Amanda Knox acquitted, bringing four-year ordeal to a close

Amanda Knox collapsed in tears moments ago after an Italian appeals court announced it was acquitting the U.S. citizen of the 2007 murder of her roommate. Knox’s then-boyfriend, Rafaele Sollecito, was also acquitted. Knox, a 24-year old Seattle native, and Sollecito were convicted in 2009 of sexually assaulting and murdering Meredith Kercher, a 21-year-old British

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Amanda Knox acquitted, bringing four-year ordeal to a close

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