Paul Presents Crime Writer Helen Saxton
Helen has been fascinated by the world of true crime and fictional whodunnits from a very young age and has written two books about true crime and the controversy that surrounds them.
 Beginning with a degree in theatre design, her eclectic career involving (amongst other things) event production and management, running a Santa grotto, creating and performing team building activities based around murder mystery challenges and, occasionally, some theatre design, has now culminated in the one thing which was always at the forefront: writing.
She recently published an award-winning play, and this is her first true crime publication.
Helen believes that the reason behind her interest in true crime is shared by many other women; they are terrified that ‘it’ could happen to them.
 Where some might criticise the true crime community for being obsessed with evil criminals, she would argue that we are merely trying to spot (and therefore avoid) the enemy.
 Her book about Amanda Knox, however, is less about predatory men and more about how the press and public deal with women accused of heinous crimes.
She loves to paint, drink wine, and watch episodes of Agatha Christie’s Poirot
Amanda Knox: Crime, Trial, Release and ControversyÂ
In November 2007 the body of British student Meredith Kercher was discovered in her bedroom in Perugia, Italy. She had been brutally killed.
Over the course of the next eight years one man, Rudy Guede, would be convicted of her murder and two other suspects, Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, would be convicted, acquitted and convicted again for their part in the crime, before having their convictions overturned for the final time in 2015.
Almost two decades on from this horrific event Rudy Guede is now a free man, released in 2021 after spending 13 years in jail.
Amanda Knox is married with a daughter and Raffaele Sollecito has slipped into relative obscurity.
For many, Amanda was, and remains, the central character in this story.
Why?
And why the controversy?
Through piecing together a timeline of events and investigating the conflicting opinions found in the countless books, articles, films, documentaries, and discussions which have emerged over the years, the author takes the reader on a journey to find out.
Including interviews with often unwavering web forum users where posters pit allegations of corruption, coerced confessions, and flawed procedures against those of wilful deceit, callous disregard for life, damning forensics and inappropriate behaviour, Helen investigates if confirmation bias plays a part and asks the ultimate question; can any of us who weren’t there that fateful night ever really claim to know what happened?
Dead Herring
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