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SLANDER Presents: Chimera Tour

Tickets Available Starting Wednesday, July 26 with Artist Presale ; General Onsale Begins Friday, July 28 at 10 AM Local on  SlanderOfficial.com

Today,  SLANDER  announced their  Chimera Tour . Co-produced by Live Nation and Insomniac, the 14-date tour kicks off on August 25 at The Los Angeles Convention Center, making stops across the U.S. in Houston, Brooklyn, Chicago and more before wrapping up in Minneapolis at The Armory on December 2.

TICKETS:  Tickets will be available starting with artist presale beginning Wednesday, July 26. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, July 28 at 10 AM local time at  slanderofficial.com .

CHIMERA TOUR DATES: 

Fri Aug 25 – Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Convention Center

Sat Aug 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Convention Center 

Fri Sep 08 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome

Fri Sep 22 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall

Sat Sep 23 – Dallas, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

Sun Oct 08 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Mirage 

Thu Oct 19 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY

Sat Oct 28 – Sacramento, CA – Heart Health Park

Fri Nov 10 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks

Sat Nov 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Great Saltair

Fri Nov 24 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

Sat Nov 25 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

Fri Dec 01 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory

Sat Dec 02 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory

ABOUT SLANDER 

SLANDER is a Platinum-selling Grammy-nominated American electronic music duo consisting of Derek Andersen and Scott Land based in Los Angeles, CA who are best known for their unique, emotional, melodic bass music sound. Going from being Icon Collective graduates to selling out massive hard ticket venues including Red Rocks, and performing at global festivals such as EDC, Lollapalooza, Tomorrowland, and Ultra. SLANDER has become one of the hottest acts in dance music with one RIAA Platinum, and one RIAA gold Certification to their name.

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Insomniac produces some of the most innovative, immersive music festivals and events in the world. Enhanced by state-of-the-art lighting, pyrotechnics and sound design, large-scale art installations, theatrical performers and next-generation special effects, these events captivate the senses and inspire a unique level of fan interaction. The quality of the experience is the company’s top priority.

Founded 30 years ago, Insomniac produces 10,000 concerts, club nights and festivals for seven million attendees annually across the globe. The company’s premier annual event, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, is the world’s largest dance music festival and attracts more than 525,000 fans over three days. 

The company was founded by Pasquale Rotella and has been based in Los Angeles since it was formed in 1993. In 2013, Insomniac entered into a partnership with global entertainment company Live Nation.

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Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit   www.livenationentertainment.com .

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It's fairly simple. Derek and Scott are GODS OF HEAVEN TRAP. If they're performing near you, it would be TREACHERY if you didn't buy a ticket and persuade your entire circle of friends to go. I've had the honor of seeing them 3 times now... and each time, I came away a changed being. It doesn't even matter if you're not into the EDM or TRVP scene.. you will come away a fan. I guarantee these guys will change your life. BUY TICKETS NOW.

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Slander absolutely slayed Lost Lands 2021!! They dropped "suffer" as a "one more song" mix and it blew my damn mind. I couldn't believe their energy...that feeling is the best feeling in the world. I stood there looking around just overwhelmed by the energy...I could of died at tht moment and it would of been heaven!!! Absolutely catching them when they come to Kalamazoo Michigan this year!!! 2022 baybay!!!

You guys threw down, but over all dissapointed, the transitions were terrible. You guys also stopped a lot. A lot of my friends came out to see you and were upset with some of what you did, it was nothing like your guys EDCLV set. If I hear good stuff like that, I'm expecting it anytime and anywhere I see you. Hopefully next time I see you guys I'll be surprised.

Absolutely stunning. Th energy was crazy and they brought the atom. It was so sick and would def go again.?We didn’t have a alot of room for most of the show due to the venue not being made for as many people showed up. We still have fun because slander never fails!

