Trial of the Century: The Story of Amanda Knox

The Birth of “Foxy Knoxy”

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Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito opted to be tried together in a full trial, but it was Know who got the most media attention. She was a young, beautiful American woman who seemingly had it all — why would she commit such a heinous crime?

While Americans across the pond worried about the Italian judicial system, the prosecution was painting a picture of Knox as a marijuana junkie who dragged her boyfriend into a rough sex-game that ended in the murder of Meredith Kercher. She was described as evil, calculating and cold. To be exact, Giuliano Mignini called her a “she-devil.” Media outlets latched on to the description, dubbing her “Foxy Knoxy,” a nickname they had discovered from her Myspace page.