The Amanda Knox Slander Trial: Unveiling Shocking New Evidence Surrounding the Murder Case!

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Amanda Knox is heading back to Italian court for charges relating to her 2007 murder trial.

"I find myself once again facing a trial in Italy," Knox, now 36, wrote in a lengthy Instagram post on Friday, October 13, before adding, "But surprisingly, I view this as a positive development."

Knox, who was 20 years old at the time, was previously convicted of the murder of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, in 2007, while she was studying abroad in Perugia, Italy. Her then-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, was also found guilty of the crime. However, in 2011, their convictions were overturned after spending almost four years in prison. Subsequently, in 2015, Italy's highest court, the Court of Cassation, officially declared Knox and Sollecito innocent, both now aged 39. (Rudy Guede, who had his DNA identified at the crime scene, had previously been sentenced to 30 years for Kercher's murder in 2008. However, his sentence was later reduced, and he was released from prison in November 2021.)

After being exonerated of murder charges, Knox was still convicted of slander by Italian courts for wrongly implicating bar owner Patrick Lumumba in Kercher's murder. When she was released from prison in 2011, the court acknowledged that three out of her four years served were for the slander charge.

In 2019, Knox revealed in a post on Friday that the European Court of Human Rights had determined that her rights to legal representation and an interpreter were violated during her interrogation for the 2007 murder, where she implicated Lumumba. The Court of Cassation has now officially recognized this ruling due to recent reforms. Following her appeal, the court has ordered a new trial on Friday.

During the tragic events, Patrick Lumumba was my friend. We were both victims of the violation of my human rights during the interrogation, leaving me defenseless against the coercive pressure exerted by the police. The outcome of that interrogation derailed the investigation into the murder of Meredith Kercher, resulting in the unjust imprisonment of three individuals. Patrick Lumumba endured 10 days of wrongful imprisonment, while Raffaele and I suffered for nearly four years. One day spent in prison as an innocent person is already too long. Moving forward, I now have the opportunity to seek complete acquittal from these false accusations of slander. With the support of my legal team, I am determined to prove my innocence once and for all.

Since being released from prison, Knox has emerged as a vocal advocate and defender for those who have been wrongly convicted. In 2013, she published her memoir, titled "Waiting to Be Heard," and just three years later, she participated in a Netflix documentary centered around her own case. Recently, in 2021, Knox joyfully shared the news of her first child, a daughter named Eureka Muse Knox-Robinson, with her husband Christopher Robinson. While a date has not yet been determined, her upcoming trial is anticipated to occur in Florence.