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An American student accused of killing her roommate in Italy is devoted to satisfying her own appetites, even though she presents an innocent image in court, the lawyer for a man briefly accused of the crime said Monday.

American Amanda Knox arrived in court Saturday as an appeal against her conviction for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher resumed in Italy.

The family of Amanda Knox said that testimony today by DNA experts at the appeal of her Italian murder conviction was "huge" and put the American exchange student "another day closer to freedom."

American student Amanda Knox's bid to overturn her conviction for the murder of her British roommate in Italy may have been given a boost by fresh DNA analysis, Italian news agency ANSA reported Wednesday.

A man convicted of murdering a British exchange student testified that he believes her roommate, Amanda Knox, and her ex-boyfriend killed he ...

Amanda Knox arrives at the Perugia court, Italy, Saturday, May 21, 2011. A tearful Amanda Knox said Saturday that being in prison is "very frustrating and mentally exhausting" as the American student convicted of murdering her ...

The parents of Amanda Knox, an American student convicted of murder in Italy, were ordered Tuesday to stand trial for alleging that Italian police abused their daughter, a lawyer and media reports said....

American Amanda Knox won a major victory Saturday in her appeal of the murder conviction in the death of her British roommate when an Italian appellate judge granted approval of independent forensic reviews on two key pieces of evidence.

The jailed American student’s appeal of her conviction for murdering her roommate in Italy could result in her sentence being lengthened from 26 years to life. But her father, Curt Knox, said: “If they really look at the facts, this isn’t that much of a gamble.”

American student Amanda Knox has been indicted on slander charges for claiming she was beaten by police when questioned in 2007 about her roommate's slaying.