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The Province
27-05-2025
- The Province
Amanda Knox set to appear at Vancouver library event: 'How do I truly feel free?'
Once dubbed Foxy Knoxy by the tabloid press Amanda Knox was wrongly convicted of murder. Now she hopes her story of resilience will inspire others Dana Gee Published May 27, 2025 • Last updated 3 hours ago • 6 minute read Wrongly convicted of murder, Amanda Knox spent four years in an Italian prison. Now, 18 years later, Knox hopes her new memoir Free: My Search for Meaning will help others find a path forward through diffiuclt times. Courtesy of Gand Central Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in an Italian prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn't commit. In the process, she became an infamous tabloid story. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. 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REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors In 2007, in Perugia, Italy, the then-20-year-old Knox and her Italian, boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, were arrested for the murder of Knox's roommate, Meredith Kercher. Both convictions were overturned due to a lack of any evidence linking them to the crime, and the pair were ultimately exonerated by Italy's highest court in 2015. Now, 18 years later, Knox — who the tabloids dubbed 'Foxy Knoxy' — is returning to the story with a new memoir, Free: My Search for Meaning. But instead of just re-litigating what happened to her, she turned her nightmare into a story of healing and hope for others searching for a path out of dark times. Knox will be in conversation with Vancouver journalist Sarah Berman at Vancouver Public Library's main branch on June 2, at 7 p.m. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This picture taken on Oct. 3, 2011, shows Amanda Knox leaving the court after an Italian appeals court overturned her murder conviction. Knox, an American student, had been accused of murdering her roommate, Meredith Kercher, in 2007. Photo by TIZIANA FABI / AFP/Getty Images Knox, who also wrote the memoir Waiting to be Heard after being released from prison at age 25, decided to return to her story all these years later as she realized people were still interested. 'I very specifically have tried to keep my personal life very private for years. And I couldn't,' said Knox, 37, who is a mother to two young kids and lives on Vashon Island in Washington state. A big sign of continued interest came when paparazzi and media descended on her 2020 wedding. 'I tried to keep it really, really locked down,' said Knox recently from her home. 'I made sure that no one who was attending said anything to anyone. I was really strict about it, and even so, paparazzi showed up outside and started taking pictures of me and my various guests and writing articles. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'My personal life remains in the public eye, even when it shouldn't be. And I'm instead sort of accepting that as part of my reality, and then asking myself, 'OK, what good can come from that?'' said Knox, who upon her release from prison cut her hair off, donned large glasses and worked in a basement bookstore. The result of that reflection is Free, a mixture of memoir and self-help. Free: My Search for Meaning by Amanda Knox. Photo by Courtesy of Gand Central / Courtesy of Gand Central 'What I came up with, is someone who is open and communicative and attempting to articulate really difficult things so that other people can see themselves in my experience, and I can see myself in their experience,' said Knox. 'Part of it is also me trying to feel like I belong to humanity again.' It should be noted that, almost two decades after her original arrest, Knox's legal drama is not over. She is still trying to get the slander conviction she received after she was coerced during her interrogation into naming Patrick Lumumba, a pub owner she worked for in Italy, overturned. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Even though I had been denied the assistance of an interpreter or an attorney, I was blamed for the outcome of the interrogation and sentenced to three years' time served,' Knox writes in Free. In 2019, the European Court of Human rights vindicated Knox and said her rights were violated during her first arrest, and she was then able to successfully sue Italy and had her slander conviction overturned. But in 2024, she was back in Italy in court and stunned to hear the appeals court had decided to uphold her original slander conviction. 'I was re-convicted, and now I just got, very recently, the motivation document, which explains the verdict, and I'm literally making plans to speak with my attorneys about what our options are,' said Knox, noting her goal is to wipe her record clean, once and for all. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Knox says her experience with courts of law and the continuing court of public opinion — Knox still receives hateful messages from the public — have, at the end of the day, offered her valuable insight into who she really is. 'You just learn to have control over the little that you have control over. And you have to accept what you cannot,' said Knox. 'I would have driven myself crazy if I spent the entire time that I was in prison banging my head against a wall that I could not get through. So, I instead focused on what I could do.' Calling the book Free obviously conjures the idea of her exoneration, but for Knox, the title leans more toward the journey away from the 'girl who was accused of murder' to the woman she is today. 