I'm still buzzing after how amazing it was to see these dudes 15 feet away. I always listened to their radio shows with NGHTMRE... but they blew me out of the water with how f***ing awesome they were. Plzzzzzz play longer next time!

Slander killed it. They brought out Sullivan king and kayzo. So amazing! And the venue was incredible. One of the best performances I've ever seen. Loved it so much and would definitely go back without question!

Amazing show! Dubsteb, Trap, Heaven Trap, pure Energy! If you love singing, headbanging and party then you need to see SLANDER live. Incredible night & incredible show. 10/10 would reccomend to everyone.

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SLANDER Announces North American Tour

SLANDER , the American DJ and production duo consisting of Derek Andersen and Scott Land just announced their 2023 North American Chimera Tour — promising new production and one entirely new audio visual experience. Supporting acts include old friends like Dabin , Jason Ross , and Trivecta as well as some new faces like A Hundred Drums , Control Freak , and Saka . Check out all the stops as well as full support lineup in the Instagram post below!

Presale goes live Wednesday July 26th at 10am local time of tour stop locations. You can find presale sign up links here .

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SLANDER is best known for their dynamic and emotional sound, blending elements of trap, dubstep, and future bass to create a unique style often referred to as “heaven trap.” SLANDER gained significant recognition and popularity in the electronic music scene over the past decade. The duo formed in 2010 and initially started off by producing remixes of popular songs. Over time, they began releasing original tracks and gained recognition for their remix of Showtek’s “We Like to Party” in 2014. They continued to build their reputation with notable collaborations and remixes, working with artists such as NGHTMRE, Above & Beyond, and Seven Lions. Notable hits include “All You Need To Know” and “Love is Gone” which are both RIAA Certified Gold.

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SLANDER Announces North American Chimera Tour

SLANDER reveals the dates for their monstrous Chimera Tour that will take place in cities across North America this fall.

Melodic-bass bravados Derek Anderson and Scott Land , better recognized as their stage alter SLANDER , have seen a series of successes via their extraordinary discography and frequently sold-out shows. An envious list of festival slots worldwide at Tomorrowland , Ultra Music Festival , EDC Las Vegas , and Lollapalooza have only seen their fanbase and creative explorations explode to even larger sizes. Now, they’re set to embark on the 17-date Chimera Tour that will take place this fall.

Known for their high-level production values, SLANDER has noted that the Chimera Tour’s two-year creative process provides an all-new experience for fans to absorb. Having recently announced that they sold more tickets than any other headlining DJ in Southern California during the on-sale for their LA Convention Center show, it’s no surprise that listeners are hot on the duo’s heels for more. Social media teases leading up to today’s Chimera Tour announcement make the news extra juicy, even in a week full of fall tour announcements.

The Chimera Tour will kick off with a doubleheader at the LA Convention Center on August 25- 26 and will see support from A Hundred Drums , Dabin , Space Laces , Trivecta , Kill the Noise , and many more as it crosses North America. Canadian fans will get some love via a Toronto stop, and the tour offers some impressive coverage stateside with Red Rocks on the horizon as well as double nights at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom and Minneapolis’ Armory. Stay tuned for the three hidden dates to be revealed.

The pre-sale for SLANDER’s Chimera Tour launches Wednesday, July 26, with additional presales running throughout the week before the general sale begins on Friday, July 28, at 10 AM local time. Sign up now for pre-sale access , and grab your tickets – let us know which stop you’ll be at on Twitter !

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SLANDER Rolls Out Dates For Massive North American Tour This Fall

SLANDER , t he duo behind melodic-bass anthems like “ Love is Gone ” and “ All You Need To Know ,” will hit the road from late August to early December this year with a “brand new audio and visual experience” dubbed the “Chimera” tour.

After a huge festival run to close out the summer that includes stops at PAROOKAVILLE , Tomorrowland , Lollapalooza Paris, and Veld , SLANDER’s Derek Anderson and Scott Land will kick off the 17-date tour at the LA Convention Center on August 25-26—their largest headline show to date.

