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Patch Question: Thoughts on Knox Verdict?
accused of killing her British roommate while studying abroad in 2007, was set free after 11 hours of deliberations by the eight-member jury. She was convicted in 2009, but that decision was overturned Monday. What do you think of the Knox verdict?
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:41P
Amanda Knox leaves prison, due to leave Italy on Tuesday
Knox, 24, collapsed in tears after the verdict overturning her 2009 conviction was read out, her lawyers draping their arms around her in support. Her co-defendant, Italian Raffaele Sollecito, also was cleared of killing 21-year-old Meredith Kercher in
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:39P
BREAKING: Italian appeals court releases Knox
Italian lawyer lawyer Maria Del Grosso, right, hugs Amanda Knox after the verdict that overturns her conviction and acquits her of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher, at the Perugia court, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011.
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:39P
Pictures: Amanda Knox released after Italy murder appeal victory
The 24-year-old Seattle native sobbed as the verdict was read out and her parents burst into tears in the courtroom in Perugia in central Italy. She was driven back to the Capanne prison near the town and discharged to be reunited with her family.
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:38P
Reversal of Knox verdict won't end debate
LONDON --The case was a media sensation from the start, with allegations of drug-fueled group sex and a principal suspect whose cherubic face proved to be an irresistible canvas to a world that saw in it images ranging from scheming vamp
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:38P
Local Law Professor Reacts To Knox Verdict
"At the same time, since there's already been a conviction in the first proceeding, it took a certain amount of courage to return this verdict and essentially say we didn't get it right the first time," Reamey said. In accordance with Italian law,
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:36P
WAFB Channel 9, Baton Rouge, LA |Amanda Knox released from prison
Hours before the verdict was announced, Knox pleaded her innocence, insisting in Italian to a packed courtroom that she was not responsible for Kercher's murder. "I am not who they say I am," Knox said. "I did not kill. I did not rape. I was not there.
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:36P
Amanda Knox Lifetime Movie to Include Updated Verdict
The Lifetime movie based on the true story of Amanda Knox, who was acquitted for the murder of Meredith Kercher Monday in Italy, will now include a brief update based on the trial's final verdict.
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:36P
Amanda Knox Free After Murder Conviction Overturned
Seattle native Knox and Italian computer student Raffaele Sollecito, had appealed against a 2009 verdict that found them guilty of murdering the 21-year-old Kercher during what prosecutors had said was a drug-fueled sexual assault four years ago.
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:35P
Knox leaves Italian prison
When the verdict was read, Knox collapsed in tears. Her parents hugged their lawyers and cried with joy. They have regularly traveled from their home in Seattle to visit their 24-year-old daughter during the four years she's been in jail.
Updated: 10/03/2011 10:34P