'I've had to challenge what people thought my life should be limited to,' said Knox. 'I've always balked at limitations and these little boxes that people are trying to constantly shove me in. And you know, that goes back to this idea of freedom, which is why I named the book Free — how do I be free when the world really wants me to be limited and diminished and boxed in? This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'How do I truly feel free? Part of that is accepting my life for what it is, seeing my life really clearly, and seeing other people really clearly. And then asking myself again, what is it? What is the good that I can do … that is the thing that ultimately defines me.' In the book, Knox talks a lot about her mistakes and how failing, in the end, propelled her forward. She describes meeting other falsely accused people and gives due to one of the 20th-century's most unjustly maligned women. 'Meeting Monica Lewinsky was a huge moment where it really, like, cracked open some things for me,' said Knox. 'I saw a woman who had every reason to feel like her entire life was over because the whole world had just written her off as a human being and blamed her for other people's infidelities. But she had forged a path forward and reclaimed her life. And I was like, oh my God, there's an actual model for how it can be done.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Finding a way forward led Knox to reach out to the prosecutor that put her behind bars in Italy all those years ago. 'That's a huge story in the book,' said Knox. 'I think anyone who's been victimized in the past can relate to this experience of wanting to know that the person who hurt them cares, and they recognize that it was wrong … That's one of the big things that someone who has experienced grief or trauma wants, is just an acknowledgment that what you're experiencing, that the pain you're experiencing, is real. 'I was really, really surprised at the results. And once I came out on the other side of that experience, I thought, oh my god, I really have a story to tell now, because I've actually done something that defines me, I think, more than this horrible thing that happened to me.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. At the end of the day, Knox realizes her infamy is what may draw people to her new book. But once their curiosity is sated, she hopes the reader will find the book's much bigger takeaway useful. 'My hope is that people will read my book out of curiosity, and then once they get to the end of it, they'll be like, 'Oh my God, I need to get this book to my friend Sarah, who's going through a breakup, or my Uncle Rob, who's dealing with cancer,' or whatever,' said Knox, who has hosted the podcast Labyrinth since 2020. 'Who really needs to hear this story is this person who's going through a hard thing. And then I can, through my book, be there as like a companion to someone who is going through a difficult thing. That's what I hope.' Dgee@ Read More Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Local News Vancouver Canucks Crime
Calgary Herald
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Amanda Knox set to appear at Vancouver library event: 'How do I truly feel free?'
Article content Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in an Italian prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn't commit. In the process, she became an infamous tabloid story. Article content In 2007, in Perugia, Italy, the then-20-year-old Knox and her Italian, boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, were arrested for the murder of Knox's roommate, Meredith Kercher. Article content Both convictions were overturned due to a lack of any evidence linking them to the crime, and the pair were ultimately exonerated by Italy's highest court in 2015. Article content Article content Now, 18 years later, Knox — who the tabloids dubbed 'Foxy Knoxy' — is returning to the story with a new memoir, Free: My Search for Meaning. But instead of just re-litigating what happened to her, she turned her nightmare into a story of healing and hope for others searching for a path out of dark times. Article content Article content Knox, who also wrote the memoir Waiting to be Heard after being released from prison at age 25, decided to return to her story all these years later as she realized people were still interested. Article content 'I very specifically have tried to keep my personal life very private for years. And I couldn't,' said Knox, 37, who is a mother to two young kids and lives on Vashon Island in Washington state. Article content A big sign of continued interest came when paparazzi and media descended on her 2020 wedding. Article content Article content 'I tried to keep it really, really locked down,' said Knox recently from her home. 'I made sure that no one who was attending said anything to anyone. I was really strict about it, and even so, paparazzi showed up outside and started taking pictures of me and my various guests and writing articles. Article content 'My personal life remains in the public eye, even when it shouldn't be. And I'm instead sort of accepting that as part of my reality, and then asking myself, 'OK, what good can come from that?'' said Knox, who upon her release from prison cut her hair off, donned large glasses and worked in a basement bookstore. Article content Article content 'What I came up with, is someone who is open and communicative and attempting to articulate really difficult things so that other people can see themselves in my experience, and I can see myself in their experience,' said Knox. 'Part of it is also me trying to feel like I belong to humanity again.'
