Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir by Amanda Knox
May 16, 2013 | Viveca |
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Waiting to be Heard: a Memoir by Amanda Knox promises to tell her side of a particularly brutal story.
Knox, an American student living in Italy, was sentenced to 26 years for the 2007 murder and sexual assualt of her British roomate, Meredith Kercher. Knox's boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito was also convicted for his role in this gruesome murder.
In 2011, the convictions were overturned on appeal and both were released. In March 2013, these acquittals were reversed and a retrial ordered.
Sensational media coverage with reports of satanic rites, sex, drugs, police brutality, false allegations, conspiracies, and cover-ups makes it difficult to tell fact from fiction.
Here is a timeline of the main events.
One thing is clear: people just love to hate Amanda Knox. Social media and online communities are fixated on the 25-year old woman now living in Seattle.
Her supporters claim she is a victim of a sexist and corrupt judicial system. Her haters (and there are many) claim she is simply a pretty little liar - a psychopath who might get away with murder.
Here's some recent coverage of her book: Toronto Star, Globe, New Yorker, CBC, Telegraph, Guardian, and The New York Times.
Watch an excerpt from Knox's first interview after her release from prison with Diane Sawyer. Full interview (warning-some graphic content): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Listen to her Canadian interview on the CBC.
Meredith Kercher, Age 19 in England
The Kercher family responds to the release of Knox's book and her impending retrial. Meredith's father, John Kercher, is a journalist and has released a book in the UK about his daughter (to date, it's not available in Canada).
Further reading available at the Toronto Public Library:
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