Since the 2007 , Amanda Knox has been accused of murder , convict of slaying , acquitted of murder , re - tried and found shamed of murder again , and then fully acquit . Though her ordeal cease for good in March , the reason for the final decision was only revealed yesterday .
Some , if not many , of these complication can be chalk up to the confusing court system in Italy , where the American Knox was studying abroad when her roomy , British pupil Meredith Kercher , was found dead in the habitation they shared in the town of Perugia .
Also entangled in the legal process was Knox ’s then - boyfriend , Raffaele Sollecito , who shared the same ordeal as Knox , let in most four years of prison clip — thoughsince he is Italian , he had to assist the second trial in mortal , while Knox , who ’d madea hasty pass to the United Statesafter her first acquittal , was not .
( A third suspect , Rudy Guede , was tried separately andwas also found guilty ; he is still serving a 16 - twelvemonth time . )
The details of this gamey - visibility , highly - publicized - and - sensationalized event could occupy several bulk ( in reality , they have ; among all the volumes penned about the murder , Knox herself write a memoir , Waiting to Be Heard , that come in out in June ) . But this divine revelation of why the Italian court threw out the second judgment of conviction seems to be truly the end of Knox ’s saga .
AsNBC News account , the determination was full of strong linguistic communication that emphasized its “ final - ruling ” status :
The up-to-the-minute decision , from the Court of Cassation , Italy ’s combining weight of the Supreme Court , flap down police and public prosecutor for “ sensational failing ” and “ investigatory bouts of amnesia . ”
Because no biological evidence from Knox or Sollecito was found at the business firm in Perugia where Kercher was murder , the 52 - page opinion read , their “ participation ” in the killing should have been “ excluded . ”
“ There was no shortage of glaring errors in the underlying fabric of the condemnation in question , ” the lawcourt wrote .
The alleged murder weapon , a kitchen tongue found at Sollecito ’s star sign , was kept in a cardboard box — “ the form that gadgets are roll up in for Christmas ” — and a brassiere grip say to have carried DNA evidence was left on the flooring for 46 days .
The third soul charge in the slaying , Ivory Coast - born Rudy Guede , who is wait on a 16 - year judgment of conviction after prefer for a fast - caterpillar tread run , left “ copious ” biological trace at the scene , the court tell .
devouring medium aid and the nationality of the hoi polloi involved lead to “ a convulsive search for one or more guilty parties to offer up to international public view , ” the court concluded , which “ surely did not assist the hunt for the true statement . ”
Further prosecution is debar under Italian police .
On her web log , Knox expressed her gratitude about the revelation , as well as hinting at a future vocation in helping others in similar effectual predicaments :
I am deeply grateful that the Italian Supreme Court has filed its sentiment and forcefully declared my innocence . This has been a long battle for me , my family , my friends , and my garter . While I am happy it is now over , I will remain eternally thankful to the many individuals who give their time and talent to help me . Today would not have been potential without your unwavering support . I will now commence the quietus of my aliveness with one of my goals being to aid others who have been wrongfully accused .
Top image : Amanda Knox on Jan. 31 , 2014 . ( AP Photo / Mark Lennihan )
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