Vancouver Sun
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
Amanda Knox set to appear at Vancouver library event: 'How do I truly feel free?'
Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in an Italian prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn't commit. In the process, she became an infamous tabloid story. In 2007, in Perugia, Italy, the then-20-year-old Knox and her Italian, boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, were arrested for the murder of Knox's roommate, Meredith Kercher. Both convictions were overturned due to a lack of any evidence linking them to the crime, and the pair were ultimately exonerated by Italy's highest court in 2015. Now, 18 years later, Knox — who the tabloids dubbed 'Foxy Knoxy' — is returning to the story with a new memoir, Free: My Search for Meaning. But instead of just re-litigating what happened to her, she turned her nightmare into a story of healing and hope for others searching for a path out of dark times. Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sun Spots will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Knox will be in conversation with Vancouver journalist Sarah Berman at Vancouver Public Library's main branch on June 2, at 7 p.m. Knox, who also wrote the memoir Waiting to be Heard after being released from prison at age 25, decided to return to her story all these years later as she realized people were still interested. 'I very specifically have tried to keep my personal life very private for years. And I couldn't,' said Knox, 37, who is a mother to two young kids and lives on Vashon Island in Washington state. A big sign of continued interest came when paparazzi and media descended on her 2020 wedding. 'I tried to keep it really, really locked down,' said Knox recently from her home. 'I made sure that no one who was attending said anything to anyone. I was really strict about it, and even so, paparazzi showed up outside and started taking pictures of me and my various guests and writing articles. 'My personal life remains in the public eye, even when it shouldn't be. And I'm instead sort of accepting that as part of my reality, and then asking myself, 'OK, what good can come from that?'' said Knox, who upon her release from prison cut her hair off, donned large glasses and worked in a basement bookstore. The result of that reflection is Free, a mixture of memoir and self-help. 'What I came up with, is someone who is open and communicative and attempting to articulate really difficult things so that other people can see themselves in my experience, and I can see myself in their experience,' said Knox. 'Part of it is also me trying to feel like I belong to humanity again.' It should be noted that, almost two decades after her original arrest, Knox's legal drama is not over. She is still trying to get the slander conviction she received after she was coerced during her interrogation into naming Patrick Lumumba, a pub owner she worked for in Italy, overturned. 'Even though I had been denied the assistance of an interpreter or an attorney, I was blamed for the outcome of the interrogation and sentenced to three years' time served,' Knox writes in Free. In 2019, the European Court of Human rights vindicated Knox and said her rights were violated during her first arrest, and she was then able to successfully sue Italy and had her slander conviction overturned. But in 2024, she was back in Italy in court and stunned to hear the appeals court had decided to uphold her original slander conviction. 'I was re-convicted, and now I just got, very recently, the motivation document, which explains the verdict, and I'm literally making plans to speak with my attorneys about what our options are,' said Knox, noting her goal is to wipe her record clean, once and for all. Knox says her experience with courts of law and the continuing court of public opinion — Knox still receives hateful messages from the public — have, at the end of the day, offered her valuable insight into who she really is. 'You just learn to have control over the little that you have control over. And you have to accept what you cannot,' said Knox. 'I would have driven myself crazy if I spent the entire time that I was in prison banging my head against a wall that I could not get through. So, I instead focused on what I could do.' Calling the book Free obviously conjures the idea of her exoneration, but for Knox, the title leans more toward the journey away from the 'girl who was accused of murder' to the woman she is today. 'I've had to challenge what people thought my life should be limited to,' said Knox. 'I've always balked at limitations and these little boxes that people are trying to constantly shove me in. And you know, that goes back to this idea of freedom, which is why I named the book Free — how do I be free when the world really wants me to be limited and diminished and boxed in? 