italians who were living one floor below meredith kercher and amanda knoxin below meredith kercher and amanda knox in the house that they were renting in 2007. meredith kercher was there studying italian on an exchange programme, and she was sharing a flat with amanda knox but one floor below where the italians and rudy guede. rudy guede was known for having committed some other crimes, burglary and the like, and it was then found he had the blood he fingerprints, bloodied handprints at the scene, his dna was also on a knife. remember, meredith kercher s body was found with about 47 stab wounds, there was a cut to her neck, and it turned out that rudy guede had sexually assaulted and killed her. but in all of this was the other international saga involving amanda knox and rafaele solecito they are now free after spending almost four years in
prison. now today, rafaele solecito said that due to rudy guede s lies, those two had to serve almost four yearin those two had to serve almost four year in prison and meredith kercher died. tn year in prison and meredith kercher died. . , year in prison and meredith kercher died. ., , , , , died. in the last couple minutes of the programme. died. in the last couple minutes of the programme, this died. in the last couple minutes of the programme, this was - died. in the last couple minutes of the programme, this was a - died. in the last couple minutes of the programme, this was a huge l died. in the last couple minutes of - the programme, this was a huge story repeatedly in italy with the watching world paying close attention, as well. has this moment also generated a lot of interest in italy? also generated a lot of interest in ital ? ., ., , also generated a lot of interest in ital? ., ., , ., italy? not really, actually. i have to sa , italy? not really, actually. i have to sa
into an international courtroom drama involving miss kercher s american roommate, amanda knox, and knox s italian boyfriend, rafaele solecito. they were convicted, only for the decision to be overturned almost four years later, reconvicted and then finally acquitted on appeal. another man was arrested alongside them. it was this man, rudy guede from ivory coast. he was found to be definitively guilty after his bloodstained fingerprints were identified at the scene of the crime. his sentence was due to end in earlyjanuary, but it was brought forward and he s now a free man. the bbc s mark lowen is in rome. for those people who don t member the story in detail, how did the man who was convicted connect to the other two who weren t? who was convicted connect to the other two who weren t? well, it came down to rudy other two who weren t? well, it came down to rudy guede, other two who weren t? well, it came down to rudy guede, the other two who weren t? well, it came down to rudy gu
was convicted of? tie. been willing to talk about what he was convicted of? been willing to talk about what he was convicted of? no, and he was alwa s was convicted of? no, and he was always saving was convicted of? no, and he was always saying he was convicted of? no, and he was always saying he was was convicted of? no, and he was always saying he was a was convicted of? no, and he was always saying he was a not - was convicted of? no, and he was always saying he was a not guilty, he s denied his guilt, and he s never offered an apology. that s add to the pain of the family of meredith kercher and add the frustration of rafaele solecito and amanda knox, they were convicted, acquitted, convicted, and finally acquitted, convicted, and finally acquitted it was a real international saga with intense media scrutiny. so that brings to the end, i suppose, a very long and dramatic international legal drama. mark, thanks very much indeed. as mark, thanks very much indeed. as mark