When she heard the verdict that the Italian Appeals Court handed down overturning her 2009 conviction of murdering her roommate earlier today, Amanda Knox sobbed openly in relief. Near collapse, her legs buckling, Knox was aided by court officers as she left the courthouse. Amidst the cheering of her supporters, she was whisked away to Capanne Prison where she has spent the last four years as a model prisoner. Her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, also convicted of Meredith Kercher's murder, was acquitted today as well.
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Although the jury upheld her conviction for slander against a local bar owner, Knox has already served four years for a crime that carried a three-year sentence. So, after briefly returning to prison for a formal discharge, Knox entered one of the black cars in a convoy and left the prison. She plans to return to Seattle tomorrow and resume a "normal" life again.
When Knox addressed the court before the verdict, she said in fluent Italian, "I lost a friend, in the most brutal and inexplicable way possible. My absolute faith in the police authorities was betrayed, I've had to face absolutely unfair ... and baseless accusations. I am paying with my life for things I did not commit."
Ham on Wry wishes Amanda Knox a safe journey and hopes she is offered a first class seat on the plane, after the ordeal she has faced. It will probably be the most memorable flight she has ever taken.
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