Supporting SLANDER on their journey across the United States and Canada is an extra-long list of incredibly popular artists—18 to be exact.

SLANDER have recruited low-end bass queen A Hundred Drums , D&B powerhouse Dimension , and melodic artist Dabin , as well as other big names like IMANU , Kill The Noise , Space Laces , and Trivecta .

SLANDER will make major stops at iconic venues across the country with shows at the Brooklyn Mirage , Red Rocks , and Salt Lake City’s The Great Saltair, before closing things out with two dates each at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom and The Armory in Minneapolis.

Check out the full list of dates for SLANDER’s Chimera tour below.

Pre-sale registration for the Chimera tour is available now here . Pre-sale will begin on Wednesday, July 26 at 10AM local time. General on-sale will follow at a later date.

SLANDER is also giving away four tickets to each tour date via Twitter. Those interested can follow the instructions in the tweet below.

THE CHIMERA TOUR NORTH AMERICA FALL 2023 A BRAND NEW AUDIO & VISUAL EXPERIENCE PRESALE: WEDNESDAY 7/26 @ 10AM LOCAL LIKE & RT THIS POST, TAG 3 FRIENDS BELOW FOR A CHANCE TO WIN (4) TIX WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU SOON! pic.twitter.com/tDNlpeQnut — SLANDER (@SlanderOfficial) July 18, 2023

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Slander Reveals Brand New Audio Visual Show Experience and North America Tour Dates

Slander announces their chimera tour,  a brand new audio-visual experience set to take north america in 2023..

Slander is taking the tail end of 2023 by storm. On July 18, the American duo Derek Andersen and Scott Land announced their new Chimera Tour. Taking over North America with an immersive audio-visual experience that’s been in the making for over 2 years, Slander reveals never before seen production and an incredible lineup of opening artists.

What began as Slander’s A Better World event at the LA Convention Center has transformed into the Chimera Tour. Originally, the single-night show was set for August 25. It quickly sold out and was extended for a second night. Shortly after, Slander announced that these dates are actually leading off the debut of their audio-visual experience. Stopping at legendary venues including the Tacoma Dome, The Brooklyn Mirage , and Red Rocks Amphitheater , the Chimera Tour still has three locations yet to be announced and will finish on December 2 at The Armory in Minneapolis. 

Slander stacked their all-new immersive show with an extensive list of opening acts. The lineup features A Hundred Drums , Kill The Noise , Riot, Saka, Space Laces, Trivecta , Zomboy , and many more. A display of diversity, this selection of openers is hinting at what fans can expect to hear at Slander’s Chimera Tour. 

As excitement builds on social media, one fan on Twitter comments, “I can’t physically process how I’m going to see slander AND Trivecta at the same NIGHT at RED ROCKS! At least I have a few months to get my body prepared.” Another fan responds, “CHICAGO BABY FINALLLLLLY SO EXCITED! Two nights at the Aragon lfg.”

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Known for marrying euphoric melodies and trap-inspired beats, Slander is a household name for their iconic style. In 2016, the American duo blew up after releasing a single collaboration with NGHTMRE , “Gud Vibrations.” The track immediately became an electronic music anthem and took on a life of its own. This propelled them into stardom and they haven’t stopped since. 

Now, Slander is setting the tone for the future with audio-visual components and enhanced production. With their first LP “Thrive,” the 2023 single “Wish I Could Forget” featuring blackbear and Bring Me The Horizon, and more in their arsenal, Slander is preparing to sling a variety of sounds at the Chimera Tour. 

Presale tickets for the Chimera Tour will be released on July 26. Sign up here.

Listen to Slander’s newest single “Wish I Could Forget” below.

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SLANDER announce largest North American tour to date

In July, SLANDER shared the big news of the duo’s debut album Thrive , scheduled to land on September 22. Hot off the heels of the album’s announcement, SLANDER’s Derek Anderson and Scott Land have announced phase one of their largest North American tour to date. The Thrive album tour will feature a brand new live production, new music off of the album of course, all laced together by their sprawling catalog of crowd-pleasing hits.

