Murder In Italy: The Shocking Slaying of a British Student, the Accused American Girl, and an International Scandal

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In Perugia, Italy, on 2 November 2007, police discovered the body of a British university student stabbed to death in her bedroom. The prosecutor alleged that the brutal murder had occurred during a drug-fuelled sex game gone horribly wrong. Her housemate, American student Amanda Knox, quickly became the prime suspect and soon found herself the star of a sensational international story. Award-winning journalist Candace Dempsey now gives readers a front-row seat at the trial and reveals the real story behind the media frenzy.

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"Beautifully researched, well-written, and clearly organized. Dempsey was the first journalist in theUnited Statesto raise questions about the Amanda Knox case, and the first to look deeply into the facts and begin to uncover the shocking truth. If you want to know the realstory,you must read this book, reprintedafter the overturning ofKnox's acquittal with a new ending."--Douglas Preston,New YorkTimesbestselling author (with Mario Spezi) ofThe Monster of Florence

Author Bio

Candace Dempsey is an award-winning Italian-American journalist, travel writer, and author of Murder in Italy, the true story of Amanda Knox, the American college student wrongly convicted of killing her British roommate.Based in Seattle, Dempsey has written for the New York Times, Slate, MSN, the Chicago Tribune, the Boston Phoenix, Art & Antiques, and many other outlets. Her staff positions include magazine editor; newspaper editor; staff writer; and producer, editor, and writer for MSN. Her travel tales have been published in numerous Travelers' Tales and Seal Press anthologies. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Oregon, where she was a graduate teaching fellow.