Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in an Italian prison after being accused of murdering her roommate while studying abroad.
Italy’s top court cleared the then 37-year-old woman of murder charges in 2015. Now, a decade later and a mother of two, she mentioned that if her children express a desire to pursue education abroad, she would support their decision wholeheartedly.
The woman, known as Knox and the author of the book “Free: My Search for Meaning,” emphasized the importance of international education and travel during an interview with Fox News Digital. However, she also highlighted the potential dangers of losing touch with family and friends while being far from home.
Rudy Guede (right) was eventually convicted of murder after his DNA was found at the crime scene. (Franco Origlia/Getty Images)
Guede, 37, was freed in 2021, after serving most of his 16-year sentence.
In January of this year, the highest judicial authority in Italy upheld a defamation ruling against Knox. This ruling stemmed from her false accusation against an innocent man named Patrick Lumumba for the murder of her roommate.
Knox’s defense team said she had accused Lumumba, a Congolese man who employed her at a bar, during a long night of questioning and under pressure from police, whom they said had fed her false information. The European Court of Human Rights found that the police had deprived her of a lawyer and provided a translator who acted more as a mediator.
Patrick Lumumba speaks to the media as he leaves the Palazzo di Giustizia courthouse during a session for the final verdict of the Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito murder retrial on March 25, 2015, in Rome, Italy. (Franco Origlia/Getty Images)
Based on Knox’s statements, Lumumba was brought in for questioning, despite having an ironclad alibi. His business suffered, and he eventually moved to Poland with his Polish wife. He previously said that Knox “has never apologized to me.”
Knox does not risk any more time in jail. She has continued her legal battle with the aim of clearing her name.
Amanda Knox arrives with her husband, Christopher Robinson, at the courthouse in Florence, on June 5, 2024, before a hearing in a slander case, related to her jailing and later acquittal for the murder of her British roommate in 2007. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images)
On a recent episode of her podcast, Knox said, “I hate the fact that I have to live with consequences for a crime I did not commit.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
