Trial of the Century: The Story of Amanda Knox

Innocent Until Proven Guilty…Again

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For Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, the overturning of the guilty verdict was what they had been dreaming of, having spent almost four years in prison for a crime they vehemently denied committing. When they were released, Knox immediately returned to Seattle, Washington and returned to school.

Little did she know, the Italian justice system was nowhere near done with her. In March of 2013, Italy’s highest court decided to overturn the acquittals on the grounds that the retrial hadn’t ordered new DNA tests, and didn’t give important evidence weight. Another retrial was ordered, but this time Knox stayed in the U.S. The pair were once again found guilty of murder.