On November 2, 2007, Italian police entered a cottage in Perugia, Italy and discovered the dead body of 21-year-old English student Meredith Kercher. She had been fatally stabbed in the neck; her body was drenched in blood and covered with cuts and bruises. In a strange juxtaposition to the brutality of the crime, Meredith’s body had been carefully wrapped in a duvet; her head laid on a pillow. Because of this gesture of respect, police almost immediately suspected that the killer was someone who knew the victim. And almost immediately, their suspicion fell on Meredith’s roommate, American university student Amanda Knox. What followed was an investigation and trial so sensational and byzantine, it seemed ripped from a telenovela. It dominated the headlines, captivated the world and inspired a legion of obsessive followers–some who passionately believed in Knox’s innocence, and others who just as fervently proclaimed her guilt.