Amanda Knox

Amanda Knox Freed from Italian Prison
By William Tucker Hart
October 4, 2011 - 2:08pm
American girl's murder conviction was overturned and acquitted

The never-ending tale of 24-year-old Amanda Knox, an American student convicted of murder, has finally come to a close. After 4 years in an Italian prison, an Italian court has acquitted Knox's conviction.

Knox was accused of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher while studying abroad in Italy in 2007. Both Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were set free Monday.

Amanda Knox Awaits the Verdict
By Leanne DeRosa
October 3, 2011 - 2:07pm
The jury deliberated after final statements were given in appeal case

Amanda Knox and Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito pleaded innocent on Monday in the appeal case to their convictions of murdering Knox's roommate Meredith Kercher. BBC News reports that the final statements were very emotional. 

Lifetime movie causes controversy
By Karolina Buczek
February 22, 2011 - 2:55pm
'Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy' on Monday and stirred up controversy.

Hayden Panetierre plays the role of Amanda Knox, an American student convicted of murder in Italy, in Lifetime's new movie "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy."

According to ABC News, the Knox family criticized Lifetime in a statement released today. The statement states the family sees this as "a selfish, profit-making motive behind their decision."