Amanda Knox claims show she is performing at Edinburgh festival honors her murdered former flatmate
LONDON (AP) — Amanda Knox , the American student convicted and later acquitted of the gruesome murder and sexual assault of her British flatmate Meredith Kercher 19 years ago in Italy, has defended herself against charges from…
Amanda Knox, the American woman who was wrongly convicted and subsequently acquitted for the murder of her British flatmate, Meredith Kercher, has defended her upcoming performance at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. The show, titled "Cartwheel," is set to run for 11 consecutive nights starting from Friday and aims to honor Kercher's memory while shedding light on the violence against women.
Knox, now 39, posted on Instagram that the comedy show does not trivialize the violence but rather calls out the injustice she and Kercher faced. The show's marketing emphasizes its relevance to modern women, highlighting themes of motherhood, frustration with wrongful imprisonment, and the ongoing struggle for justice. Knox, a 20-year-old student at the time of the crime, was convicted and served nearly four years in prison alongside her then-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito.
They were acquitted by Italy's highest court in 2015, while another perpetrator, Rudy Hermann Guede, was convicted and later released in 2021.
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