Unlike several others who have been embroiled in complex and high-profile cases, Amanda Knox, the American student in Italy who was convicted and later acquitted of the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher has refused to hide her face from the public. Amanda is very present on social networks and also works in the media as a freelance journalist.
The Exonerated is also a skilled speaker, she wrote the bestselling New York memoir Waiting to be Listened to which chronicled her life and experiences. According to the writer, she is not going to fade into oblivion because she definitely has something to say. She is also very active in the Innocent Project – involved in proving the innocence of wrongfully convicted people through DNA.
Who is Amanda Knox?
She was born in Seattle on July 9, 1987. Her mother Edda Mellas works as a math teacher while her father Curt Knox earns his living working as vice president of finance at Macy’s. Amanda has a younger sister named Deanna and two half-sisters named Delany and Ashley, her parents divorced when she was little and her mother married Chris Mellas an information technology consultant.
Her early education was accomplished at SeattlePreparatory High School, after which she joined the University of Washington to earn a degree in linguistics. She then left the shores of the United States and headed for Perugia in Italy with the intention of spending a year at the University for Foreigners. She moved in with Meredith Kercher, 21, from London, who was also in Italy to study linguistics for a year. Amanda Knox has also started dating Raffaele Sollecito, an Italian computer engineering student she met at a classical music concert.
On November 1, 2007, Knox’s roommate was found dead in their home. She had been stabbed to death.
The Murder Case: Is Amanda Knox Innocent?
Following her trial for the murder of her roommate -Meredith Kercher, which occurred in 2007, Amanda and her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were both sentenced to prison terms of 26 and 25 years respectively after have been found guilty of the offence. It turned out that Amanda and her lover were released and acquitted in October 2011, but were called back to stand trial for the same murder because Italy’s last appeal court, the Court of Cassation, overturned their acquittals.
The duo were convicted for the second time in February 2014 with Amanda Knox given a 28.5 year sentence while her boyfriend was slapped with 25. The following year 2015, their second conviction was again overturned by Italy’s Supreme Court when the defense called a witness who said the duo were in no way connected to the crime. Amanda and her lover were eventually released and acquitted of the murder, but Amanda’s libel against Kenyan lawyer Patrick Lumumba was upheld and she was sentenced to three years in prison and a fine.
What is his net worth ?
Despite her four-year incarceration by the Italian authorities, the freelance journalist has managed to amass a lot of wealth since her final acquittal. Her current net worth has been estimated at $3.5 million which is believed to come from her writing career and the documentaries she has been featured in. Also, the freelancer has written notable content for several newspapers.
Where is Amanda Knox now ?
After the final declaration of her innocence, Amanda returned home, graduated and started working as a journalist. Since then, she has authored a book called Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir which turned out to be a bestseller. The content of the memoir is dedicated to his life experiences and it was released in 2013. A Netflix documentary on the subject followed in September 2016.
Amanda Knox has shown the disparity of others who have suffered such public trials through her constant public appearances. She has appeared in several events, including one for the Innocence Project, a legal organization whose sole purpose is to use DNA to prove the innocence of people who are wrongfully convicted. Amanda, along with fellow inmate Sollecito threw their weight behind this project due to their horrible experience.
Amanda is currently romantically involved with Encyclopedist War co-author Christopher Robinson whom she met at a book party. The couple currently cohabit and work together. It’s important to note that Amanda has reviewed War of The Encyclopaedists.