In 2009 Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are found guilty of the murder of Meredith Kercher in Italy and so are sent to prison.
After a successful appeal in 2011 they are released and she returns to her home in US.
This morning an Italian court reinsated the original verdict and she was sentenced to 28 and a half years in prison.
Now, I haven't followed the court case that closely but she had been found guilty originally even if it was overturned.
Unfortunately Amanda Knox is not a likeable person and so I. for one, find it difficult to engage with her and feel empathy. She appears very posed and rehearsed although that could just be an unfortunate vibe that she gives off.
What I did find very cynical, however, was that within hours of hearing the life shattering news that she had once again been convicted for murder Amanda Knox is on "Good Morning America" and crying on camera.
A little bit too staged for me and it leaves me with an unpleasant taste in my mouth.
Whatever the truth about the sad murder of Meredith Kercher, and we will probably never know what really happened, Amanda Knox does herself no favours by courting this publicity and playing victim (which she may well be!)
I have long noted that in the murder or disappearance the families or friends that are the quickest to get behind the camera and be seen to cry are often the ones who are later found guilty.
Think Ian Huntley, the Philpott murders
May all of their victims rest in peace +
