True Crime Cases from 2007
Cases from 2007 include criminal investigations, trials, and notable events that occurred during the year. Whether they involved new charges, breakthroughs in cold cases, high-profile trials, or tragic incidents that captured national attention, the cases documented here reflect the state of the criminal justice system in 2007. CaseSleuth provides detailed, chronological coverage of each case with timelines, evidence breakdowns, profiles of key people involved, and links to primary sources and media coverage.
2 cases found
Amanda Knox
AcquittedPerugia · 2007
American exchange student Amanda Knox was convicted and then ultimately acquitted of the 2007 murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, after years of legal proceedings across multiple trials. The Italian Supreme Court definitively acquitted her in 2015.
Madeleine McCann
Cold CasePraia da Luz · 2007
Three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3, 2007, while her parents dined nearby. German sex offender Christian Brueckner is the prime suspect but has never been charged; the case remains one of the most extensively investigated missing child cases in history.