Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy Page #2

I HEAR YOU'RE AMERICAN.

I AM.

MEREDITH.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

CIAO.

[ LAUGHTER ]

I'M AMANDA.

ARE YOU STUDYING HERE?

EUROPEAN POLITICS

AND ITALIAN.

VERY COOL.

I JUST, UH --

I'M STARTING AT UNIVERSIT

PER STRANIERI IN SEPTEMBER.

RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.

ACE.

ACE?

YOU KNOW, "ACE"?

BRILLIANT, FANTASTIC.

DON'T YOU USE THAT WORD?

WELL, NOT LIKE THAT,

BUT IT'S GOOD. I'LL START.

[ LAUGHTER ]

[ CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING ]

[ MUSIC ENDS ]

[ APPLAUSE ]

I HAVE TO GO.

NOW?

YEAH. MY HUMANITIES TEST

IS TOMORROW.

OH, BUT I THOUGHT WE COULD GRAB

A DRINK AFTER AT MERLIN'S.

ANOTHER TIME, OKAY?

[ MUSIC RESUMES ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

RAFFAELE.

AMANDA. BUONA SERA.

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

Raffaele:
I COME FROM BARI.

IT'S DOWN SOUTH.

ON THE COAST OF THE ADRIATIC.

YES, I KNOW.

BRAVA.

YOU KNOW EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY.

NOT ALL AMERICANS

ARE IGNORANT SLUGS. COME ON.

I, UH -- I GREW UP IN SEATTLE.

LET'S SEE HOW YOU DO.

UM, SEATTLE.

IT'S A CITY.

UH-HUH.

IN WASHINGTON STATE.

OKAY.

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

AND...

IT'S HOME OF MICROSOFT.

MOST PEOPLE SAY, UH...

HOME OF "GREY'S ANATOMY"

AND BIRTHPLACE OF KURT COBAIN.

AND YOU SAY MICROSOFT.

I'M STUDYING

COMPUTER ENGINEERING.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?

I ACTUALLY THINK

IT'S VERY CHARMING.

ARE...YOU...HUNGRY...

FOR A BIG...

FAT...

CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY?

...TO MAKE IT DO

MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING

TO MAKE IT TRUE:

A LITTLE MORE:

GOES SUCH A LONG WAY

YOU KNOW:

I WANT A LITTLE MORE

LOVE FROM YOU:

LOVE, YOU DO ME RIGHT

YOU KNOW:

YOU GOT TO HEAR ME SAY

YOUR LOVE FOR ME

YOU'VE GOT TO DO IT RIGHT,

YEAH:

THIS RISOTTO RECIPE --

IT'S FROM MY MOTHER.

SHE USED TO MAKE IT EVERY

FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE SHE DIED.

OH, I'M SORRY.

OH, THAT'S OKAY.

IT WAS, UM...

...A LONG TIME AGO.

"BLOOD:

THE LAST OF THE VAMPIRES."

THAT'S ONE OF MY MANGAS.

IT'S JAPANESE COMICS.

I COLLECT THEM. LIKE ART.

VERY COOL.

SO, IS YOUR DAD STILL AROUND?

NO.

HE LIVES IN BARI.

HE'S A DOCTOR.

MOLTO IMPORTANTE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

MY DAD'S A VICE PRESIDENT

FOR MACY'S STORES...

MM-HMM.

...AND MY MOM TEACHES MATH.

THEY SPLIT WHEN I WAS

REALLY LITTLE, THOUGH, SO...

MY PARENTS:

WERE DIVORCED, TOO.

BUT, UM, BACK THEN,

IT WASN'T SO...ACCEPTED.

HMM.

AND...

KIDS TEASED ME A LOT

AT SCHOOL.

HERE.

GRAZIE.

OH,

THIS LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

I WAS MADE FUN OF

IN SCHOOL, TOO.

YOU?

MM-HMM.

FOR WHAT?

WELL,

I PLAYED A LOT OF SPORTS,

AND I DIDN'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND

TILL JUNIOR YEAR,

SO THEY THOUGHT:

THAT I WAS A LESBIAN.

[ LAUGHS ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU...DON'T KISS

LIKE A LESBIAN.

NO?

MAYBE YOU SHOULD TRY AGAIN.

...TO GET YOU BACK IN

MY HEART:

I'M ALL TO YOU

BACK TO THE START

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

[ Thinking ] I REALLY LIKE

THE ITALIAN LIFESTYLE.

EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

LIFE REALLY ISN'T ABOUT

GOING TO WORK AND MAKING MONEY.

IT'S ABOUT WHO YOU ARE

AND WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO

AND WHO YOU CHOOSE

TO SPEND YOUR TIME WITH.

[ LAUGHTER ]

THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF

THE HAPPIEST TIMES IN MY LIFE.

YOU CAN'T CATCH ME!

[ LAUGHS ]

[ Sighing ] OH.

HEY, MAGNIFICO!

[ BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY ]

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

YOU ARE UNO SPIRITO LIBERO,

AMANDA.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE

LIKE A DREAM.

BUT IT IS A DREAM.

AND I DON'T EVER

WANT TO WAKE UP.

THE CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL

WAS AWESOME.

ARE YOU GONNA GO?

MAYBE.

MAYBE? I THOUGHT

YOU WERE MAD ABOUT CHOCOLATE.

THERE'S SOMETHING

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

I JUST DON'T WANT IT

TURNING INTO A BIG THING.

OKAY.

