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EPISODE · Jan 27, 2021 · 29 MIN

Amanda Knox: Is our obsession with true crime unhealthy?

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In a special series for the Sunday Times, writer Rosie Kinchen examines what's behind our true crime obsession. Kinchen makes contact with Amanda Knox - someone affected by this - and finds out Knox recently campaigned for the release of a German national - who Knox believes was wrongfully convicted of murder in the Unites States in 1990, in a story that has echoes of her own. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Guests:Rosie Kinchen, features writer at the Sunday Times.Amanda Knox, journalist and podcaster.Host: David Aaronovitch.Clips used: iHeartRadio, Sundance TV and Sundance Now, ABC, ITN, CBS, Sky News, Channel 4, WSLS 10, Phoenix YouTube. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a special series for the Sunday Times, writer Rosie Kinchen examines what's behind our true crime obsession. Kinchen makes contact with Amanda Knox - someone affected by this - and finds out Knox recently campaigned for the release of a German national - who Knox believes was wrongfully convicted of murder in the Unites States in 1990, in a story that has echoes of her own. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Guests:Rosie Kinchen, features writer at the Sunday Times.Amanda Knox, journalist and podcaster.Host: David Aaronovitch.Clips used: iHeartRadio, Sundance TV and Sundance Now, ABC, ITN, CBS, Sky News, Channel 4, WSLS 10, Phoenix YouTube. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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