The appearance of Amanda Knox on television, professing her innocence of the brutal murder Meredith Kercher while also advertising a book which will undoubtedly make her many millions of dollars, is one of the more grotesque things to have appeared on our screens in recent years.
Knox was originally convicted of the November 2007 murder and spent 4 years in an Italian prison before being released when judges in the Italian Court of Appeal decided that there was insufficient hard evidence to support a conviction. Since then, the case has been reviewed by the Italian Supreme Court which has overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal and ruled that the appeal should be re-heard.
During all of this, the Knox family has used every means at its disposal to proclaim their daughter's innocence, appearing in the media and on television whenever possible. From their point of view, Amanda Knox is an ill-treated innocent. The victim's family, on the other hand, have been almost unheard, maintaining a dignified silence. Unsurprisingly, American opinion is squarely behind Knox, while British opinion tends towards the Kerchers; apparently, in Italy the general view is that Knox and her co-accused are as guilty as hell.
Whatever the truth, the snivelling performance of Knox on our television screens and the fortune she will be making from her book which, incidently, is said to bring nothing new to the story, say little for her or her family. Knox seems to have used the situation to her own financial advantage and the murder of her erstwhile friend has become little more than an adjunct to a much broader story.
We have yet to learn when the appeal will be re-heard but we can be sure it will be headline news with Knox making capital from it regardless of the outcome.
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