THE lead prosecutor in Amanda Knox’s murder trial has told how the pair became friends — after bonding over a love of fantasy fiction books.
Giuliano Mignini was contacted by Knox — whom he jailed for 26 years over the 2007 death of her flatmate, British student Meredith Kercher — as she wanted to meet him.
GettyThe lead prosecutor in Amanda Knox’s murder trial Giuliano Mignini[/caption]
Instagram / Amanda KnoxGiuliano was contacted by Amanda Knox as she wanted to meet him[/caption]
Hoping to learn the truth behind Meredith’s killing — of which Knox was cleared on appeal in 2015 — he agreed.
She flew in from Seattle and they met at a church in Perugia, the Italian city where Meredith died.
Giuliano, 74, told The Sun on Sunday he was surprised at the visit.
He said: “It’s never happened that a person whom I had asked for a life sentence behaved in this way.
“Usually, the accused sees me with hostility.”
On their shared love of fantasy books, he added: “We are both fans of Tolkien books, like The Lord Of The Rings.”
But asked if he thought she was innocent, he replied: “Amanda is not telling the truth.
“Not because she is a liar, but she does not remember.”
AFPGiuliano jailed Amanda for 26 years over the 2007 death of her flatmate, British student Meredith Kercher[/caption]