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Italian Prosecutors Pursue New Lead in Meredith Kercher Case Seeking Bulgarian Woman

A fresh tip from retired prosecutor Giuliano Mignini has triggered a search that could identify a witness rather than a suspect.

Overview

  • Italian authorities are trying to locate an unnamed Bulgarian woman believed to have been in Perugia around the time of Meredith Kercher’s 2007 killing.
  • Giuliano Mignini says a source he considers reliable provided the woman’s name, which he passed to the Perugia Prosecutor's Office.
  • Prosecutors say the individual’s role remains unclear and she could be a witness, with no confirmed link to Kercher or Amanda Knox.
  • Mignini reports the woman left Italy a few days after the crime, and prosecutors are now assessing what information she might provide.
  • The Kercher family’s lawyer has requested more details as the long-disputed case—marked by Knox and Raffaele Sollecito’s acquittals and Rudy Guede’s 2008 conviction—enters a new phase of inquiry.