Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy

AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENT

AMANDA KNOX:

STANDS ACCUSED:

OF KILLING HER ROOMMATE

IN A BIZARRE SEX GAME

GONE WRONG.

IS SHE THE VICTIM

OF A JUSTICE SYSTEM, A TOWN,

AND AN ITALIAN MEDIA

THAT WAS STACKED AGAINST HER?

REGARDLESS OF THE VERDICT,

KNOX'S LIFE

WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.

[ BELL TOLLS ]

[ MAN SINGING

IN AFRICAN DIALECT ]

BUON GIORNO.

WE ARE LOOKING:

FOR MEREDITH KERCHER.

MEREDITH LIVES HERE,

BUT SHE'S, UH --

SHE'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.

I AM RAFFAELE SOLLECITO.

AND THIS IS AMANDA KNOX.

UNA STUDENTESSA AMERICANA.

SHE LIVES HERE:

WITH MEREDITH.

THERE ARE FOUR OF US

ALL TOGETHER.

BENE. WE FOUND

SIGNORA KERCHER'S CELLPHONE

THIS MORNING OUTSIDE A HOUSE

ON VIA SPERANDIO.

WE THOUGHT MAYBE

IT WAS STOLEN AND DUMPED.

WELL, I'VE CALLED MEREDITH

A FEW TIMES THIS MORNING.

SHE DIDN'T ANSWER.

I GUESS THAT'S WHY.

THIS IS STARTING

TO FREAK ME OUT A LITTLE BIT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, WHEN I CAME HOME

THIS MORNING,

I NOTICED THAT:

THE FRONT DOOR WAS OPEN.

AND THEN I WENT UPSTAIRS,

AND THERE WAS A BROKEN WINDOW

IN ONE OF THE BEDROOMS

AND SEVERAL DROPS OF BLOOD

ON THE FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM.

SO, AMANDA RAN BACK

TO MY PLACE AND GOT ME.

WE WERE JUST UP THERE,

AND IT LOOKS LIKE

SOMEONE BROKE IN.

DID YOU CALL THE POLICE?

I THOUGHT:

YOU WERE THE POLICE.

WE'RE THE POLIZIA POSTALE.

WE INVESTIGATE STOLEN COMPUTERS,

CREDIT CARDS, AND CELLPHONES.

UH, WE CALLED

THE EMERGENCY NUMBER,

THE 112,

A FEW MINUTES AGO,

AND THE CARABINIERI SAID

THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE.

WHILE WE'RE WAITING,

THOUGH,

MAYBE CAN YOU COME INSIDE

AND TAKE A LOOK.

I'M SCARED

TO GO IN THERE AGAIN.

SURE.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

THE BATHROOM:

IS THIS WAY.

WHEN I WENT TO TAKE A SHOWER

THIS MORNING,

I NOTICED THERE WERE

SOME DROPS OF BLOOD.

I THOUGHT:

MAYBE SOMEBODY CUT THEMSELVES.

HELLO?

OH, THAT'S FILOMENA,

MY OTHER ROOMMATE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

SOMEONE BROKE YOUR WINDOW.

MY GOD.

Man:
ANYTHING MISSING?

MY LAPTOP AND MY JEWELRY --

EVERYTHING IS HERE.

WHERE'S MEREDITH?

I DON'T KNOW.

HER DOOR IS LOCKED.

WE KNOCKED A FEW TIMES,

BUT THERE WAS NO ANSWER.

MEREDITH:

NEVER LOCKS HER DOOR.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

MEREDITH.

MEREDITH!

APRA LA PORTA!

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT

A BREAK-IN.

[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

APRA LA PORTA!

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

MOM, SOMEONE BROKE IN

TO OUR HOUSE.

WHAT?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

THEY'RE BREAKING DOWN

MEREDITH'S DOOR RIGHT NOW.

W-WHY?

TRY AGAIN.

AMANDA?

AMANDA, TALK TO ME.

[ GASPS ]

UN PIEDE.

UN PIEDE.

OH, MY GOD,

THERE'S A FOOT.

THEY SAID SOMETHING

ABOUT A FOOT. I DON'T

UNDERSTAND THE REST.

A FOOT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, A FOOT?

MY GOD. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S

A FOOT OR IT'S A WHOLE BODY.

EVERYBODY OUT!

VIA!

IMMEDIATAMENTE! VIA!

[ TELEPHONE BEEPS ]

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

MY GOD!

THAT WAS AMANDA.

SHE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A --

ABOUT A BREAK-IN.

[ CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]

Reporter:
[ British accent ]

WE'RE HERE IN PERUGIA,

WHERE NEWS IS COMING IN

ON THE MURDER:

OF A YOUNG BRITISH STUDENT.

AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME,

THE HOUSE IS BEING INVESTIGATED

BY THE POLICE AT THE MOMENT,

WITH FORENSICS TEAMS

STILL WORKING.

ALTHOUGH THE AUTHORITIES HAVE

YET TO MAKE A FORMAL STATEMENT,

WE'RE EXPECTING THEM

TO DO SO SHORTLY.

MORE NEWS AS WE HAVE IT.

THIS IS UNREAL.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING.

I KNOW.

[ MID-TEMPO ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ]

I SEE THAT I'M NOT...

[ HISSING ]

BUONA GIORNATA.

BUONA GIORNATA.

BUONA GIORNATA, SIGNORE.

THAT'S ITALIAN

FOR "HAVE A NICE DAY, SIR."

YEAH, WHATEVER.

LET'S TRY TO MAKE IT LAST

HEY.

UM, CAN I GET

A DECAF SOY CAPPUCCINO

AND AN ICED:

LATTE MACCHIATO?

