Amanda Knox Psychological Analysis

The documentary Amanda Knox covered the true events of the investigation into the November 2, 2007 murder of 22-year-old Meredith Kercher and the conviction/acquittal of Amanda Knox. To summarize, Knox went to Italy to study abroad as a part of a student exchange program. While in Italy, she lived in a house with a few female roommates. One of these roommates was Kercher. In November of 2007, Meredith Kercher was found dead by Knox in their shared home. The police latched on to Knox and her then-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, as suspects. They were eventually tried, found guilty, then acquitted, found guilty a second time, made an appeal to the Italian supreme court, and were found innocent for the final time in 2015. The murder and trials captivated the world. Many psychological topics can be found in this documentary. The most evident are: relationships, abnormal behavior, and personality disorders.
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Most of the public thought that if Amanda Knox was guilty of the murder of Meredith Kercher, she was a psychopath. Psychopath is a term used to describe violent predators who do not feel remorse (King, 2016, p. 491). However, psychopaths are a subgroup of people with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). As defined by King (2016), ASPD is a “psychological disorder characterized by guiltlessness, law-breaking, exploitation of others, irresponsibility, and deceit” (p. 490). If Knox did murder Meredith Kercher, she would have all of these characteristics. Throughout the investigation, Amanda Knox showed no signs of feeling guilty. If she did commit the murder, she broke the law and also exploited her boyfriend by making him a suspect. She also took no responsibility for her actions and lied to the police. However, Knox was declared innocent so experts can not diagnose her as a psychopath (or with ASPD) based on the murder of Kercher because she did not commit the