Certainly, if 2019’s Eye tour was any sort of precursor as to what to expect from SLANDER out on the road, then the expectations for the upcoming Thrive stretch should be sky high. To kick off the tour, SLANDER will start on September 10 at the Phoenix Raceway in Arizona. So far 14 dates have been announced with an additional 10 dates waiting in the wings. What’s more—SLANDER will bring an impressive list of support names on tour including Wooli , Eptic , Space Laces , Wavedash , and more.

For tour information and to purchase a ticket to one of the shows click here .

THRIVE TOUR PHASE 1 SUPPORT Please welcome @woolimusic @Eptic @spacelaces @Au5music @holdubz @leotrixofficial @wearewavedash @AHundredDrums @BlackCarlBass @soundslikesaka @nitepunk @vjredline with special guest @svddendeath ! Presale for all dates begins tomorrow at 10am local! pic.twitter.com/uFH2xiV8cm — SLANDER (@SlanderOfficial) July 26, 2022

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Amanda Knox Re-Convicted of Slander by Italian Court

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Amanda Knox ’s attempt to “clear my name once and for all” in connection to the headline-gripping 2007 murder of her roommate in Italy concluded Wednesday with a re-conviction for slander as an Italian court found Knox wrongly accused an innocent man for the killing.

Making her first appearance in an Italian court since 2011 — the same year she was released after spending four years in prison following her wrongful conviction in the murder of fellow exchange student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy — Knox once again faced the charge related to her falsely accusing Kercher’s murder on Patrick Lumumba, the owner of a bar where Knox worked while in Italy.

“I am very sorry that I was not strong enough to resist the pressure of police,” Knox admitted during the slander trial ( via The Associated Press ). “I didn’t know who the murderer was. I had no way to know.”

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“Amanda is very embittered,” Knox’s lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova said following the re-conviction. “We are all very surprised at the outcome of the decision.” Knox’s legal team added they would appeal the conviction, which carries a three-year prison sentence; Knox won’t spend any additional time behind bars, however, as she was credited with time served for her prison stint while wrongfully accused and convicted.

On June 5th, I will walk into the very same courtroom where I was reconvicted of a crime I didn't commit, this time to defend myself yet again. I hope to clear my name once and for all of the false charges against me. Wish me luck. Crepi il lupo! — Amanda Knox (@amandaknox) June 3, 2024

“On June 5th, I will walk into the very same courtroom where I was reconvicted of a crime I didn’t commit, this time to defend myself yet again,” Knox, who now advocates for criminal justice reform and on behalf of the wrongfully accused, tweeted earlier this week. “I hope to clear my name once and for all of the false charges against me.” 

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Amanda Knox reconvicted of slander in case linked to Meredith Kercher's murder

FLORENCE, Italy — Amanda Knox failed in her bid to clear her name Wednesday as an Italian court reconvicted her of slander for accusing an innocent man in her roommate’s 2007 murder.

Knox wept after the verdict was delivered, as she appeared in an Italian courtroom for the first time in more than a decade. She was sentenced to three years imprisonment, but will not serve any more jail time as it counts as time already served.

Speaking after the verdict outside the courthouse in Florence, Knox’s lawyer told NBC News that he was “very surprised at the outcome of the decision and Amanda is very upset.”

Knox, 36, made headlines around the world as she was jailed and then cleared of killing her roommate, Meredith Kercher .

While Knox’s murder conviction was overturned, the slander conviction remained on her record. She had hoped that a not-guilty verdict would remove any lingering doubt about her innocence, but the court found that she had wrongly accused Congolese bar owner Patrick Lumumba of taking part in the murder. 

The case was largely based on two statements that Knox signed after she was questioned by investigators without a lawyer or a competent translator.   

