Netflix Trailers For Amanda Knox Documentary Asks You To Pick A Side

The high profile murder trial of Amanda Knox and her once-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito has been one of the most contentious: while some believe “Foxy Knoxy” to be guilty of the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, others consider her to be naive - sure, but completely innocent.

Meredith was killed in 2007. A 21-year-old student on a year abroad in Perugia, she had spent the evening having dinner at a friend’s house, before heading back to her home at around 20:45.

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That was the last time she was seen alive. The next morning, her roommate Amanda Knox arrived home (she had allegedly spent the night at her new boyfriend’s house), to find Meredith’s door closed, and drops of blood on the floor. She presumed Meredith was sleeping, showered, and headed back to her boyfriend’s.

Later in the day - towards noon - the couple went back to the house together. This time, they noticed that the window of one of the bedrooms (belonging to the girls’ Italian flatmate, Filomena Romanelli, who had been away the night before) was broken. They called the police and Filomena, who rushed home.

Upon arrival, the police - who had found Meredith’s two phones dumped in a nearby park - didn’t force open Meredith’s door, but Filomena, becoming increasingly worried, got one of her male friends to break it down. Inside Meredith’s bedroom they found her body, covered with a duvet.

Since then, theories on what happened that night have been combed over, both in the media, and in the courts. While it is certain that Rudy Guede - whose DNA and bloody fingerprints were found all over the crime scene - is guilty, whether or not Amanda and Raffaele were involved is still disputed.

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While a court of appeals exonerated the couple - upon a reexamination of the forensic evidence that put Amanda and her boyfriend at the crime scene, it was found to be insufficient - plenty of people, including Meredith’s grieving family, believe that more than just one person committed this murder.

Advertising their upcoming documentary on Amanda Knox, Netflix are clearly aware of this dichotomy. They’ve released two trailers, one suggesting that we “suspect her”, the other asking that we “believe her”.

Amanda Knox will be released on Netflix on the 30th September.

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