Read more murder trial stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13054/murder-trial.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:51:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74559/amanda-knox-murder-charges-pure-fantasy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmanda Knox dismissed the idea that she killed roommate Meredith Kercher as "pure fantasy" in court today. Speaking in fluent Italian after prosecutors rested their case and asked for a life sentence, Knox declared that "Meredith was my friend. I didn't hate her." Fighting tears, she added, "Everything that has...http://www.newser.com/story/74559/amanda-knox-murder-charges-pure-fantasy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:05:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74516/defense-accuses-man-who-found-caylees-body.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLawyers representing Casey Anthony, accused of murdering her daughter, Caylee, are attempting to cast suspicion on another suspect who has been cleared by police. Roy Kronk, a meter reader, found the Florida toddler’s body and notified police. After interviews with ex-wives and family, Anthony's defense team has concluded Kronk is...http://www.newser.com/story/74516/defense-accuses-man-who-found-caylees-body.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:12:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74275/brit-strangles-wife-during-nightmare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA British man admits he strangled his wife but swears he did it while having a nightmare. Prosecutors have accepted his explanation, backed up by a battery of medical tests documenting a sleep disorder. Instead of pursuing a murder conviction, they want a jury to declare that he acted during...http://www.newser.com/story/74275/brit-strangles-wife-during-nightmare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:47:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71347/knoxs-family-has-spent-1m-on-defense.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmanda Knox’s trial has taken more than an emotional toll on her family—it’s all but bankrupted them. “Between Amanda’s mother and myself, we have spent over a million dollars so far,” her father tells ABC News. “We have literally mortgaged everything and used our retirement funds.” He’s also lost...http://www.newser.com/story/71347/knoxs-family-has-spent-1m-on-defense.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 13:22:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69806/knox-trial-resumes-as-court-examines-knife.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Amanda Knox murder trial resumed in Italy today, with prosecutors displaying a kitchen knife they say is the murder weapon, the Telegraph reports. One of three court-appointed forensic experts cast doubt on the claim, however, saying the knife isn't compatible with at least one of Meredith Kercher's neck wounds....http://www.newser.com/story/69806/knox-trial-resumes-as-court-examines-knife.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 12:55:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69710/mob-acid-hitman-gets-life-behind-bars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA mob hitman who used acid to melt his victims' bodies has been sentenced to life, reports the New York Daily News . Charles Carneglia smirked in a Brooklyn courtroom as he listened to statements from his four victims' relatives, including one who called him an "animal" with a "dark soul....http://www.newser.com/story/69710/mob-acid-hitman-gets-life-behind-bars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 2:55:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66704/killer-nazi-90-jailed-for-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA former commander in Adolf Hitler's army has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a massacre in Italy he ordered 65 years ago, the BBC reports. In what is expected to be one of the very last Nazi trials, a Munich court found Joseph Scheungraber guilty of murder in the...http://www.newser.com/story/66704/killer-nazi-90-jailed-for-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 17:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66361/no-blood-found-in-casey-anthonys-trunk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProsecutors in the Casey Anthony case released a flurry of documents today, including a three-dimensional animated movie of the area where her daughter’s body was found, crime scene photos, and a 1,100-page report by investigators, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Among the revelations: No blood was found in the trunk...http://www.newser.com/story/66361/no-blood-found-in-casey-anthonys-trunk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 11:36:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64504/foxy-knoxys-family-hurting-her-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf Amanda Knox gets off for the murder of Meredith Kercher, it'll be despite her family—who have caused an uproar in Italy for appearing on the cover of a women's magazine. As Newsweek reports, one photo features Knox's two sisters, Deanna, 20, and Ashley, 14, posing in short shorts...http://www.newser.com/story/64504/foxy-knoxys-family-hurting-her-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 6:45:00 CDT