'How do I truly feel free? Part of that is accepting my life for what it is, seeing my life really clearly, and seeing other people really clearly. And then asking myself again, what is it? What is the good that I can do … that is the thing that ultimately defines me.' In the book, Knox talks a lot about her mistakes and how failing, in the end, propelled her forward. She describes meeting other falsely accused people and gives due to one of the 20th-century's most unjustly maligned women. 'Meeting Monica Lewinsky was a huge moment where it really, like, cracked open some things for me,' said Knox. 'I saw a woman who had every reason to feel like her entire life was over because the whole world had just written her off as a human being and blamed her for other people's infidelities. But she had forged a path forward and reclaimed her life. And I was like, oh my God, there's an actual model for how it can be done.' Finding a way forward led Knox to reach out to the prosecutor that put her behind bars in Italy all those years ago. 'That's a huge story in the book,' said Knox. 'I think anyone who's been victimized in the past can relate to this experience of wanting to know that the person who hurt them cares, and they recognize that it was wrong … That's one of the big things that someone who has experienced grief or trauma wants, is just an acknowledgment that what you're experiencing, that the pain you're experiencing, is real. 'I was really, really surprised at the results. And once I came out on the other side of that experience, I thought, oh my god, I really have a story to tell now, because I've actually done something that defines me, I think, more than this horrible thing that happened to me.' At the end of the day, Knox realizes her infamy is what may draw people to her new book. But once their curiosity is sated, she hopes the reader will find the book's much bigger takeaway useful. 'My hope is that people will read my book out of curiosity, and then once they get to the end of it, they'll be like, 'Oh my God, I need to get this book to my friend Sarah, who's going through a breakup, or my Uncle Rob, who's dealing with cancer,' or whatever,' said Knox, who has hosted the podcast Labyrinth since 2020. 'Who really needs to hear this story is this person who's going through a hard thing. And then I can, through my book, be there as like a companion to someone who is going through a difficult thing. That's what I hope.' Dgee@
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Yahoo
Amanda Knox Says Cops at Seattle Airport Asked Her What She ‘Did' to Be Imprisoned for Years: ‘Actually, I Didn't Do It'
Amanda Knox was acquitted in 2011 of the 2007 murder of her roommate after spending four years in an Italian prison cell On April 9, Knox claimed she had an exchange with police at a Seattle airport about her past imprisonment and her current work Knox had been boarding a flight to Dublin while promoting her new memoir, Amanda Knox — who was acquitted in 2011 of the 2007 murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher, after spending four years in an Italian prison cell — is claiming she recently had an exchange with police at an airport about her past imprisonment and her current work. Knox shared in a series of posts on X that she had been boarding a flight to Dublin from an airport in Seattle in order to promote her new memoir, Free: My Search for Meaning, when she was stopped by cops. She claimed that they asked her about where she was traveling and what she planned to do once she got to Ireland. In response, she told them that she was going to be 'interviewed' on TV for her new book, which was about "reintegrating into society after prison." Knox said she was then asked, 'What did you do to end up [in] prison?" to which she replied, "Actually, I didn't do it." When police asked her how long she was in prison for, she said she was there for "four years until I was found innocent." Related: A Brief Guide to the Amanda Knox Legal Saga "That long? You probably don't like police that much,' one officer allegedly told her, and she replied, "They make [me] uncomfortable." Knox said around this time, about 40 people had already walked past her as she was still 'stuck on the jet bridge' answering questions from police at the airport. The cops then allegedly asked her about 'writing books' and if that was how she made 'a living." Knox said she told them that she also had a podcast — referring to Labyrinths with Amanda Knox. When asked what the podcast was about, Knox responded, 'A lot of things,' including 'coercive police interview methods.' She said that after she told the cops this, they let her proceed, allegedly saying, 'Safe trip.