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EXCLUSIVE: Amanda Knox to travel to UK to promote film about Meredith Kercher's murder

Amanda Knox, twice convicted and twice acquitted of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher, is to travel to Britain for the first time to screen her documentary

Amanda Knox is to travel to the UK for the first time inviting Brits to "come say hello" and join her for two special nights just miles from where Meredith Kercher lived.

The American, twice convicted and twice acquitted of the murder of the Leeds University student, is due to arrive next week to promote her film Mouth of the Wolf. It comes after her podcast about Lucy Letby, in which she said she felt a "recognition" with the case, sparked anger.

Announcing her visit, Knox gushed: "Ive never been to the UK, but Im finally going. Its fantastic to know that the two screenings Ill be presenting are already sold out! Ill soon be releasing some reserved seats to put a few more tickets on sale! Join the waiting list! And thank you, London!"

The documentary, directed by her husband Christopher Robinson, captures her return to the scene where Meredith was murdered. It also features some original songs for the soundtrack sung by Knox, for which she has produced videos.

The now mother-of-two, who has transformed her wrongful conviction into a lucrative career spanning books, podcasts, film and stand-up comedy, has promised Brits the offer to meet her just miles from where Meredith lived with her parents. The 38-year-old will be in London on April 21 and 22. She personally invited Brits to attend, posting: "We're excited to share that Mouth of the Wolf will be screening in London for two special nights on April 21 and 22.

[Meredith Kercher]

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Meredith Kercher was a 21-year-old Leeds University student when she was murdered in 2007(Image: ITALIAN POLICE/AFP via Getty Ima)

These intimate screenings are a chance to experience the film in a city that has long embraced bold, thought-provoking storytelling. If you're in London, or know someone who is, we'd love to see you there. Amanda and Chris will be taking questions after the film. Join the waitlist as more tickets will be released soon.

The free screenings are to be held at the Greenwich Picturehouse. To her supporters, Knox is a wronged woman who spent four years in an Italian prison for a crime she did not commit. But to her critics, she is seen as someone who has monetised Merediths brutal killing.

Since her final acquittal by Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation in 2015, Knox has rarely been out of the public eye. She has written a memoir, hosted a true crime podcast called Hard Knox, served as executive producer on a Hulu drama series about her own case and, most recently, taken to the stand-up comedy circuit - joking about her murder conviction to paying audiences in California.

Merediths family, who lived in south London, have long spoken of their discomfort at the way the 21-year-olds name has been attached to Knox's personal brand. While the American continues to make money from her experience, the Kerchers have faced every interview, anniversary and new Knox project as a fresh reminder of her death in November 2007.

Meredith was a popular student studying at the University of Leeds when she took up an exchange place in Perugia, Italy. She moved into a flat in September 2007, sharing with two Italian women and Knox, then a 20-year-old from Seattle attending the University for Foreigners.

The two young women got along, visited a EuroChocolate festival together and frequently socialised. On the night of November 1, 2007, Meredith was murdered in her bedroom. Her body was found on the floor, covered by a blood-soaked duvet. She had been sexually assaulted and stabbed in the neck.

[Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito]

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Knox and Raffaele Sollecito share a kiss outside the Perugia flat as police investigated the murder of Meredith Kercher - images that sparked widespread outrage

While Italian police worked the murder scene, Knox was photographed kissing her boyfriend of one week, Raffaele Sollecito, outside the flat. The images of the couple embracing caused widespread revulsion. Knox later said she had been in shock.

The couple were taken in for questioning within days of the murder. Knox later said she was interrogated without a lawyer or a qualified interpreter, bullied and physically struck by police. During that interrogation, she made a statement implicating Patrick Lumumba, the Congolese owner of the bar where she worked part-time, in the murder.

Lumumba was arrested and held for two weeks before being released. That false accusation would haunt her legally for years to come.

In 2009, Knox was convicted of Meredith's murder and sentenced to 26 years in prison. Sollecito received 25 years. A third defendant, Rudy Guede, whose DNA and bloody footprints were found throughout the crime scene, was tried separately on a fast-track procedure and convicted of sexual assault and murder.

His sentence was eventually reduced to 16 years, and he was released on early release in December 2020. Knox publicly opposed that release.

In 2011, Knox's conviction was overturned on appeal, and she was freed, returning immediately to the United States. Then, in 2013, Italy's Supreme Court declared the acquittal null and void, citing "manifest illogicalities," and ordered a retrial.

[Promotional image for Mouth of the Wolf]

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Promotional image for Mouth of the Wolf, the film by Knox and her husband, revisiting the scene of the crime at the centre of the case

In 2014, a Florence appeals court convicted her of murder for a second time.

Knox remained in America throughout, refusing to return to Italy. Then, in March 2015, the Supreme Court of Cassation definitively acquitted her, invoking reasonable doubt and pointing to what it called "sensational investigative failures" and "culpable omissions" by Italian authorities. It was ordered that no further trial be held.

In June 2024, Knox returned to Italy for only the second time since her release - to face yet another slander trial in Florence over her false accusation against Lumumba.

An Italian appellate court upheld the conviction. She was not sent back to prison, having already served the equivalent sentence during her original detention, but the conviction stood as a lasting stain.

Knox told the court: "I am very sorry that I was not strong enough to resist the pressure of police. I didn't know who the murderer was. I had no way to know."

Ever since her first release, Knox has built a career out of Merediths murder. Her memoir was a bestseller. Her podcast attracted a loyal audience. When Hulu produced a dramatised series about her case, "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, she was not merely a subject but an executive producer, alongside Monica Lewinsky. She said she had "chills" watching actress Grace Van Patten portray her on screen.

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Knox in a music video appearance, part of a growing list of media projects that have followed her public life

Then came the stand-up comedy. Knox began performing last summer, working Meredith's murder into her material. She opened for comedian Nikki Glaser in Seattle in front of a crowd of 3,000 people after Glaser spotted footage of one of her early gigs on Instagram. Knox told that crowd: "Here's how I look at it." She has spoken of finding "the ability to laugh at the bad things that have happened to you and find the absurdity in the human condition."

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