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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    New Netflix doc examines the Amanda Knox case from all sides

    In 2007, a young student named Meredith Kercher was found brutally murdered in the picturesque hill town of Perugia, Italy. The events that followed would become one of the most salacious, sensationalized stories in modern history. At the center of it all was a beautiful, young American student named Amanda Knox.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 28, 2016 • 1 min read

    In 2007, a young student named Meredith Kercher was found brutally murdered in the picturesque hill town of Perugia, Italy. The events that followed would become one of the most salacious, sensationalized stories in modern history. At the center of it all was a beautiful, young American student named Amanda Knox. After trial by press and the Italian courts, including two separate guilty verdicts, Knox and her boyfriend at the time of the crime were ultimately exonerated by the Italian Supreme Court. An Italian man remains in prison for the crime, but to this day, many people remain divided about Amanda Knox. Was she a remorseless killer with the face of an angel, or an innocent young woman convicted by bad policing and the unscrupulous press? A new Netflix documentary takes a look at the case from all sides.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Rod Blackhurst

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Tzipi Livni mourns Shimon Perez, who shaped modern Israel
    1. 0:31Peres protege Tzipi Livni mourns the man who shaped modern Israel
    2. 8:56Is Wells Fargo CEO Stumpf getting off easy?
    3. 18:48Are videos desensitizing us to police shootings of black men?
    4. 28:42New Netflix doc examines the Amanda Knox case from all sidesYou’re reading this
    5. 44:51What would life on Mars be like?
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