Seattle Girl Tried for Murder in Italy

Posted by misspolitician

July 11, 2008

Prosecutors in Perugia, Italy requested that Amanda Knox, 21, of Seattle; her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito; and Ivory Coast citizen Rudy Hermann Guede be tried in connection with the death of Meredith Kercher.

Kercher, a 21-year-old student from Leeds University in England, was found dead in November from a stab wound to the neck in the house she shared with Knox.

Knox and Sollecito have been jailed since November. Guede was arrested in Germany in November and extradited to Italy the following month.

Prosecutors say the three suspects strangled and stabbed Kercher, according to a court document that notified defense lawyers last month that the investigation was closed. The document said Guede engaged in sexual violence with Kercher, with the help of Knox and Sollecito.

Quick Reminder to all Americanos Traveling Abroad: US Rights and Processes Do NOT Apply