during that time, amanda was in the police station for questioning for, i believe it was, 52 hours. >> as the days passed, the interrogations became longer and more intense. without a lawyer, amanda continued to talk to the police, a decision her mother, edda mellas, regrets to this day. >> you know, would have, could have, should have. i should have insisted that she leave the country. i should have insisted that she not talk to anybody. i should have gotten her a lawyer immediately. >> meanwhile, media interests surrounding the crime began to surge. information was leaked to the press almost daily. reports stating the victim knew her killer, or even a woman committed the crime went viral. soon articles were reporting that meredith kercher was the victim of a sex game gone wrong. >> in italy you could make up a story or you could say you heard it from some guy that was laying in a ditch, and you can write the story, and then all of a sudden it goes viral. >> as the media circus grew, so did the pressure on police to