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Knox shared additional information about the interaction in the comments, noting the location and sharing that the cops gave 'no reason' for stopping her and asking questions. However, she didn't share when the incident happened and if anything happened prior to or after. Knox and her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were accused in 2007 of murdering Kercher, who was found dead in the home they shared in Perugia, Italy. After almost two years in jail and an 11-month trial, an Italian jury found Knox and Sollecito guilty of killing Kercher, and the pair were sentenced to 26 and 25 years, respectively, in prison. Related: Amanda Knox Still Feels 'Haunted' by Spirit of Slain Roommate Meredith Kercher — but in a 'Benevolent' Way (Exclusive) However, in 2011, an appeals court overturned the most serious charges against Knox, stating in her second trial that there had been a mishandling of DNA evidence in the case. The case was tried again, and Knox was again found guilty of murdering Kercher, but it was again overturned after Italy's highest court said there were 'glaring errors' in the investigation. Rudy Guede, who was renting out a section of the same home as Knox and Kercher, was found guilty of murder and sexual assault and sentenced to 30 years in a separate 2008 trial. In her new memoir, Knox tells the story of life after prison and her ongoing fight to prove her innocence. She said that, despite being declared innocent and freed, she was never allowed to fully live her life again. 'There's always this subtext, like 'Look at Amanda living her life while Meredith is dead,' ' she said. 'Any expression of life in my life is seen as an offense to the memory of my friend who got murdered.' Read the original article on People
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Yahoo
Amanda Knox says Catholic priest ‘saw my humanity' in prison, helped restore faith in herself
Amanda Knox was behind bars when she befriended a Catholic priest. The mother of two, who spent nearly four years in an Italian prison, has written a new book, "Free: My Search for Meaning." It recounts the struggles the 37-year-old endured in attempting to reintegrate into society. Knox also reflects on what it was like returning to a more normal life, including seeking a life partner, finding a job and walking out in public. The Seattle native, who identifies as an atheist, told Fox News Digital prison chaplain Don Saulo not only became her best friend during those years but also gave her hope when she felt hopeless. Amanda Knox Gives Warning To Students Wanting To Study Abroad, 10 Years After Being Acquitted Of Murder "He was a good man, a friend and a philosopher," Knox told Fox News Digital. "He was the family who was there for me in prison when the rest of my family couldn't be physically there with me. And he was someone who wasn't just kind to me, but who was willing to engage with me on a philosophical level. He saw my humanity. And he genuinely wanted to spend time with me. "He spoke to me in terms of his ideology and his faith, but there were truths in what he said," she shared. "It would shift my perspective from one of utter despair to one of hope. And on days when I didn't have hope, he showed me how to find value in the experience that I had. The idea that if you pray to God for strength, he doesn't give you strength, he gives you an opportunity to be strong — that resonated with me." Read On The Fox News App Knox was a 20-year-old student in Perugia studying abroad when her roommate, Meredith Kercher, was found stabbed to death in 2007. The 21-year-old was found in the cottage they shared with two Italian women. The case made global headlines as suspicion fell quickly on Knox and her boyfriend of just days, Raffaele Sollecito. Knox wrote that while she was in prison, a nun had approached her. But when Knox told her she wasn't religious, the nun replied that she was "no better than an animal without God." The priest, on the other hand, suggested they could talk about whatever Knox wanted at his office. SIGN UP TO GET True Crime Newsletter "I don't remember how he broke the ice," Knox wrote. "By asking how I was doing? All I know is that I found myself gushing [in] desperation." Knox also described how she would sing from her cell. Saulo, who overheard her one day, asked if she'd ever played instruments. When Knox told him that she used to play the guitar, he exclaimed, "I have a guitar!" "You could play it during mass. You could even come to my office to practice," he told her. Knox admitted she "didn't love the idea of mass," but the idea of leaving her cell to play the guitar was "one small link to the life I was living before this nightmare." "And so began our musical relationship," Knox wrote. "Once or twice a week, I was allowed to spend an hour in Don Saulo's office practicing hymns on the guitar, and then, during mass on Saturdays, I'd play and sing those religious tunes." She also described how Saulo had a small electronic keyboard and taught her to play the piano. And when he learned she loved studying languages, he began teaching her Latin phrases. Follow The Fox True Crime Team On X Knox said Saulo's kindness brightened her dark days. She told Fox News Digital standing up