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Amanda Knox slander trial postponed in Italy
May 10, 2012 at 6:36 AM
Amanda Knox's slander trial in Italy has been postponed until next year because the judge was busy with another trial.

Father of student slain in Italy penning memoir
Apr 10, 2012 at 11:49 AM
The father of slain British student Meredith Kercher has written a book about the life - and loss - of his daughter in a case that spawned a media frenzy.

Knox parents' slander trial delayed until 2013
Mar 30, 2012 at 11:25 AM

The defamation trial of Amanda Knox's parents has been postponed until next year after key witnesses could not attend a hearing.

Knox was freed on appeal last year after the court ruled there was no conclusive evidence that she was involved in the brutal slaying of her British...more roommate Meredith Kercher in 2007. Her parents have been accused separately of defamation for an interview saying their daughter had been physically and verbally abused by police who questioned her.

Lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova said the officers were scheduled to testify on Friday, but were unable to attend due to police matters.

The parents, whose presence was not required, did not attend.

The court postponed the next hearing until Jan. 24. It is not uncommon in Italy for long delays between hearings.
West Seattle

Knox parents' slander trial delayed until 2013
Mar 30, 2012 at 11:21 AM
The defamation trial of Amanda Knox's parents has been postponed until next year after key witnesses could not attend a hearing.

Knox's former boyfriend signs book deal
Mar 15, 2012 at 11:54 AM

 
Amanda Knox's former boyfriend will be the first to tell about the Italian murder case that made them famous worldwide.
Twenty-seven-year-old Raffaele Sollecito has a deal with Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books for a book scheduled to come out this fall. Knox's memoir is due next...more year.
The publisher announced Thursday that "Presumed Guilty: My Journey to Hell and Back with Amanda Knox" would cover his relationship with the American exchange student, their arrests and imprisonment in Italy over the death of Knox's roommate, and their eventual release last fall after the convictions were overturned.
"Sollecito was an unwilling participant in a case that riveted the world. The Italian media convicted the young couple before any evidence had even been heard," according to Gallery. "Over and over, Sollecito came under pressure to change his testimony and get himself off the hook, but he refused to betray Amanda and he refused to lie."
West Seattle

Amanda Knox's Italian ex-boyfriend has book deal
Mar 15, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Former exchange student Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, will be the first to tell about the Italian murder case that made them famous worldwide.

Amanda Knox has deal with HarperCollins for memoir
Feb 16, 2012 at 12:26 PM

 
Amanda Knox has a book deal.
The young exchange student whose conviction and eventual acquittal of murder charges made headlines worldwide has an agreement with HarperCollins to tell her story.
The 24-year-old Seattle resident, imprisoned for four years in Perugia, Italy, has not...more publicly discussed her ordeal beyond a brief expression of gratitude upon her release last October.
The book, currently untitled, is tentatively scheduled for early 2013.
West Seattle

Report: Amanda Knox signs $4 million book deal
Feb 16, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Amanda Knox has a book deal reportedly worth $4 million. The young exchange student whose conviction and eventual acquittal of murder charges made headlines worldwide has an agreement with HarperCollins to tell her story.

Italian prosecutors seek to reinstate Amanda Knox conviction
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Feb 14, 2012 at 6:51 AM
Italian prosecutors appealed Tuesday to Italy's highest criminal court against the overturning of the murder convictions of Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend in the brutal slaying of a British student.

Family of Amanda Knox responds to appeal
Feb 14, 2012 at 11:20 AM

The Knox/Mellas family has issued this statement in response to the Italian prosecutors appeal of Amanda Knox's acquittal:
The appeal of Amanda’s acquittal by the prosecution was not unexpected as they had indicated from the day of the verdict that they would appeal.  We are not concerned...more about this appeal as Amanda’s innocence was clearly and convincingly proven in her appeal trial.  This is simply another example of harassment by the prosecution against Amanda and makes this terrible, painful incident continue to go on for Amanda, Raffaele and their families.
West Seattle

Italian prosecutors seek to reinstate Amanda Knox conviction
Feb 14, 2012 at 7:02 AM

Italian prosecutors appealed Tuesday to Italy's highest criminal court against the overturning of the murder convictions of Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend in the brutal slaying of a British student.

Perugia prosecutors filed the 111-page appeal more than four months after an...more appeals court in Perugia threw out the convictions against Knox, 24, and Raffaele Sollecito, 27.

The appeal, which was expected, marks the third and final stage in the criminal case against Knox and Sollecito for the Nov. 1, 2007 stabbing death of Meredith Kercher, a 21-year-old British student studying in the hilltop town of Perugia.

The two were found guilty in a lower court of slaying Kercher in what prosecutors described as a sex-fueled attack, and sentenced to 26 years and 25 years respectively. An appeals court then said the evidence did not hold up, freeing Knox to return home to the United States after serving four years in prison.

Luca Maori, Sollecito's
West Seattle, University District

Amanda Knox appeals slander conviction
Feb 7, 2012 at 7:00 AM

Amanda Knox's Italian lawyer has filed an appeal of her slander conviction in Italy, a Knox family spokesman in Seattle said Monday.

In October, an Italian appeals court overturned the young Seattle woman's murder conviction in the 2007 death of her British roommate in Perugia. But...more the same court upheld Knox's conviction for slander - for falsely accusing bar owner Diya "Patrick" Lumumba of involvement in the slaying.

Lumumba was freed after two weeks in prison for lack of evidence.

Knox later said she was "manipulated" during her lengthy police interrogation.

An appeal of the slander conviction was filed Monday, Knox family spokesman Dave Marriott confirmed. He doesn't know when the Italian court might consider it.

Knox returned to Seattle after her murder conviction was overturned. The former exchange student had been in custody since 2007.

An Italian judge set Knox's sentence for slander at three years, which was less than
West Seattle, University District

Amanda Knox appeals slander conviction
Feb 7, 2012 at 6:26 AM
Amanda Knox's Italian lawyer has filed an appeal of her slander conviction in Italy, a Knox family spokesman in Seattle said Monday.

Bad budget, privatized liquor top 2011 Wash. stories
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:26 PM
As the effects of the Great Recession continue to be felt across Washington, it's not surprising that several of the top 10 state news stories of 2011 can be traced to the worst economic downturn in 80 years.

Italian Court Speaks On Knox Ruling
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Dec 15, 2011 at 10:56 AM
The Perugia court said faulty evidence was used to build the case linking Knox and her Italian boyfriend to the slaying of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher, whose body was found in a pool of blood in November 2007.

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