Kercher family to publish book before Knox, Sollecito
Apr 16, 2012, 2:22 PM | Updated: 4:23 pm
In excerpts from a upcoming book Kercher's father, John, says his "world ended" the moment he heard that his daughter had been murdered in Perugia, Italy. (AP Photo/File)
(AP Photo/File)
The father of slain British student Meredith Kercher has
written a book about the life and loss, of his daughter
in a case that spawned a media frenzy.
Meredith Kercher was found dead in Perugia, Italy, in Nov.
2007 at the age of 21. Her roommate, Amanda Knox, and
Knox’s boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted of her
death, but their convictions were later overturned.
In excerpts from a upcoming book, Kercher’s father, John,
says his “world ended” the moment he heard that his
daughter had been murdered in Perugia, Italy.
Kercher will reveal how he first learned of his daughter’s
death from a newspaper reporter. “That call ended my world
as I knew it,” he wrote. “I shall never forget her words,”
he says. “I dropped the phone. I didn’t believe it. Not my
beautiful Meredith.”
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton said Tuesday that Kercher’s
book, “Meredith: Our Daughter’s Murder and the
Heartbreaking Quest for the Truth,” is a celebration of
Meredith’s life and an account of the family’s “ongoing
quest for justice.”
The book is due out in Britain and the U.S. on April 26 –
ahead of highly-anticipated memoirs from both Knox and
Sollecito.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