for yourself in prison meant violence. "I think a lot of people might imagine just horrible things between inmates, and it's true," said Knox. "I was surrounded by women who were either struggling with mental illness, drug addiction or just general PTSD from long-term abuse and neglect. "There was a lot of dysfunction in the community of women that I belonged to. But, without a doubt, the worst experiences that I had were with the male guards, who had absolute power over me and who I could not protect myself from. "I was in a locked room with them, and they had the key," Knox recalled. "If I ever spoke up, no one would believe me because [to them] I was the lying murdering whore. "I was absolutely at the mercy of male guards who tried to take advantage of me … and it was just horrifying," Knox claimed. In her book, Knox wrote that Saulo "never judged me, never told me who I was, even as the world called me a monster." GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE True Crime Hub "I felt supported by him in cultivating a mindset of compassion and empathy and gratitude, that it was this mindset that would allow me to understand what had happened to me," she wrote. One of the people she dedicated her book to was Saulo, "for holding my hand when no one else could." "I remain an atheist, but Don Saulo taught me to value much of the wisdom in the teachings of Jesus," she wrote. "Turning the other cheek, the golden rule, a radical refusal of judgment, an acceptance of all people – high and low, sinner and saints. No one deserves God's grace, and yet, it is there for everyone. This is how I think about compassion. It is not kindness if it is reserved for the just, the good, the kind." Rudy Hermann Guede of the Ivory Coast was eventually convicted of murder after his DNA was found at the crime scene. The European Court of Human Rights ordered Italy to pay Knox damages for the police failures, noting she was vulnerable as a foreign student not fluent in Italian. Knox returned to the United States in 2011 after being freed by an appeals court in Perugia and has established herself as a global campaigner for the wrongly convicted. Over the years, she has attempted to clear her name. Today, Knox is a board member of The Innocence Center, a nonprofit law firm that aims to free innocent people from prison. She also frequently discusses how high-profile cases affect loved ones on a podcast she hosts with her husband, "Labyrinths." Guede, 37, was freed in 2021 after serving most of his 16-year sentence. Knox told Fox News Digital she was "haunted" by the spirit of Kercher. "I think about her every day, especially when I consider what could have happened to me," she explained. "My fate very well could have been hers, and her fate could very well have been mine. We were both two young women who went to study abroad. Our lives were ahead of us. Everything was going well for us. And then a man broke into our home and killed her." "If it hadn't been for the fact that I just happened to meet a young, kind man five days before the crime occurred, I would very well be dead too now," she continued. "When I think about her … [I have] just the utter realization of the fragility, the impermanence and preciousness of life. What a privilege it is to live. And how important it is of a task to fight for your life and to make it worth living while you have it. I think about that. "One of the biggest things that I've had to struggle with is unpacking the fact that a friend of mine's death is wrapped up in my identity. … My identity is twisted up in [her family's] deepest pain. The truth of what happened to her and the justice that was denied to her is an ongoing, painful thing for me and many others. When people say, 'Meredith has been lost in this story,' they're not wrong." Amanda Knox's Advice For American Linked To Punta Cana Missing Persons Case Knox said she tried reaching out to Kercher's family "a bit ago," but has gotten "radio silence." Fox News Digital reached out to Kercher's family for comment. "I just wish … they would connect with me so that we can grieve together and try to make meaning out of this tragedy together," said Knox. Knox knows she can never return to her old life. But she hopes, after telling her story, she can move forward with her family. That, she said, gives her hope today. "There's never going to be a day when every single person in the world is going to realize that I've been wrong and harmed," said Knox. "I have to then ask myself, 'Can I live with that? What can freedom mean to me today?' "I think that has been a really important shift in my perspective that I try to convey in the book, going from feeling that I am trapped in my own life … to feeling like I can push forward. It's allowing me to feel like I can make choices again in light of all this backstory. That gives me momentum."Original article source: Amanda Knox says Catholic priest 'saw my humanity' in prison, helped restore faith in herself