Knox had recently arrived in Perugia when she endured a long night of questioning about the murder, despite having only rudimentary Italian language skills and she ended up accusing Lumumba of killing Kercher in the statements that were typed up by police. 

Wearing a pink top and blue skirt, Knox was accompanied by her husband, Christopher Robinson, and her legal team as she entered the courtroom early Wednesday for the retrial .

In a soft and sometimes breaking voice, Knox testified before eight Italian judges and jury members in fluent Italian, her arms resting on the courtroom bench.

She described the police interrogation as her “worst nightmare.” She said that she was questioned in a language she “barely knew.”

“When I couldn’t remember the details, one of the officers gave me a little smack on the head and shouted, ‘remember, remember,’” Knox said. “And then I put together a jumble of memories and the police made me sign a statement. I was forced to submit. It had been a violation of my rights.”

“I was a scared girl, deceived by the police and led not to trust her own memories,” she added.

Knox was 20 when she was sentenced to 26 years for Kercher’s murder at the apartment they shared in the idyllic central Italian university town of Perugia.  

The killing made headlines around the world after Kercher, 21, was found half-naked in a pool of blood with more than 40 stab wounds Nov. 1, 2007. Her throat had been slit. 

Kercher, a student from Britain's University of Leeds, was embarking on a year of study in Perugia, living in a rented flat with Knox and two Italian roommates. Friends called her “Mez.” The youngest of four children, she grew up on the outskirts of London.

Knox and her her Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito , then 25, whom she had been seeing for around a week, were charged with Kercher's murder.

Prosecutors alleged it was a case of rough sex that got violent at the trial that was followed intensely in the United States, Italy and the United Kingdom. 

After the two were convicted in December 2009, Sollecito was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.

Both spent four years behind bars as the case meandered through the Italian court system and, after a series of flip-flop verdicts, they were ultimately exonerated by the the Supreme Court of Cassation, Italy’s highest court in March 2015. 

The two were cleared seven years after the October 2008 conviction of Rudy Hermann Guede, a man from Ivory Coast whose DNA was found at the crime scene. Before his release in November 2021, Guede served 13 years of a 16-year prison sentence handed down after a fast-track trial that foresees lighter sentences under Italian law. 

However, one conviction against Knox remained: the defamation case against Lumumba who spent a few weeks in jail, even after he established an alibi that proved he could not have killed Kercher. 

But in January 2019, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, ruled that the interview conditions had violated Knox’s human rights and ruled that the Italian legal system should pay her $20,000. 

“Knox had been particularly vulnerable, being a foreign young woman, 20 at the time, not having been in Italy for very long and not being fluent in Italian,” the court noted at the time.

In light of this, and following a constitutional reform, Italy’s highest court ordered a retrial of the slander conviction and it instructed Florence’s appeals court to consider only a handwritten statement that Knox wrote in English hours after she was questioned. 

“On the one hand, I am glad I have this chance to clear my name, and hopefully that will take away the stigma that I have been living with,” Knox who campaigns for better awareness of forced confessions, said on her podcast, Labyrinths, in December.

“On the other hand, I don’t know if it ever will, in the way I am still traumatized by it,” she said.

Chapman Bell is a London-based producer and on-air correspondent for NBC News. 

Keir Simmons is chief international correspondent for NBC News, based in London.

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Amanda Knox will defend herself in an Italian court against a 16-year-old slander charge

FILE - Amanda Knox attends a cocktail for the opening of the Innocence Project conference, in Modena, Italy, Thursday, June 13, 2019. Amanda Knox will be back in an Italian courtroom on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, to defend herself against a 16-year-old slander conviction that is the only charge against her that withstood five court rulings that ultimately cleared her in the brutal murder of her roommate, 21-year-old Meredith Kercher, in the apartment they shared in the idyllic central Italian university town of Perugia. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

