In the fall of 2007, twenty-year old college coed Amanda Knox left Seattle to study abroad in Perugia, Italy for one year. But that November 1, her life was shattered when her roommate, British student Meredith Kercher, was murdered in their apartment. Five days later, Amanda was taken into custody and charged by the Italian police; her arrest and the subsequent investigation ignited an international media firestorm. Overnight, this ordinary young American student became the subject of intense scrutiny, forced to endure a barrage of innuendo and speculation. Two years later, after an extremely controversial trial, Amanda was convicted and imprisoned. But in 2011 an appeals court overturned her conviction and vacated the charges. Free at last, she immediately returned home to the U.S., where she has remained silent, until now.
Amanda Knox Books
July 9, 1987
In Waiting to Be Heard, Amanda Knox recounts the profound impact of a brutal murder that occurred while she was studying in Perugia, Italy. Her life took a dramatic turn when she was convicted of the crime and subsequently spent four years in prison. Maintaining her innocence, Knox was eventually acquitted and returned to America, yet her legal struggles with the Italian courts persist. This work offers her personal narrative, detailing her side of the events and her fight for justice.
