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2009

By: Stephanie Kontra, Fall Editor and Reporter
December 4, 2015
2009
Photo Credit: Photo via Flickr creative commons license

On this day in 2009, 22-year-old American exchange student Amanda Knox is convicted of murdering her British roommate in Perugia, Italy. Knox received a 26-year prison sentence.

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Stephanie Kontra, Fall Editor and Reporter
Stephanie Kontra is a junior at Colonia. This is her second year writing for The Declaration. She loves to read and write. Her favorite author is John Green. Kontra's favorite sport is swimming. She is a swimmer of 3 teams during the year and is a captain and coach of her summer team. Kontra wants to go to college in Washington D.C. and she wants to major in Elementary Education or Journalism & Communications.
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