FILE - Convicted US student Amanda Knox, center, is escorted by penitentiary police as she arrives for a hearing in her appeal’s trial, at the Perugia’s courthouse, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010. Amanda Knox will be back in an Italian courtroom on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, to defend herself against a 16-year-old slander conviction that is the only charge against her that withstood five court rulings that ultimately cleared her in the brutal murder of her roommate, 21-year-old Meredith Kercher, in the apartment they shared in the idyllic central Italian university town of Perugia. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

FILE- Diya “Patrick” Lumumba, left, a Congolese citizen who was accused by Amanda Knox and originally jailed for the murder of Meredith Kercher, flanked by his lawyer Carlo Pacelli, arrives at the Italy’s highest court building, in Rome, Friday, March 27, 2015. Amanda Knox will be back in an Italian courtroom on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, to defend herself against a 16-year-old slander conviction that is the only charge against her that withstood five court rulings that ultimately cleared her in the brutal murder of her roommate, 21-year-old Meredith Kercher, in the apartment they shared in the idyllic central Italian university town of Perugia. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca, File)

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MILAN (AP) — Amanda Knox will be back in an Italian courtroom this week to defend herself against a 16-year-old slander conviction that she hopes to beat once and for all.

The opportunity for Knox, who turns 37 next month, was made possible when a European court ruled that Italy violated her human rights during a long night of questioning after the killing of her British roommate in November 2007.

The slander conviction for accusing a Congolese bar owner in the murder is the only charge against Knox that withstood five court rulings that ultimately cleared her in the brutal slaying of her roommate, 21-year-old Meredith Kercher, in the apartment they shared in the idyllic central Italian university town of Perugia.

A verdict in the slander case retrial ordered by Italy’s highest court is expected on Wednesday, with Knox appearing in an Italian court for the first time in more than 12½ years.

“I will walk into the very same courtroom where I was reconvicted of a crime I didn’t commit, this time to defend myself yet again,’' Knox wrote on social media. ”I hope to clear my name once and for all of the false charge against me. Wish me luck.”

The slander charge was largely based on two statements typed by police that Knox signed during the early hours of Nov. 6, 2007, under extended questioning in Italian from police without a lawyer or a competent interpreter. The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the conditions violated her human rights.

Kercher’s killing grabbed worldwide attention as suspicion fell on Knox, then 20, and her then Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, with whom she had been involved for just about a week.

Knox and Sollecito were convicted in their first trial, but after a series of flip-flop verdicts, they were ultimately exonerated by Italy’s highest court in 2015. Knox returned to the United States in October 2011, after her first acquittal. She is now the mother of two small children, and has a podcast with her husband while campaigning against wrongful convictions.

However, the slander conviction against Knox endured, a legal stain that continued to fuel doubts about her role in the killing, particularly in Italy — and despite the conviction of Rudy Hermann Guede, a man from Ivory Coast whose DNA was found at the crime scene.

Guede served 13 years of a 16-year prison sentence handed down after a fast-track trial that foresees lighter sentences under Italian law.

Based on the ruling by the European court, Italy’s highest court threw out Knox’s slander conviction last November and ruled that the two statements typed by police were inadmissible. It ordered a new trial, instructing the Florence court to consider only a handwritten statement that Knox wrote in English some hours later.

“In regards to this ‘confession’ that I made last night, I want to make it clear that I’m very doubtful of the verity of my statements, because they were made under the pressures of stress, shock and extreme exhaustion,’' her statement said.

A pioneer of the study of false confessions, Sal Kassin, says Knox’s signed statements follow a playbook of false confessions.

“It is empirical fact that most false confessions contain accurate details not yet known to the public and ‘false-fed facts’ that are consistent with the police theory of the crime, but that later prove to be untrue,” Kassin, a psychologist at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, wrote about the case in his book “Duped,” which examines the phenomenon of false confessions.

Kassin said that police “contaminated” Knox’s confession, which aligned with police theory at the time.

“To hold her accountable for a statement in which she also implicated herself is absurd,” he wrote.