Amanda Knox Reconvicted of Slander in Italy for Accusing Innocent Man in Roommate’s 2007 Murder
Published on June 6, 2024
FLORENCE, Italy—An Italian court reconvicted Amanda Knox of slander Wednesday, quashing her hope of removing a legal stain against her that has persisted after her exoneration in the brutal 2007 murder of her British roommate while the two were exchange students in Italy. The decision by a Florence appeals court panel marked the sixth time that an Italian court found Ms. Knox had wrongly blamed the killing on an innocent man, the Congolese owner of the bar where she worked part-time. Ms. Knox has argued that her statements to police were forced during an intense night of questioning that included bullying as she relied on her then-remedial Italian when she was a 20-year-old university student....