THIS is the moment Amanda Knox broke down in tears after Italy’s highest court upheld her slander conviction in a final twist to the Meredith Kercher murder saga. Knox, who was acquitted in

The Kercher case is not only a criminal justice issue, but also a social justice issue. Media coverage has profoundly influenced public perceptions and legal decisions. The figure of Amanda Knox has been polarizing: on the one hand,

American college student Amanda Knox, twice convicted and acquitted in the 2007 murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy.

Italy’s highest court on Thursday confirmed a slander conviction against U.S. defendant Amanda Knox for accusing an innocent man of murdering her British flatmate 17 years ago in a sensational case that polarized trial watchers on both sides of the Atlantic.

Timeline of Her Italian Murder Case and Trial. The long-running saga of Amanda Knox, an American exchange student accused of killing her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, captivated the world and became one of the most contentious legal battles of the 21st century.

"I can tell you that I have never been put in a position of doubting my own sanity like I was in the hands of those police officers," Knox tells Reason.

Italy's Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon upheld Amanda Knox's criminal conviction for slandering her former boss, Patrick Lumumba, nearly two decades ago.

Italy's highest court on Thursday upheld the slander conviction of American defendant Amanda Knox in a case related to the sensationalized 2007 murder

Knox was found guilty of slander after she wrongly accused her then-boss Patrick Lumumba of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher ... flop verdicts in Kercher's murder, on Thursday ...

The 37-year-old was fighting to clear her name after being convicted of falsely accusing a Congolese bar owner of murdering her British roommate in 2007.

Italy's highest court reaffirmed Amanda Knox's slander conviction for falsely accusing Patrick Lumumba in Meredith Kercher's 2007 murder. Knox appealed, citing violations of her rights, but the court ruled based on her written statements.

Italy’s highest court has upheld a slander conviction against Amanda Knox, the US citizen who was convicted and then acquitted of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia in 2007.