Amanda Knox was studying abroad in Italy, living a dream. Now, however, she is a convicted felon in Italy for the murder of her college roommate, Meredith Kercher.
The debate of her innocence goes back and forth like a ping pong game. There are little hard facts on her connection to the murder, but speculations prove harsh.
On the morning of Nov. 1, 2001 police were stopping by Amanda and her roommate’s dorm house to drop off Amanda’s phone which she had left at a public location. The police showed up to the house to find Amanda and her boyfriend, Rafaelli Sollecito, with a mop standing outside of the house. Police asked what had happened and they said they were so glad the police had arrived so quickly, they claimed that they had phoned the police earlier. They say they found traces of blood along the floorboards and Meredith’s door was locked. The police proceeded to break down Meredith’s door and find her body covered in a blanket, and drenched in her own blood. The police convicted Amanda of murder, as well as her boyfriend and a man named Rudy Guede.
This is recently in the news because Lifetime recently came out with a movie on this tragic incident. The movie caused much speculation to the families who were affected by this tragedy. They say they felt nauseous and had some strong words against the film.
Regardless of what the media says, I feel that the movie leaves the decision up to the viewer. The film didn’t persuade; they simply presented facts and left the viewer to decide. It’s sad to think that such things can happen, but they do. And sometimes, justice is hard to declare because most are uncomfortable with it.
By Anais Tabor
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