A Long Way From Home
From the archive: In this report from Aug. 15, 2008, "48 Hours" investigates the case of the American student who was jailed in Italy for her roommate's murder. Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
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From the archive: In this report from Aug. 15, 2008, "48 Hours" investigates the case of the American student who was jailed in Italy for her roommate's murder. Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
American Amanda Knox followed her dream when she moved to Perugia, Italy, to study abroad and learn Italian. But that dream turned into a nightmare just weeks after her arrival when her roommate was found murdered.
ENCORE: "48 Hours" investigates the case of the American student who was jailed in Italy for her roommate's murder. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports Saturday, Sept. 13 at 9/8c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. (Originally aired April 12, 2008)
An Italian court has reconvicted Amanda Knox of slander for wrongly accusing a bar owner of killing her roommate, but she won't serve more time.
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Former exchange student Amanda Knox is facing trial for wrongfully accusing a Congolese man of murdering her roommate back in 2007. CBS News' Chris Livesay breaks down the charges against Knox.
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Amanda Knox returned to Italy for the first time since an appeals court acquitted her of murder. Knox spent four years in jail for the death of her roommate before returning to the U.S. Seth Doane reports.
Amanda Knox is back in Italy for the first time since being acquitted of murder eight years ago. Cameras greeted the former exchange student when she arrived Thurday for a criminal justice conference. She went through multiple trials following the 2007 murder of her roommate in a case that attracted global attention. Seth Doane reports.
Amanda Knox might be forgiven if she never returned to Italy, the place where she was accused in a sensational murder trial. Knox spent almost four years in Italian prison before being acquitted of all charges. But after a tumultuous return, Knox spoke Saturday morning for an event focusing on Italy's criminal justice system, and what happens when a case like hers is tried in the media. Seth Doane reports.
The fathers of two young American men accused of stabbing a police officer to death in Italy arrived to see their sons in prison. CBS News foreign correspondent Seth Doane joins CBSN from Rome with the latest in the case.
What do Bernie Madoff, Sylvia Plath, the TV show "Friends," and Amanda Knox have in common? According to a new book by best-selling author Malcom Gladwell, they can all help us understand why our interactions with strangers often go wrong. The new book is titled, "Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know." Gladwell joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his new book.
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