Candace Dempsey is an Italian-American journalist and author living in Seattle, Washington. She has written for several newspapers in the United States, and is the author of Murder in Italy (2010), a study of the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher

Murder of Meredith Kercher

The murder of Meredith Kercher occurred in Perugia, Italy, on 1 November 2007. Kercher, aged 21 at the time of her death, was a British university exchange student from Coulsdon, south London. She was found dead on the floor of her bedroom with stab wounds to the throat...

. Dempsey has reported on the Kercher investigation for CNN, KOMO TV, and Italian television. She maintains a blog about the case, "Let's Talk About True Crime," hosted by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Background

Dempsey attended West Valley High School

West Valley High School

West Valley High School can refer to:*West Valley High School in Fairbanks, Alaska*West Valley High School in Cottonwood, California*West Valley High School in Hemet, California...

 in Seattle, obtained her master's in journalism from the University of Oregon

University of Oregon

-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...

School of Journalism, and began her career as an intern at The Spokesman-Review in Seattle. She has worked as an editor, writer and producer for MSN, and a freelance travel writer. She has written for several publications, including The Chicago Tribune and The Boston Phoenix.