Amanda Marie Knox is an American woman who spent almost four years in an Italian prison following her conviction for the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher, a fellow exchange student who shared her apartment. She was definitively acquitted by the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation.
Meredith Kercher is known for its universities and large student population. She was murdered in her home. On November 1 was a public holiday and the Italians living in the house were away. She was alone in the house when she returned at 9 pm that evening. Knox called Kercher's phone which she kept in her jeans and could always be reached on, but the call was not answered. Knox then called Romanelli one of the two Italian trainee lawyers she and Kercher shared the apartment with. Knox and Sollecito then went to Via Della Pergola 7, and on getting no answer from Kercher unsuccessfully tried to break in the bedroom door, leaving it noticeably damaged. Knox called her mother and was told to contact the police as an emergency. Sollecito called the Carabinieri getting through. Police telecommunications investigators arrived to inquire about an abandoned phone, which was, in fact, Kercher's Italian unit. Romanelli arrived and took over, explaining the situation to the police who were informed about Kercher's English phone, which had been handed in as a result of its ringing when Knox called it. On discovering Kercher's English phone had been found dumped, Romanelli demanded that the policeman force Kercher's bedroom door open, but they did not think the circumstances warranted damaging private property. The door was then kicked in by a friend of Romanelli, and Kercher's body was discovered on the floor. She has been stabbed and died from exsanguination due to neck wounds.
Amanda Knox was born on July 9, 1987, in Seattle, Washington. She holds American nationality. At the age of 15, she first traveled to Italy, when she visited Rome, Pisa, the Amalfi Coast, and the ruins of Pompeii on a family holiday. Her interest in the country was increased by the book Under the Tuscan Sun, which her mother gave to her. She graduated from Seattle Preparatory School in 2005. She studied linguistics at the University of Washington, where she made the university's dean's list in 2007. She worked at part-time jobs to fund an academic year in Italy.
Amanda Knox was born to a father named Curt Knox and a mother named Edda Mellas. Her father is a vice president of finance at the local Macy's and her mother is a mathematics teacher. Her parents were divorced when she was a few years old. Her stepfather, Chris Mellas, is an information technology consultant.
Amanda Knox engaged to Christopher Robinson in 2018. They first met at a book launch event. When they first met, Robinson did not know who Knox was.
The European Court of Human Rights ordered Italy to pay compensation of 18,400 Euros for violating her rights in the hours after her arrest in Perugia.