I THINK YOU COULD BE DOING

A MORE AROUND THE FLAT,

CLEANING AND THINGS.

I DO CLEAN.

WHEN? EVERY TIME I GO

INTO THE BATHROOM,

YOUR STUFF IS:

ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT'S A STY.

AND YOU LEAVE YOUR DISHES

PILED IN THE SINK.

OKAY, STOP.

I'M SORRY.

WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME

IT BOTHERED YOU BEFORE?

I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TELL YOU.

IT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS.

HEY! MY TWO QUEENS!

WHAT'S UP?

WHAT'S UP?

THE SKY.

THE SKY.

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

LOOK, I'LL TRY HARDER.

OKAY?

OKAY?

OKAY.

ARE WE COOL?

WE'RE COOL.

ACE!

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

HEY, I MET A GUY.

OH, REALLY?

YEAH.

HE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE

HARRY POTTER.

HE'S QUIET

AND HE'S SUPERSMART.

OH, MY GOSH.

HIS APARTMENT?

I THINK HIS DAD'S

REALLY WEALTHY.

HMM. DOES HE WORK?

HE'S STUDYING COMPUTER

ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY,

BUT HE, UH --

HE'S NOT A GEEK.

HE'S NOT LIKE THAT.

SO, YOU'VE BARELY BEEN HERE

TWO MONTHS,

AND YOU'VE ALREADY GOT YOURSELF

A POSH ITALIAN BOYFRIEND?

YEAH. I THINK I DO.

WE'RE FROM

TOTALLY DIFFERENT CULTURES,

BUT WE HAVE SO MUCH

IN COMMON.

IT'S...

IT'S LIKE...DESTINY.

DESTINY?

YEAH.

HMM,

I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT.

RESPECT.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

[ CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]

Reporter:
21-YEAR-OLD

BRITISH EXCHANGE STUDENT

MEREDITH KERCHER

WAS FOUND:

BRUTALLY STABBED TO DEATH

IN HER APARTMENT IN PERUGIA

EARLIER TODAY.

BY ALL ACCOUNTS, MEREDITH --

OR "MEZ," AS SHE WAS CALLED

BY HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS --

WAS A GOOD STUDENT,

A GOOD PERSON,

AND A GOOD FRIEND.

LIKE THOUSANDS:

OF OTHER STUDENTS,

KERCHER SET OFF ON

A YEAR'S ADVENTURE

STUDYING ABROAD.

SADLY,

SHE WILL NOT BE RETURNING HOME.

THIS IS NIGEL FOX, PERUGIA.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

PROSECUTOR MIGNINI.

WHAT DO WE HAVE SO FAR?

THE GLASS IN THE BACK

WINDOW IS BROKEN.

IT'S THE BEDROOM

OF FILOMENA ROMANELLI,

A ROOMMATE OF THE VICTIM.

THAT'S HOW THEY GOT IN?

WE THINK THE BREAK-IN

COULD'VE BEEN STAGED.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

PROSECUTOR, THIS WAY.

THE GLASS IS ON TOP

OF THE CLOTHES.

WHICH MEANS THE WINDOW

MUST'VE BEEN BROKEN

AFTER THE ROOM:

WAS RANSACKED.

PROSECUTOR MIGNINI.

POOR CHILD.

WE FOUND MS. KERCHER

IN A POOL OF BLOOD.

SHE WAS COVERED BY THIS QUILT.

Dr. Stefanoni:

HER THROAT WAS SLASHED.

BASED ON:

THE BLOOD TRAJECTORY,

SHE WAS KNEELING

IN FRONT OF THE WARDROBE

WHEN SHE WAS STABBED.

WHOEVER DID THIS

MUST'VE BEEN COVERED IN BLOOD.

HOW'D THE KILLER LEAVE

WITHOUT TRACKING

BLOODY FOOTPRINTS EVERYWHERE?

WELL, WE DID FIND

A COUPLE OF VISIBLE FOOTPRINTS.

AND WE ALSO RAISED FIVE OR SIX

LATENTS WITH LUMINOL.

SO, SOMEONE TRIED TO

CLEAN UP AFTERWARDS.

NOT THE M.O. OF YOUR TYPICAL

PETTY THIEF OR RAPIST.

I THINK WE COULD BE LOOKING

AT SOMETHING MORE SINISTER HERE.

IN THE MEANTIME,

I WANT TO TALK TO

KERCHER'S ROOMMATES AND

EVERYONE WHO KNEW HER.

THERE IS A PLACE DOWN HERE

THAT HAS GREAT SCAMORZA.

WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S, UM, SEASONED

AND SMOKED CHEESE.

SOUNDS GOOD.

LET'S GO.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

WAIT. ONE SEC. SORRY.

HOLD ON.

HI, MOM.

EDDA:
Where are you?

I'M ON A WALK

WITH RAFFAELE.

I THINK:

YOU SHOULD COME HOME.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

MOM,

I'VE GOT TO FINISH SCHOOL.

Well, listen, sweetie,

I know how important your

studies are to you,

THE YEAR ABROAD,

BUT WE'LL DEAL WITH

ALL THAT LATER.

I-I JUST...

I JUST THINK IT'S RIGHT

TO COME HOME.

You've been through enough.

MOM, I'M FINE.

REALLY, SERIOUSLY.

I'm okay.

YOU DON'T SOUND OKAY.

I'M STAYING WITH RAFFAELE,

AND I CAN BUY NEW CLOTHES.

IT'S REALLY NOT A BIG DEAL.

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