Trial of the Century: The Story of Amanda Knox

Guede Is Convicted of Murder But Cleared of Having Murder Weapon

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Eager to clear himself of any wrongdoing, Rudy Guede furiously denied the charges. When he was first interviewed, he claimed that Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito weren’t in the house. However, he later changed his account and indirectly implicated them.

After a fast-track trial, Guede was convicted of murder, but it was accepted that he had never had a knife, meaning that he was believed to have had an accomplice. Guede claimed that he was at the home with Meredith Kercher that night, and when he went to the bathroom he heard a scream. Upon returning to Kercher’s room, he alleges he saw a man with Amanda Knox before the two fled, leaving him to cradle a dying Meredith. Worried that he would be charged, he fled. The jury’s belief that Guede had an accomplice would be a huge factor in Knox’s trial.