Amanda: What Really Happened in Perugia

by Roger Harrington

On November 1st 2007, a murder took place in Perugia, Italy which would become one of most high-profile cases in recent history. Meredith Kercher, a beautiful, bright, 21-year-old student from England, was found murdered in her apartment under circumstances which, on first glance, appear suspicious. The case has been referred to as the “trial of the century” by multiple high-profile news sources, and has since gone on to inspire two major films, several books and thousands of journalistic pieces regarding the incident.

The case has been noted as an example of the press, media and authorities manipulating the obtained information in order to fit the narrative they would prefer to pursue. Many researchers believe that the murder of Meredith Kercher is by no means a mystery, and a fitting conclusion can easily be drawn if one simply studies the evidence in detail.

Genres: True Crime

106 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 19, 2017

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book in one sitting. It was short, sweet, but biased. I went into it knowing a lot about the case. I’ve read a lot and watched a lot about Amanda Knox. I know already that she didn’t do it. The book had a good amount of facts in favor of Knox, which I appreciate, and they were well delivered. However, I wish there was the same weird twists that caught me off guard about this case in the first place and why this case was so fascinating. However innocent Knox might be, tell the story in its entirety. The story of Knox is naturally addicting and doesn’t take a lot of work to pull you in as is. Had those glimmering strands of confusion and awe been added into the book, I would have given it a 5 star. I’m glad she has people writing about her in a positive and defensive light.