Raffaele Sollecito is an Italian man who gained international attention due to his involvement in the 2007 murder case of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy. He was a university student at the time and was accused of participating in the crime alongside Amanda Knox, his then-girlfriend. After a lengthy legal process, Sollecito was initially convicted but later acquitted in 2015 by Italy's highest court, which cited insufficient evidence. The case has been controversial and has raised questions about the Italian legal system and media coverage surrounding high-profile trials.