Amanda Knox Reconvicted Of Defamation

Amanda Knox was reconvicted of slander by an Italian appeals court on Wednesday, as the court determined that she had wrongfully attributed the 2007 murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, to an innocent man while she was a suspect in the case, according to the Associated Press.

The reason this is significant: Knox was ultimately acquitted of any involvement in Kercher’s murder after a highly publicized trial and conviction. However, the defamation charge persisted, despite Knox’s statement that the confession, which she subsequently attempted to retract, was coerced.

She stated that the Seattle-area resident’s identity would have been cleansed “once and for all” if the slander conviction had been reversed.

Knox, who was then a student at the University of Washington, was accused of Kercher’s murder while studying abroad in Perugia, Italy.

She has returned to the Northwest, where she is an independent podcast creator and advocate against unjust convictions. She has two children and is 36 years old.

Subsequent actions: Knox had already served a three-year sentence during the four years she was in prison for the initial murder investigation and subsequent trials, as the court’s reconviction on Wednesday confirmed. She was released in 2011 and is not expected to serve any additional prison time.

The court’s reasoning in the case will be disclosed within 60 days. One of Knox’s attorneys informed CNN that they would determine whether to appeal the decision after conducting a thorough examination.

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