PERUGIA, Italy-she chats with a smile and is wearing a T-shirt on Valentine's Day
Shirt with "All You Need Is Love.
"The first thing she said in court was about the rabbit-shaped sex toy.
Amanda Knox faces life imprisonment for killing British exchange student Meredith Kercher, her roommate in central Italy's picturesque Perugia.
However, in the past three months, her relaxed behavior at the hearing has caused a stir in Italy and abroad.
Knox's family insisted that she had always respected her in court and was very clear about the importance of the charges against her. The 21-year-
An old student at former Washington University is on trial with her predecessor.
Boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito was killed for his story about sex and drugs that fascinated Italy with 2007 people.
Both sides denied wrongdoing.
Knox took part in an exchange program in Perugia and shared an apartment with 21-year-old Kercheryear-
In November, an old student at the University of Leeds was found stabbed to death at home. 2, 2007.
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Prosecutors claim that Kercher was killed at the beginning of a sex game, Sollecito held her from behind, while Knox touched her with a knife.
The third man, Ivory Coast national Rudy Herman Goodall, tried to sexually assault Kercher, and then Knox stabbed her in the throat fatally, they said.
Guede was convicted of murder in another trial last year and sentenced to 30 years in prison.
The case, especially Knox's alleged role, has made headlines in Italy and abroad, and the media are still gathering here to attend most hearings on Friday and Saturday.
Photos of the trial and the TV coverage focused on Knox's calm demeanor, she chatted with the translator during her break, in one case when she was wearing a bright T-
Valentine's Day scrawled the shirt with big pink letters "All You Need Is Love. By contrast, co-
The 25-year-old defendant, Sollecito, appeared more nervous and remained low. profile;
Only when he briefly waved to his family sitting in front of them did he face the camera.
Reports from Italy and Europe commented.
"She is unrecognizable and he is terrible," concluded the day after the opening hearing, the Italian respected daily newspaper Corriere della Sera.
A headline on the online edition of The Daily Mail in the UK reads: "The Cunning kennosey show: The smiling murder suspect entered the big entrance at the beginning of the trial ,", it also describes Knox as "walking on the red carpet like Hollywood days ".
"Knox's actions also drew attention before the trial began, and a witness recently testified in court that in the hours after the murder, the Americans turned the wheel and at the police station
Other witnesses told the court that Knox made a face at Sollecito at the police station, crossed his eyes, stretched out his tongue, and kissed him with a giggle.
"Given the seriousness of what happened, her behavior was never enough," said Francesco Maresca, a lawyer representing Kercher's family, on Wednesday.
"I criticize a superficial, inappropriate behavior.
There was a girl who was brutally killed and we could get some respect.
However, crime expert savilio fortuato said Knox's apparently carefree behavior could be a "painful response" to the psychology involved in the murder ".
"It could be a sign of discomfort and confusion," Fortunato said . ".
"The trauma of the trial can prompt you to take some kind of action to overcome fear, which can be interpreted from the outside as inappropriate.
"In a recent speech to the court, Knox spoke in Italian and sounded confident, even in her first public statement, she casually explained the existence of a pink rabbit --
She made a shape vibrator in Perugia's house, saying it was a "joke" and a gift from a friend.
In a statement
Knox's family mailed it to the Associated Press, saying the Americans were "a positive person in general", trying to "see positive things for everyone and for every situation ".
"When she comes to court, she is usually happy to see familiar faces," the statement said . ".
"The media seems to be more interested in her dress or her behavior in a short moment. . .
Rather than lacking evidence that is not conducive to her or her respect and care in the course of court proceedings.
"In fact, both Knox and solisto sit quietly with their lawyers, focusing on litigation, recording and quoting in Italian law books.
There were two guards behind them at any time.
Since the opening of the court on January, the two defendants have largely ignored each other.
But recently, they exchanged smiles, whispers and gestures in the distance.
Prosecutors say Knox's DNA is on the handle of a knife found at the Sollecito's house, which could be used to kill, and the victim's DNA is found on the blade.
It's not clear how Knox's behavior affects these eight-
Jury members are expected to rule after the summer.
"The jury may be affected by the media, but there are also presiding judges," Fortunato said, and as an expert he should be able to see the defendant's conduct in court.
"I don't think the trial should be carried out around this frivolous act.
"But Knox's attitude impressed the public.
"She may not even know the seriousness of what happened," said Valentine dicapoli, 26. year-
An old law student from Perugia attended some hearings.
"She may be guilty, but her actions do not label her as such.