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Mistrust Follows U.S. Student's Murder Conviction

Dec. 5, 2009
An Italian jury has convicted American exchange student Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend for the murder of her British roommate in 2007. The verdict stunned Knox and members of her family, who said the prosecution failed to prove its case. The trial has attracted wide media attention...
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Knox family: Amanda is innocent

PERUGIA, Italy, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The family of Amanda Knox, the U.S. student facing a long prison term in Italy for killing her housemate, said Friday the fight for her freedom will continue.

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."

Trial in British coed's murder resumes

PERUGIA, Italy, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Jurors in Italy have been permitted to examine a weapon prosecutors said U.S. student Amanda Knox used in the slaying of another student, court officials said.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Prosecutor: Roommate killed student

PERUGIA, Italy, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- An Italian prosecutor said Saturday that an exchange student from Seattle stabbed her roommate because she refused to participate in an orgy.

Fourth person suspected in student's death

ROME, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Italian police say forensic evidence points to a fourth suspect in the death of a British exchange student killed in her home in Perugia.

Italian police accuse 3 in student killing

PERUGIA , Italy, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Police in Perugia, Italy, said three suspects were arrested Tuesday in the case of an English university exchange student who was found dead Friday.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch