy denied bail Friday for a young U.S. woman and her Italian boyfriend accused of killing her roommate.

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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