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Amanda Knox's Slander Conviction Upheld By Italian Court

Amanda Knox arrives at the Florence courtroom in Florence, Italy, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Amanda Knox returns to an Italian courtroom Wednesday for the first time in more than 12½ years to clear hers

Despite being exonerated for the murder of her British roommate Meredith Kircher, Amanda Knox continues to face legal challenges in Italy. Recently, an Italian court upheld her conviction for slander related to comments made during a contentious interrogation nearly two decades ago.

Knox, an American student studying abroad in Italy at the time of the murder, spent four years in prison before being acquitted due to lack of evidence. However, a separate conviction for slander, stemming from falsely accusing her former boss of the murder, remains on her record.

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