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Amanda Knox Acquitted

Amanda Knox Acquitted. Tears of joy as Knox wins Italy murder appeal. Amanda Knox was acquitted of murder and s*xual assault by an Italian jury on Monday in a dramatic end to her four-year battle to prove her innocence, sparking scenes of jubilation in the courtroom.

The 24-year-old Seattle native sobbed as the verdict was being read out and had to be escorted out of the courtroom in Perugia in central Italy. She is expected to be released imminently and to fly back to the United States.