This feature was originally published in 2025 when the show was released on Disney+
It just doesn’t make sense,” says Italian prosecutor Giuliano Mignini (Francesco Acquaroli) during the eight-part drama, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, which has arrived on ITV. This line could sum up the entire investigation into the tragic murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher – a crime steeped in such mystery and controversy that it still has the power to bewilder nearly two decades on. Mired in inconsistent stories, inconclusive evidence, media bias and shoddy police procedure, the full events of 1 November 2007 seem unlikely ever to come to light.
