A statement, however, did come from Vittoria Ferdinandi, the mayor of the aforementioned city in Italy. The politician wrote a letter to citizens, and it was published in local newspapers. Not only did Ferdinandi apologize to them for the decision to allow the show to film in town, but she also explained her reasoning for the choice:

Local residents in the Italian city of Perugia, where student Meredith Kercher was found murdered in 2007, displayed banners reading "Rispetto per Meredith" (respect for Meredith).

The filming of Amanda Knox’s new Hulu series in Perugia, Italy— the site of her roommate Meredith Kercher’s murder in 2007— is sparking a wave of backlash from locals. Residents of the university town put up banners reading “Rispetto per Meredith” (“Respect for Meredith”) when the cast and crew of the show arrived last week to film the eight-part limited series,

Locals in the Italian city of Perugia are concerned the series will bring new, unwanted attention nearly two decades after British student Meredith Kercher was murdered there in 2007