Murder trial makes American student notorious in Italy . Amanda Knox , 21 , is accused with former boyfriend , Raffaele Sollecito . The two are charged of killing Meredith Kercher and her friend at the house they shared in Perugia on October 2nd 2007. But Italians love their murder cases , and attention has shifted to other crime news . Italian media portrays Knox as seductive femme fatale .
Murder trial makes American student notorious in Italy . Amanda Knox , 21 , is accused with former boyfriend , Raffaele Sollecito . The two are charged of killing Meredith Kercher and her friend at the house they shared in Perugia on October 2nd 2007. Italian media portrays Knox as seductive femme fatale .