Meredith Kercher

Ep 66: While studying in Italy, this vibrant 20-year-old English foreign exchange student was the victim of a horrific crime. What followed was an international media circus that led to several arrests. However, the official narrative would put another women in the forefront, creating new victims and overshadowing the actual victim in this case

Sources for Today’s Episode:

• The Guardian

• BBC NewsNight

• New York Times

• Amanda Knox Netflix Doc

• European Journal of Women’s Studies

• Waiting to Be Heard- her book

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• Produced and Edited by James Varga

• Music by Dessert Media

• Special Thanks to: Jessica Symcox

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Keywords: Perugia, Italy, Amanda Knox, Rudy Guede, University of Leeds, “Mez”, Raffaele Sollecito