Death in Perugia

As an American, I am glad that decades after its inception, we have finally shed our moniker of the "Ugly American." Unfortunately, the new nickname will be much worse.

Not all Americans that move or study abraod are bad... I have lived in Japan for almost 2 years and I can honestly say that I have never done anything like this. Neither have any my male or female friends. I understand that some people explore some really strange and craxy notions when others are not around, or they are out of their elements... BUT, it is not fair to characterize all Americans with such behaviors. I also undtand that this is truely a great tragedy and feel for the family and friends who have lost such a beautiful and student minded individual...However, if the Amercian girl did it then you can pass judgement ON HER and not the rest of the population!

Not all Americans who go abroad are subjects to sexual and abbrasive behavior... I am an American that lives in Japan and I have done nothing like this... Neither have some of my Amercian girl friends and Male friends. What has happened here is trageic, I will give you that! But not all Americans are bad despite what you may think!

you boys and girls in Seattle who mixed with this whacko are lucky she didn't slit your throats...she is a piece of trash and deserves to rot in the Itlaian jail system..

you boys who went out with her in Seattle are lucky she didn't slit your throats....what a piece of trash she is....I hope she roots in the Italian jail system...she deserves it....

what is it with these students either traveling abroad or vacationing like for instance in Aruba now Perugia, and they're Americans on top of that. As soon as they leave home in America, they act like party animals,oppressed and mixed up. They manage to get others messed up in their sickness or confusion or even kinkyness especially pertaining to drugs, alcohol and sexual encounters. Rather they're the victims or the perpetrators, authorities have to take a long hard look into their profiles on what really makes them tick and get into trouble. Its sad to loose such an innocent, young student wanting to get an education abroad and end up as front page news on some foreign newspaper. I feel sorry for the family, friends of the victim who loved her and will miss her through all this horrible mess. I hope we find out the truth and justice to end this bad and terrible incident. Let justice prevail. Good Luck. May Meredith Kercher rest in everlasting peace.

That the media must resort to reporting a murder across the pond soothes my concerns that this sort of entertainment is common. Yes, it does involve an American, and as a consequence is newsworthy in the states. But for this story to have any legs the reporters will need to give us more of the sex. Otherwise, it is just run of the mill killing and we can find plenty of that on our own shores :)

An indescribably tragic occurence. At the end of the day it is not only a life lost but the circumstances leading up to that which make it so agonizingly hard to come to terms with. The family of the victim must be totally devastated. I agree with devonlynn1's post on here which to me is a very powerful one because of its simplicity, sensibilities and very down-to-earth take on the incident - one from which it is otherwise soooooo easy to lose one's perspective on because of its shocking details.

This whole discussion bring up the point that everyone is prejudice. Everyone prejudges based on their own experiences. This article is written to play on these prejudices, to sensationalize the story. It is after all designed to sell the magazine. I admit my prejudice, I have come to terms with it but the point is the media will always do what that can to play this up to get interest in the story. There is some circumstantial evidence placing the bar owner near the crime. That and Ms. Knox stating he was there those are the facts we have so far. We know the boyfriend was there by her statement and the possible knife used in the crime was found in his place. It was also stated that he was always seen with a knife. Both Ms. Knox ,her boyfriends, and an unknown set of fingerprints were found at the crime scene. All those are clear facts. My one question is if the British government is not happy about the way the trial is handled can they take over because it was one of their citizens that was killed?

Who done it and why did they? Curious questions these are. Given that arrests have been made, the 'who?' seems to be, well, a given. The 'why?' offers only more curious questions then even more curious answers. But what stands out is this: Those involved--the victim and the accused--are from three different continents, of four different nationalities and ethnic backgrounds who came together in a quaint little village known for welcoming foreign college students. To this, I remain forever convinced that the world is shrinking and people are depraved.

If I had to bet on who did the killing, I would say Sollecito did it. It was his knife and he admitted he liked rough sex. Most violent crimes like this one are committed by males.

I just don't think it is a matter of nationality, in fact in this awful crime different nationality people are involved: american, italian, african - I don't remember the country where the black guy is from - and maybe another one too, that could be even another foreign student from another country