Murder in Italy: The Shocking Slaying of a British Student, the Accused American Girl, and an International Scandal
This book is in a Controlled Release!
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Arrived yesterday from Better World Books.
Better than most true-crime books.
I have been curious about Amanda Knox since I first heard of her arrest. Like many others, I initially thought "maybe she is guilty". Then Guilt came out. So that made me wonder what really went on. I hunted online and found this book was recommended as the most thorough.
And it is. It is a bit repetitious, but probably necessarily so. But let's start at the beginning.
Amanda Knox lived with three roommates in Perugia, Italy, in 2007. Amanda is American, her roommate Meredith Kercher was British, and the other two women were Italian. They had been living together for two months when Meredith was murdered in their apartment. It was a holiday weekend so Meredith spent the night alone and was found the next day by Amanda, her boyfriend, and others.
Within a few days the prosecutor had settled on Amanda and her boyfriend as the likely perps. He developed a theory involving sex and violence and a third person. His theory was leaked, as almost everything was in this investigation over the next years. The press picked it up and ran with it, worldwide.
This book explores the lives of the participants, the days before and after the murder as well as the night itself, and the Italian legal system. It is clear that the author has a bias in favor of Amanda, but the evidence does speak for itself. I found it engaging and interesting and it satisfied my need to know the story. Except that it was published in 2010 and further events, including Amanda's release on appeal, had not yet happened.
I found the description of the legal system and the way that trials are run especially interesting. I think such a system is only going to work when all persons involved are careful to stick to facts, and that is unlikely to happen.
I have been curious about Amanda Knox since I first heard of her arrest. Like many others, I initially thought "maybe she is guilty". Then Guilt came out. So that made me wonder what really went on. I hunted online and found this book was recommended as the most thorough.
And it is. It is a bit repetitious, but probably necessarily so. But let's start at the beginning.
Amanda Knox lived with three roommates in Perugia, Italy, in 2007. Amanda is American, her roommate Meredith Kercher was British, and the other two women were Italian. They had been living together for two months when Meredith was murdered in their apartment. It was a holiday weekend so Meredith spent the night alone and was found the next day by Amanda, her boyfriend, and others.
Within a few days the prosecutor had settled on Amanda and her boyfriend as the likely perps. He developed a theory involving sex and violence and a third person. His theory was leaked, as almost everything was in this investigation over the next years. The press picked it up and ran with it, worldwide.
This book explores the lives of the participants, the days before and after the murder as well as the night itself, and the Italian legal system. It is clear that the author has a bias in favor of Amanda, but the evidence does speak for itself. I found it engaging and interesting and it satisfied my need to know the story. Except that it was published in 2010 and further events, including Amanda's release on appeal, had not yet happened.
I found the description of the legal system and the way that trials are run especially interesting. I think such a system is only going to work when all persons involved are careful to stick to facts, and that is unlikely to happen.
Given to my daughter Mary, while staying in Huntington Beach.
