Murder appeal: Amanda Knox's supporters have arranged to meet US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as they prepare to fight for her release. Found guitly prions sentence 26 years.Led to jail: Amanda Knox on Friday following her conviction for murder
Convicted: Rudy Guede (left) was jailed for Meredith's murder last October. Knox's former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito (right) was sentenced on Friday
Click to enlarge.Details witness of neighbour hearing scream of death from next door.
Disbelief: Knox's parents and sisters protesting her innocence, yesterday.'We'll appeal': The parents of Amanda Knox have vowed to fight to free her
Gruesome death: Sollecito (left) and Knox are said to have killed Kercher (right)
Meredith Kercher was stabbed to death in Perugia two years ago. Right, her killer Knox is pictured arriving at court to hear the verdict
Click to enlarge.List the reasons for appeal from DNA bad quality,questionable methodology of investigation,confession under duress,bad argument on murder weapon and others.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill.Said she will discuss with the Senator Cantwell whom said there was 'anti america' sentiment in the Italy trail tainted by evidence negligent.
Taking aim: Amanda Knox poses with a gun.Amanda Knox: Her mother had planned a trip to a spa and a Mexican meal for her homecoming.Jailed: Knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison
guity for stabbing to death Meredith.
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A dramatic new photograph of the crime scene where Meredith was stabbed to death
Hillary Clinton has been drawn into the battle to overturn Amanda Knox's conviction.
Amid a growing U.S. backlash against the verdict, the American Secretary of State has agreed to meet a senator from 22-year-old Knox's home state of Washington.
On Friday night, Knox was found guilty of the drug-fuelled sex murder of British student Meredith Kercher and jailed for 26 years.
Her conviction, alongside her Italian former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, came in tense late-night scenes in the Italian town of Perugia at the end of a year-long trial. Sollecito, 25, was jailed for 25 years.
Last night, Miss Kercher's family told of their anguish for the first time since her killer was jailed.
Her mother Arline, 64, said the entire family had been given a 'life sentence' and were 'living in a nightmare' for the two years since she was slain.
She also revealed how they keep the 21-year-old's bedroom exactly as it was when she left in the vain hope she will one day come home.
Miss Kercher's semi-naked body was found in November 2007 in a pool of blood in the bedroom of the home she and Knox shared in Perugia.
The court heard that Miss Kercher, from Coulsdon, Surrey, was subjected to a terrifying ordeal when she returned to her Italian home after an evening with friends.
Knox, Sollecito and another man, drifter Rudy Guede, attempted to involve the Leeds University student in a sex game, cutting her throat when she refused and leaving her to die in 'slow agony'. Guede, 22, was convicted of murder and sexual assault last year and jailed for 30 years.
After the verdicts, Knox's furious father Curt Knox vowed to fight to clear his daughter's name and spoke of his 'anger and disbelief' at the Italian justice system.
His campaign seems to be gaining support on Capitol Hill. Senator Maria Cantwell, from Washington state, declared there were 'serious questions about the Italian justice system'.
She said she was concerned there had been an 'anti-American' feeling at the trial and said she would be raising her concerns with Mrs Clinton.
'The prosecution did not present enough evidence for an impartial jury to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that Miss Knox was guilty,' she said. 'Italian jurors were allowed to view highly negative news coverage about Miss Knox.'
She said Knox, who called herself Foxy Knoxy on a web page, had been a victim of 'harsh treatment' and branded handling of evidence 'negligent'.
Mrs Clinton was asked about the trial in an appearance on a U.S. news programme.
She said: 'Of course I'll meet with Senator Cantwell or anyone who has a concern but I can't offer any opinion about that at this time.'
She said she had not expressed any concerns to the Italian government. Last night, Knox's Italian lawyer distanced himself from the senator's claims. Luciano Ghirga said: 'That's all we need, Hillary Clinton involved. I have the same political sympathies as Hillary but this sort of thing does not help us in any way.'
Prosecutor Giuliano Mignini said: 'This senator should not interfere in something she has no idea about. I am happy with how the trial went.'
Knox plans to appeal against her conviction, but if it is unsuccessful she is likely to have to serve the bulk of her 26-year sentence inside an Italian jail. As in Britain, prisoners can be released on licence, but Knox is unlikely to be eligible for even day release for at least 20 years.
She could make an application to serve her sentence in the U.S.
On Saturday, Knox's father, mother Edda Mellas, her sister and half-sisters visited her at Capanne prison, just outside Perugia.
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