S3 Ep370: Meredith Kercher & Amanda Knox | The Scene That Shaped the Case (Part 2)

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🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 126 minutes

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Summary

In September 2007, 20-year-old American college student Amanda Knox moved to Perugia, Italy to study abroad and experience life on her own. She settled into a stone villa with three other young women and quickly began building friendships with her new roommates, forming a particularly close bond with 21-year-old British exchange student Meredith Kercher.

Just weeks later, on November 2, Amanda would find herself standing outside that same home as police and paramedics rushed inside. Not fluent in Italian, she didn’t fully understand what was happening - only that Meredith had been found murdered in the villa they shared.

Despite having no clue what was going on, Amanda became the focus of the murder investigation within hours. And what followed would become one of the most controversial criminal cases of the modern era, marked by intense scrutiny, global media coverage, and sharply divided opinions about guilt, innocence, and how justice is pursued when the world is watching.

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0:00.0	So you like suspense?
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0:07.0	My name is Kemi, a tour leader would explore,
0:10.0	and I love showing my small group the Ria Benin in West Africa.
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0:27.9	And don't just travel, everybody.
0:43.4	Welcome back to Crime Weekly.
0:44.6	I'm Stephanie Harlow.
0:45.8	And I'm Derek Lavasar.
0:47.0	Okay.
0:47.3	And we are diving into part two of the Amanda Knox, Meredith Kircher case.
0:52.7	We already did part one. But for those of you who need a quick
0:57.9	update because it's been a week, I will summarize what we talked about in part one. So in the fall of
1:03.2	2007, 20-year-old American college student Amanda Knox moved to Perugia, Italy to study abroad
1:09.7	and experience life on her own.
1:12.3	She settled into a shared villa and quickly formed friendships with her roommates,
1:16.2	including a 21-year-old British exchange student named Meredith Kircher.
1:20.7	The two bonded easily.
1:22.3	They spent time together, and they adjusted to life in a new country.
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