REPORTER:
00:00:15
We have confirmed that 20-year-old Amanda Knox has been taken into custody for her involvement in the murder of her roommate.
PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR:
00:00:25
Why would Amanda brutally murdered her roommate? For what? For what reason? This is a 20-year-old honor student from the University of Washington who's never been arrested, who certainly isn't a burglar, murderer, dope-dealing thief. She's absolutely innocent. There's no doubt in my mind, never has been, that she's had nothing to do with this. I had a call from a guy telling me, look, there's been this murder in Perugia. Involves a British girl.
REPORTER:
00:00:57
Police say Meredith Kercher was found partially clothed and had been left in a pool of blood with a deep cut to her throat. There's a lot of blood there, blood stains on the walls, blood stains on the furniture.
WOMAN:
00:01:10
I just could never think that anybody would want to harm her or that anybody, really, with a conscience could do anything like that.
NATHAN ABRAHAM:
00:01:23
She was upbeat, and she was just always the life of the party. My name is Nathan Abraham. I met Meredith Kercher at the welcome party we had at Merlin Pub. When all the new students arrive in to Perugia, we have a welcome party for them. Everyone just comes here to learn the Italian language, get to know the culture, and get to meet new people.
REPORTER:
00:01:43
20-year-old Amanda Knox has apparently confessed her role to Italian police. She hung herself out to dry, basically, from the way that she's answered the police questions, from the way that she's changed her story.
EDDA MELLAS:
00:01:58
She was confused. She was scared. My name is Edda Mellas, and I'm Amanda's mother. She's a beautiful young woman who is incredibly bright, incredibly kind. She's devastated by the death of her friend. She's sure that as the investigation continues, the truth will come out, and she'll be proven innocent. [SIRENS] They're so desperate to make a case against this kid that they'll do anything. My name is Paul Ciolino. I'm a private investigator from Chicago. They don't have any evidence. They've got a lot of suppositions. They've got a lot of crazy theories. There's Amanda, and there's the cops. That's it. And who's going to believe Amanda?
EDDA MELLAS:
00:02:45
I want my kid out of jail. She hasn't done anything.
NARRATOR:
00:02:54
"A Long Way From Home," tonight's 48Hoursmystery.
