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The Murder Of Meredith Kerorcher Summary

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Studying abroad, for Meredith Kercher it would end in her death and a nightmare for her family. Meredith had come to Perugia, Italy from England to continue and complete her college education. When given her options of locations to study she chose Perugia where the University of Foreigners is located. Meredith would come to live in a small Italian rental home with three other college students, Amanda Knox, Filomena Romanelli and Laura Mezzetti. In the book “The Murder of Meredith Kercher”, Gary King reviews the details leading up to the beginning of the murder investigation of Meredith. Early that day a local resident would discover two cell phones that were lying in the bushes. As the phones are discovered, a call is answered and there is a voice on the other end making threatening statement. Police were alerted and were able to find themselves at the door of the rental home of Meredith Kercher, as it was determined that both …show more content…

The male friend who had broken down the door immediately sees a puddle of blood, and a foot sticking out from a blanket and begins yelling about what he has seen. Filomena panics out of instinct knowing that is must be Meredith. Filomena and her friends all rush outside feeling instantly sick. Amanda was standing nearby with a blank look on her face and did not react (Follain72). The burglary just became a murder investigation where Amanda would become one of the prime suspects. Was Amanda a calculating criminal who would find a way to play the victim even after being charged and arrested for the murder of her roommate. Amanda Knox always has an answer and a story to cover her trail and would ultimately have her murder conviction overturned. Justice over the murder of Meredith Kercher will never be served as Amanda Knox was cunning enough that she outsmarted the justice system. A murder with a plan, including an accomplice and fall

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