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Italy appeals court clears American Knox of murder
The fatal blow to the prosecution's case was a court-ordered DNA review that discredited crucial genetic evidence used to convict Knox and Sollecito in 2009. They were sentenced to 26 and 25 years, respectively. While waves of relief swept through the
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:20P
DiManno: Freed Amanda Knox remains unforgiven in Italy
Critical DNA evidence was disputed, its value trashed by an independent forensic review committee. Masks, gloves and hair caps hadn't been worn by forensic technicians retrieving evidence from the scene. DNA traces lifted from the alleged murder weapon
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:19P
'Paying with my life for things I didn't do'
The Seattle native and her Italian boyfriend at the time, Raffaele Sollecito, are fighting a 2009 verdict that found them guilty of stabbing Leeds University exchange student Meredith Kercher to death during a drug-fuelled sexual assault.
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:19P
Jurors deadlocked on murder charges
In what amounts to a partial verdict, the panel Monday afternoon found Michael Capers, 18, guilty of two of the six counts of criminal possession of a weapon for which he was on trial. He faces 31/2 to 15 years on each of the gun charges when he is
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:17P
American student Amanda Knox acquitted of the murder of British student
She was released from prison about an hour after the verdict was announced and was expected to fly back to the United States imminently. The 24-year-old American has spent four years behind bars for the killing in Perugia that she insisted she played
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:17P
Seattle supporters cheer for Amanda Knox
"It's unreal," John Lange, Knox's former teacher, said as the verdict was read. He and a dozen or so friends and supporters of Knox gathered at the Fairmont Hotel to watch TV coverage of the court proceedings in Perugia, Italy.
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:17P
Amanda Knox now free in Italy
The fatal blow to the prosecution's case was a court-ordered DNA review that discredited crucial genetic evidence used to convict Knox and Sollecito in 2009. They were sentenced to 26 and 25 years, respectively. While waves of relief swept through the
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:16P
Knox cleared of Kercher murder
Members of Ms Knox's family, who have mounted a high-profile publicity campaign in the US and Italy against her conviction, smiled and hugged each other after the verdict. Outside court, Ms Knox's sister Deanna, flanked by other family members,
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:12P
Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder conviction
The trial has captivated audiences worldwide. Knox and Sollecito, who had just begun dating, were convicted of murdering Kercher in what the lower court said began as a drug-fueled sexual assault. Also convicted in separate proceedings was Rudy Hermann
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:11P
Dimanno: Freed Amanda Knox remains unforgiven by Italians
Critical DNA evidence was disputed, its value trashed by an independent forensic review committee. Masks, gloves and hair caps hadn't been worn by forensic technicians retrieving evidence from the scene. DNA traces lifted from the alleged murder weapon
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:10P
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