A DECAF SOY CAPPUCCINO

AND AN ICED MACCHIATO.

[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

DUDE, FOXY, I CAN'T BELIEVE THA YOU'RE DITCHING US THIS YEAR.

WHAT IS THAT TEAM

GONNA DO WITHOUT YOU?

WE NEED FOXY KNOXY!

I'M SURE YOU'LL SURVIVE.

YOU'LL FIND A WAY.

BUT WHAT ABOUT D.J.?

I MEAN, IS HE GONNA COME

AND, YOU KNOW,

"HANG OUT" WITH YOU

IN PERUGIA?

UM, ACTUALLY WE'RE TAKING

A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK.

HE'S GONNA BE IN CHINA

FOR THE YEAR.

I'M GONNA BE IN ITALY.

I JUST DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE

TO BE TIED DOWN.

I'M GONNA BE HERE FOREVER,

SERVING CAKE.

I HATE YOU.

YOU'LL LOVE ME WHEN I BRING YOU

BACK SOME PERUGIAN CHOCOLATE.

HEY, MAKE IT SOME ITALIAN MEN,

AND WE'LL CALL IT A DEAL.

DEAL. ITALIAN MEN

COMING RIGHT UP.

OH, MY GOD!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

HELLO!

AW, I LOVE YOU!

OOH, I LOVE YOU, TOO,

SWEETHEART.

HI, DAD.

HI. HOW'S

MY WORLD TRAVELER, HMM?

I'M GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU?

ALREADY MISSING YOU.

I LOVE YOU TONS.

TONS AND TONS AND TONS.

[ SMOOCHING ]

[ LAUGHS ]

OKAY, NOW, HOW DO YOU FEEL

ABOUT LEAVING SEATTLE?

I LOVE SEATTLE,

AND I LOVE:

THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.

BUT IT'LL BE REALLY AWESOME

TO BE SOMEWHERE TOTALLY NEW

AND DIFFERENT.

OKAY, MOM, YOUR TURN.

AAAH! NO! NO!

COME ON, BABY.

AMANDA...

WE'RE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU

FOR ALL YOU HAD TO ACCOMPLISH

TO MAKE THIS TRIP POSSIBLE.

[ SIGHS ]

WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU.

AW, NO!

[ CHUCKLES ]

IT WON'T BE THE SAME AROUND HERE

WITHOUT YOU.

IT'S ONLY 10 MONTHS.

I'LL BE BACK.

I KNOW.

10 MONTHS IS A LONG TIME.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

YOU ALL SET?

GOT YOUR PASSPORT? EUROS?

PEPPER SPRAY?

YES, I'M ALL SET.

WHAT IS THIS, "THE STEPFATHER'S

GUIDE TO EUROPE"?

[ LAUGHTER ]

YOU SHOULD WRITE A BOOK.

TOAST, EVERYBODY.

TOAST.

GRAB A GLASS.

HERE WE GO.

TRAVEL SAFE:

AND COME BACK SOON, HONEY.

[ LAUGHTER ]

[ GLASSES CLINKING,

ALL TALKING AT ONCE ]

[ AMANDA SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

Amanda:
IT'S GREAT YOU COULD

GET OVER HERE SO SOON.

[ BICYCLE BELL DINGS ]

HOW'S YOUR JET LAG?

TIRED?

I'LL SURVIVE.

THIS IS THE TOWN SQUARE.

IT'S HOOK-UP CENTRAL.

AND THIS IS:

PALAZZO DEI PRIORI.

IT'S GOT SOME BEAUTIFUL

13th-CENTURY FRESCOES,

IF YOU WANT TO:

CHECK IT OUT.

YOU CAN DRINK:

OUT IN THE OPEN HERE?

IN ITALY, THEY SAY

EVERYTHING'S ILLEGAL

AND NOTHING'S FORBIDDEN.

SEE THESE GUYS?

UH-HUH.

THEY'RE DEALING.

MOSTLY HASH AND WEED.

THIS PLACE IS AWESOME!

I WANT TO STUDY HERE.

WELL, WE CAN GO TO SOME BARS

AFTER DINNER,

BUT YOU CANNOT TELL MOM

ANYTHING.

THERE'S A PLACE DOWN HERE

THAT POSTS CLASSIFIEDS.

MAYBE I CAN FIND AN APARTMENT.

WE SHOULD LOOK.

Man:
HEY.

CIAO.

[ LAUGHS ] YOU SLUT!

AW, COME ON.

IT'S ITALY, DUDE.

GET WITH THE TIMES.

[ LAUGHS ]

THEY'RE CUTE.

HMM.

COME ON. I'LL SHARE.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

OH, SCUSI MI.

I'M AMANDA.

I'M A STUDENT HERE.

IS THIS YOUR FLYER

OF THE L'APPARTAMENTO?

YES. WE ARE THREE WOMEN.

WE HAVE AN EXTRA BEDROOM.

IT'S VERY NEAR HERE.

AND IT'S 300 EUROS A MONTH.

IT'S PERFECT.

WHEN CAN I SEE IT?

ECCOCI QUA.

SO...

THIS IS YOUR BEDROOM.

IT'S SMALL.

NO, IT'S NICE.

IT'S CUTE. I LIKE IT.

AND YOU SHARE THE BATHROOM

WITH A GIRL NAMED MEREDITH.

A BRITISH ROOMMATE,

VERY COOL.

[ CHUCKLES ]

OH, MY GOD.

IT'S PERFECT!

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

I LOVE IT.

I LOVE IT.

WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU

TO GIVE US A ONE-MONTH DEPOSIT?

YES. NO PROBLEM.

I'LL GET THE LEASE.

YOU CAN SIGN IT NOW.

GOOD.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

[ British accent ]

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