Ahead of the release of her upcoming film about the murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher, Amanda Knox – the now-exonerated American who was wrongfully convicted of killing her roommate in Perugia, Italy, in 2007 – posted a sunny snap of herself in front of Tower Bridge last weekend, along with the caption: “Hello London”.
In the UK to host two screenings of her new documentary, Mouth of the Wolf, at the Greenwich Picturehouse this week, the 38-year-old's visit is said to have left the Kercher family “speechless” – their lawyer, Francesco Maresca, telling The Daily Mail that Knox is “cashing in for the umpteenth time on Meredith’s memory.”
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Over the years, Knox has spoken publicly about her treatment by the Italian authorities, as well as the press attention the case received. She has also released two books about the case: The first, Waiting to be Heard, released in 2013, being a memoir discussing her trial and flaws in the investigation, and the second, Free: My Search for Meaning, released last year, exploring her life post-release.
It was also in 2025 that Disney+ released a dramatisation of the case, titled The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, starring Tell Me Lies' Grace Van Patten, which Knox was the executive producer on.
Previously, in 2016, Netflix launched a documentary featuring Knox, as well as interviews with reporters and the main prosecutor, Giuliano Mignini.
Who is Amanda Knox?
Amanda Knox is an American woman who was wrongfully convicted of the 2007 murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, where they both were studying abroad.
After lengthy questioning, Knox's then-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, gave Italian investigators a false confession, implicating both himself and Knox – who had similarly been probed for hours on end, without any breaks or lawyer present.
Despite being later found innocent, Knox was originally sentenced to 28 years and 6 months in jail. Sollecito, meanwhile, was handed a 25-year sentence.
The pair spent four years in prison before their convictions were overturned and they were released.
Those old enough to remember the case will also remember how contemporary newspaper headlines were dominated by Amanda Knox's name (in turn lending itself to the “Foxy Knoxy” moniker, coined by British journalist, Nick Pisa) as well as salacious details from the trial and crime scene – not all of them accurate.
The issue then, and, indeed, now, is that oftentimes the focus is on Knox and not on Kercher, the victim of the brutal attack who so tragically lost her life on what should have been a fun year abroad.
What happened to Meredith Kercher?
Born and raised in Coulsdon, south London, Meredith Kercher was studying at the University of Leeds when she went to Perugia in 2007 to study abroad.
Living in a four-bedroom apartment with Knox and two Italian women, Filomena Romanelli and Laura Mezzetti, Kercher, then 21 years old, was found dead in their home on 2 November that same year.
Covered by a duvet and partially clothed, her throat had been slit with a knife and an autopsy later found evidence of sexual violence.
According to Knox's version of events, she first returned to the shared apartment in the morning, after spending the night at her boyfriend's. Although she found the front door ajar and drops of blood in the bathroom, along with faeces in the toilet, she didn't question the fact that Kercher's bedroom door was locked.
Knox took a shower and then returned to Sollecito's flat, before the couple came back to her apartment later on, together.
Before Knox's and Sollecito's trails even began, Rudy Guede, a then-20-year-old Ivory Coast native, was arrested in connection with Kercher's murder, his fingerprints and DNA found in and on Kercher's body.
Despite him being found guilty of assaulting and killing Kercher, Knox and Sollecito were still convicted and Guede, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison, served just 13 years, having been released early for good behaviour in 2021.
How was Amanda Knox acquitted for Meredith's murder?
As well as lacking proof, motive and reliable witnesses, there were several crime scene blunders – including contaminated samples – that meant the case against Knox and Sollecito couldn't be held up.
Both Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were acquitted for Meredith Kercher's murder in 2015.
What is Amanda Knox's new film about?
In Mouth of the Wolf, which as well as being available in select cinemas in the UK is being released on Disney+ this year, Knox is said to return to Italy “to confront her prosecutor”.
The documentary film is a total of 1 hour 16 minutes and has an age rating of 16+.
