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Amanda Knox Still 'Loves' Italy

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:02:00 CST

Amanda Knox spent fours years in an Italian prison before her murder conviction was tossed out, but now she's ready to head back to Italy. She still "loves Italy," and will likely travel there as a tourist, her attorney tells ABC News . She's also planning to go in the fall...

Amanda Knox's Italian Lover Breaks Silence

Mark Russell — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:28:49 CDT

Amanda Knox's Italian ex-boyfriend has spoken out for the first time since their murder convictions were overturned , saying "we need each other," and that they talk every day and he cannot wait to see her again, reports the Daily Mail . "We spent four years in a circle of hell, we...

So You Think Knox Had a Guilty Face?

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:05:09 CDT

We've all wondered about those photos of Amanda Knox smirking and glancing mischievously in court—and we were all dead wrong to do so, writes Ian Leslie in the Guardian . Study after study have shown that people believe they can read each other's facial expressions while revealing little of themselves....

Amanda Knox Judge: She Could Have Killed Meredith

Kate Schwartz — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:54:05 CDT

One of the two judges who oversaw the Amanda Knox appeal has spoken out, and his comments are hardly a resounding confirmation of her innocence. In remarks the Telegraph describes as "surprisingly frank," Claudio Pratillo Hellmann said in a TV interview yesterday that Knox and then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito "maybe know"...

In Knox Verdict, a Victory for Reality

Rob Quinn — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:47:19 CDT

Amanda Knox has been freed and while the case may continue to be hotly debated in the Italian press, commentators in the US and Britain are overwhelmingly of the opinion that justice has been done. The Knox case, "was a textbook example of our never-ending fascination with the supposed femme...

Knox Leaves Prison

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:29:37 CDT

Amanda Knox left prison today, a free woman for the first time in four years, after an Italian appeals court threw out the young American's murder conviction in the sexual assault and stabbing death of her British roommate. About 90 minutes after the verdict was handed down, a black Mercedes...

Italy Court Frees Amanda Knox

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:58:28 CDT

Amanda Knox's four-year quest to prove her innocence in the murder of Meredith Kercher has come to its dramatic conclusion, with an Italian appeals court today overturning her 26-year prison sentence. Knox appeared extremely emotional while awaiting the verdict, and broke down completely as a judge announced it, reports the...

Knox Plans Final 'Plea for Her Life'

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:08:31 CDT

While Amanda Knox plans a final plea for her life tomorrow, her father says he's not worried that her words may work against her in an Italian courtroom. "I really don't think so," Curt Knox said on Today (see the video in our media gallery). "It's going to be a...

Knox a 'Satanic She-Devil,' Court Told

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:43:58 CDT

As closing arguments continue in Amanda Knox’s murder-conviction appeal, the court heard today that the American student may look like an angel but is actually a "she-devil." Knox initially accused bar owner Patrick Lumumba of killing her roommate, Meredith Kercher, and his lawyer told the court that Knox is both...