Amanda Knox returned to Italy for the first time since she was freed from prison there, after she was acquitted in a sensational murder case that captivated the public for years. AP Amanda Knox at the opening of the Innocence Project conference, in Modena, Italy. Amanda Knox, a former American exchange student who became the focus of a sensational murder case, arrived in Italy Thursday for the first time since an appeals court acquitted her in 2011 in the slaying of her British roommate. READ MORE:* Europe court orders Italy to pay damages to Amanda Knox* Amanda Knox doco meant to push past headlines, makers say* Amanda Knox, boyfriend acquitted of Meredith Kercher's murder* Amanda Knox has a new job as a journalist"Amanda Knox is the icon of trials that the media carry out before the trial in court is conducted," one of the festival organisers, Guido Sola, told CNN. She also appeared in Amanda Knox, a 2016 Netflix documentary about her case.

Source: Stuff June 14, 2019 08:24 UTC