Since her erroneous conviction for the death of her roommate Meredith Kercher while studying abroad in Italy, it has been fifteen years.
These days, Knox is a stand-up comedian, activist, writer, podcaster, and mother of two kids. She is an advocate for media ethics and criminal justice reform, and she has written two memoirs to date: Free: My Search for Meaning (2025) and Waiting to Be Heard (2013).
The multihyphenate married Christopher Robinson in 2020, and the two of them have a 4-year-old daughter named Eureka and a 22-month-old son named Echo. These days, Knox is balancing her personal and professional lives. In April, she even shared the stage with Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCreedy with her musical ensemble, The Exoneree Band, which is appropriately named.
By acting as an executive producer on a new Hulu dramatization called The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, Knox has reclaimed her tale in a variety of ways. The title character of the series, played by Grace Van Patten, debuted on Wednesday, August 20. Knox participated in the casting process and wrote the final episode.
According to Knox, who told Ellen August, “We weren’t just looking for an actress to play me; we were looking for someone who could portray me at wildly different moments of my life, when I was young and naive, when I was older and haunted, going through the best moments of my life and the worst moments.” I admired Grace’s ability to convey my whimsy and my lightheartedness. And simply her readiness to throw everything on the table and not keep anything back, to try so hard to make it right.
Knox, who was 22 at the time, was found guilty in December 2009 of murder, slander, sexual assault, and faking a break-in. She received a 26-year prison sentence. Raffaele Sollecito, her then-boyfriend, was also found guilty and given a 25-year prison term.
In the US, where Knox is from, the decision was generally seen as unfair. Following an appeal, Knox and Sollecito were released from prison in October 2011 after being declared not guilty of the murder. Although the acquittal was reversed in 2013, the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation ruled in favor of Knox’s acquittal in 2015.
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In 2021, Rudy Guede, who was convicted of killing Kercher and sexually assaulting him in 2008, was allowed to leave jail. In Knox’s trial, the prosecution asserted that Kercher had been slain by Guede, Sollecito, and Knox.
The fact that Knox is still in touch with Giuliano Mignini, the principal prosecutor in her case, may surprise some people. Knox stated in a February interview with The Guardian that even though Mignini gave her cards with the prosecutor’s Merry Christmas signature, he still won’t give her a direct response when asked if he thinks she is completely innocent.
Although I was physically present, he has publicly stated that he now believes I had nothing to do with the murder, according to Knox. We then return to what I was told in the interrogation room. He tells me things like, I know you’re telling the truth. I find it quite condescending that you don’t remember what actually happened.
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Nevertheless, Knox characterized his encounter with Mignini in Italy, fifteen years after Kercher’s death, as an inspiring event.
“I think he wants me to absolve him more than I want him to absolve me,” she added. The realization that it was more about what I was going to give him than what I was going to receive from him was the one moment in my life when I felt unstoppable.
Hulu offers streaming access to The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.
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