In June 5438+February last year, Italians voted for Amanda in an event organized by Italian TV. Rox is the "person of the year", and her votes even exceed those of Carla, the wife of Italian-born French President. On Facebook 1 1 page, Bruni thinks she is innocent on 7 pages and a "seemingly pure demon" on 4 pages.
Amanda. Rox and her 24-year-old ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were accused of murdering and sexually assaulting their roommate Meredith Kercher, a British exchange student, on June 5438+065438+1October 0, 2007, and were tried by the Perugia court. On the same day, Rox appeared in court wearing a T-shirt that read: "What you need is love".
Prosecutors accused two murder suspects of being murdered because their roommate, Meredith Kercher, refused to play sex games with another man from C? te d 'Ivoire, Rudy Hermann Guede. The prosecutor pointed out that Rudy Hermann Guede raped Meredith Kercher with a knife under the threat of Locks.
Rox and her boyfriend were tried in the university town of Perugia, 1 15 miles north of Rome. Perugia was once famous for chocolate rather than murder.
The victim Meredith Kercher only lived in Perugia for two months. She will take a one-year course at Leeds University and finish her degree in European Studies. She lives with Rox, an exchange student from Washington University in Seattle. Now, the place where they live has even become a tourist attraction.
In June 2007, Rox and her boyfriend were arrested by the police. During his detention, the judge had evidence that the two men tried to continue committing crimes and then planned to flee the country.
Italian newspapers continuously reported the trial process in a prominent position, and the trial process of the case gradually attracted international attention. Locks himself also appeared in People magazine in the United States, and CNN also reported it.
According to a survey, if you ask anyone on the streets of Rome, Italy, almost no one knows about the case. Most people think that these two people are at least related to the murder. With the help of the media, Rox has almost become a household name in Italy. The media often reported her like this:
A girl with an angel face and a snake heart, sex, lies and murder, a pair of unscrupulous lovers, and she tried to stay healthy even in prison. The Italian media was full of photos of Rox for some time, and even posted photos of Rox taking a bath on the Internet, calling her a "sexy wild cat". The busybody also found the nickname "Fox-like Rox" while playing football in Facebook Rox Middle School, calling her "Cunning Fox Rox" and making this title well known to everyone.
Rox herself was also made helpless by the Italian media: if she appeared in court with a serious expression, she was considered very smart; If she laughs, it will be considered contempt of court.
Italians generally believe that Rox's Italian boyfriend was lured into a criminal case by Rox. It is said that her boyfriend has confessed to the murder and tried to get a lighter sentence.
140 journalists from 86 Italian media reported the trial process on the spot when the court opened this year 1 month.
Italians have always been interested in the trial of murder. Although this case has gradually faded out of people's sight today, it was recently replaced by a new murder case: a mother killed her child, and the couple were accused of murder, so the court was surrounded by media reporters and spectators, and public opinion began to heat up again.