Honor Bound: My Journey to Hell and Back With Amanda Knox (33 page)
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Authors: Raffaele Sollecito
Tags: #Biography & Autobiography, #True Crime, #Personal Memoirs, #Murder, #General
This was a group effort all around. The Sollecito family, not just Raffaele, opened up their lives and their souls with remarkable candor. Thank you, in particular, to Francesco and Vanessa for days of fascinating conversation, for your dedication to getting every detail just right, for compiling exhaustive time lines, and making sure that material reached me promptly. Donatella Donati in Luca Maori’s office gave up many hours to make the official documentation available and to present it all in a cogent order. She’s a largely unsung hero in this story and deserves recognition for her extraordinary efforts on Raffaele’s behalf. Giulia Bongiorno, Luca Maori, and Tiziano Tedeschi answered questions and made comments on parts of the manuscript.
Heartfelt thanks, also, to my family, who not only put up with my long hours at the computer but cheered me on. My older children, Max and Rara, made me laugh and followed every step of the story. Sammy took me on fabulous walks every evening, nodded sagely even at ungodly hours of the night, and positively drooled with enthusiasm. And Naomi was spectacular, as always—every writer (and husband) should be so lucky.
RAFFAELE SOLLECITO
was born in Southern Italy. He was a computer science student at the University of Perugia when he and Amanda Knox were first accused of murder in 2007. On October 3, 2011, after four years of trials and appeals, he and Knox were cleared and released. He is now moving on with his life.
ANDREW GUMBEL
is a Los Angeles–based journalist and author. He spent six years in Italy, including stints as a foreign correspondent for Reuters and
The Independent
. His books include the widely acclaimed
Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed — and Why It Still Matters.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sollecito, Raffaele.
Honor bound : my journey to hell and back with Amanda Knox / Raffaele Sollecito with Andrew Gumbel.
p. cm.
1. Sollecito, Raffaele. 2 Knox, Amanda. 3. Kercher, Meredith. 4. Murder—Italy—Perugia. 5. Homicide investigation—Italy. 6. Trials (Murder)—Italy. I. Gumbel, Andrew. II. Title. HV6535.I83P485 2012
364.152'3092—dc23 2012025856
ISBN 978-1-4516-9598-4
ISBN 978-1-4516-9640-0 (ebook)
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