Sex, Lies and the Murder of Meredith Kercher

Within days of the horrific murder of British student Meredith Kercher the Italian police had three suspects in jail and looked to have the case solved. An American language student, Amanda Knox, her Italian boyfriend, Raffaele and a Congolese bar owner, Patrick Lumumba were bundled into prison for what the police described as a drug and sex fuelled group attack. Soon the Italian press was full of reports that the Renaissance hill top city of Perugia was the new Ibiza, where 40,000 students were running out of control.

But five months after the murder, the suspects have not been charged. Already critics are claiming that the police were too hasty in their accusation and that they have spent the last few months trying to bolster up the evidence.

With the help of leading Italian crime journalist, Meo Ponte, Cutting Edge probes the evidence against the students and investigates the claims that Perugia is hotbed of students and sex and drug fuelled parties.

It examines why Amanda and Raffaele are still under suspicion and explores intriguing reasons as to why they may have behaved in the way that they did.

Amanda's parents explain to Cutting Edge why they think their daughter is innocent, and the heartbreak they experience every time they see her in prison.

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