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Amanda Knox returns to the U.S.
Amanda Knox is finally home after spending nearly four years behind bars in Italy for murdering her roommate - a conviction that was overturned. Erica Hill reports.
Amanda Knox's tearful return to the U.S.
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Amanda Knox: Headed home with family
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Amanda Knox: What's next?
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Amanda Knox's hometown reaction
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Knox's friend: She's very happy to be able to go home
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Hometown supporter awaits Knox arrival
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Amanda Knox is all smiles as she leaves Italy
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Best friend talks Knox's state of mind
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Amanda Knox not guilty of murder
Amanda Knox's acquittal in the slaying of her British roommate has been overturned and Italy's highest criminal court has ordered a new trial
Italian court frees Amanda Knox
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Amanda Knox murder conviction overturned
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Kercher family speaks out on day of Knox verdict
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The ancient city of Perugia, Italy
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In Seattle, Knox's friends await verdict
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Amanda Knox: How she's changed in four years
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Amanda Knox and the Italian legal system
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Amanda Knox's tearful final appeal
Amanda Knox fought back tears as she spoke to an Italian appeals court, pleading for her freedom after spending four years in prison for the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher.
Amanda Knox: I insist I'm innocent
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Amanda Knox: A look back
Peter Van Sant takes a look back at the murder trial of Amanda Knox, which began four years ago, and how she has changed over the course of her custody.
Legal implications of Knox DNA bombshell
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