The jury that cleared American student Amanda Knox of murder did so for lack of evidence proving she was guilty, the judge in the case said in legal paperwork published Thursday.
CNN's Wolf Blitzer talks to Amanda Knox's attorney, Theodore Simon, who says Knox is doing "remarkably well."
The recently-freed Knox looked "happy and relaxed" according to an onlooker
Curt Knox isn't sure if Amanda has already reached out to Raffaele Sollecito
"She's a very strong girl, but it's been a tough time for her," says Curt Knox
Family members reveal to PEOPLE how the newly acquitted college student survived her prison nightmare
Freed from an Italian prison, she says she just wants to be with her family
In brief remarks to the media just after returning to her hometown of Seattle, an emotional Amanda Knox thanked those who believed in her and supported her fight to overturn her murder conviction in Italy.
Amanda Knox will wake up at home in Seattle on Wednesday for the first time in four years as she enjoys her new-found freedom after an Italian appeals court threw out her murder conviction.
CNN's Matthew Chance reports on the emotional reaction to the ruling freeing Amanda Knox.
As Amanda Knox left prison on Monday, a free woman for the first time in four years, many were left wondering how someone they've been told was responsible for a bloody murder could walk free.
Amanda Knox returns home to Washington state after an Italian jury overturned her murder conviction.
Her plane lands in Seattle; an Italian appeals court overturned her murder conviction
The release of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito from an Italian jail after they were cleared on appeal of killing British student Meredith Kercher has received extensive coverage throughout the European media.
CNN's Becky Anderson reports from Italy on what's next from Amanda Knox.
Before leaving Italy, she thanked "those who were close, those who prayed for me"
She leaves an Italian prison after the decision by the appeals court
The family thanks the appeals court for its "courage to look for the truth"
CNN's Matthew Chance recounts what happened in the courtroom as the Amanda Knox decision was read.
American Amanda Knox and her Italian former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, won their appeals of their convictions in the killing of British exchange student Meredith Kercher. Here is a guide to the Italian appeal process.
Raffaele Sollecito was a 23-year-old computer science student when his girlfriend's roommate, Meredith Kercher, was found dead in the house she shared with Amanda Knox in Perugia, Italy, four years ago.
CNN?s Becky Anderson looks back at the four-year trial of Amanda Knox and the murder of her housemate Meredith Kercher.
British college student Meredith Kercher was found dead in November 2007, her throat slashed in an Italian villa she shared with American student Amanda Knox. Knox, her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito and a drifter named Rudy Guede were tried for murder.
An Italian appeals court is expected to rule today in the sensational case
New pictures from inside prison in Italy show Amanda Knox in a new light. CNN's Matthew Chance reports.
There was a plane ticket from Perugia, Italy, to Seattle, Washington, with Amanda Knox's name on it.
Amanda Knox's father talks to CNN about his daughter's murder appeal and today's testimony in an Italian court.
The decision is expected Monday in the appeal of the American student convicted of murder
Nearly four years after she was arrested on suspicion of having killed her roommate in this picturesque Italian university town, Amanda Knox pleaded with a jury Monday to overturn her conviction for murder.
It was the first house she looked at upon arriving in the small town in central Italy that would be her home for a semester abroad.
Watch CNN's 'Murder Abroad: The Amanda Knox Story,' Sunday, May 8 and Saturday, May 14 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
An exclusive look at Amanda Knox behind bars in Italy. Senior international correspondent Matthew Chance reports.
Amanda Knox is the victim of prosecutors who have decided she is guilty "regardless of logic and reason," her attorney said Friday during statements in the appeal of her 2009 murder conviction.
CNN legal contributor Paul Callan discusses Amanda Knox's appeal case and what can be expected from the court this week.
Defense attorneys for Amanda Knox are expected to present their final arguments in Italy Thursday continuing an effort to to counter prosecutors' portrayal of her as a cunning "femme fatale."
The 24-year-old sits quiet and still during closing arguments in appeal of her 2009 murder conviction
Amanda Knox's defense team begins its closing arguments. CNN's Paula Newton reports.
A lawyer for Amanda Knox said Thursday the only option for the jury considering her murder appeal in Italy is to clear her of guilt.
The American woman is "fighting for her life" in an Italian murder case, her father says
The American student who was convicted of murdering her roommate is "a faithful woman in love," a lawyer argues
The American woman is seeking to overturn her murder conviction in Italy
The lawyer for Meredith Kercher's family showed photos of the British murder victim's bloodied body Monday, pointing out multiple stab wounds, as he urged an Italian jury not to overturn the murder convictions of Amanda Knox and Rafaelle Sollecito.
An Italian prosecutor in American Amanda Knox's appeal against her murder conviction put forward a vigorous defense in closing arguments Saturday of the DNA evidence used to find her guilty.
CNN's Anderson Cooper talks to the mother of Amanda Knox who is hopeful for her daughter's murder conviction appeal.
Matthew Chance talks to Italian residents about the Knox case as they await a ruling in the appeal.
A prosecutor in the appeal by American Amanda Knox against her murder conviction urged the jurors to put themselves in the shoes of the parents of the murder victim, as the case entered its final phase Friday in Italy.
The American woman could win her appeal because of problems with DNA evidence on a knife
Amanda Knox's dad reacts to two small victories in his daughter's murder conviction case in Italy.
Amanda Knox is appealing her conviction in an Italian court. Showbiz Tonight's AJ Hammer has more.
Italian police forensic operations came under scrutiny Saturday at the appeal of American student Amanda Knox against her murder conviction in Italy.
Police forensic scientists involved in the Amanda Knox murder case made a series of glaring errors during their investigation, according to court-appointed experts who testified Monday in her appeal.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin and author Barbie Nadeau about the Amanda Knox appeal.
The judge in the libel case of Amanda Knox's parents resigned Monday because he was involved in the trial of Knox and her ex-boyfriend Rafaelle Sollecito in the killing of a British student.
Amanda Knox's mother tells CNN's Drew Griffin that the Italian libel case against her "feels personal."
CNN's Phil Black has more on the appeal of Amanda Knox, who was convicted of murdering her roomate in Italy.
The family of American student Amanda Knox is happy that new DNA analysis has called into question her murder conviction, but won't celebrate "until she walks out of that prison," her mother said Thursday.
American student Amanda Knox's bid to overturn her conviction for the murder of her British roommate in Italy may have been given a boost by fresh DNA analysis.
CNN's Phil Black reports a convicted child killer is among criminals testifying on behalf of Amanda Knox for her appeal.
A probe into the evidence against Amanda Knox, the American student convicted of murder in Italy, was extended for another 40 days on Saturday, according to her attorney.
It was the first house she looked at upon arriving in the small town in central Italy that would be her home for a semester abroad.
A libel case against the parents of Amanda Knox "feels very personal," the mother of the American student convicted of murder in Italy told CNN.
CNN's Drew Griffin spoke to Amanda Knox's mother about libel charges against her and her husband in Italy.
Amanda Knox's parents speak about the upcoming appeal of her murder conviction and the slander charges she faces.
The parents of Amanda Knox, an American convicted of murdering her British roommate in 2007, were indicted Tuesday for allegedly libeling police in Perugia, Italy, Knox's mother and the family's Italian attorney said.
Amanda Knox, the American convicted in December 2009 of the sexual assault and murder of her British roommate in Italy, is "cautiously optimistic" as she begins the lengthy appellate process in Perugia, Italy, her best friend Madison Paxton said on Saturday.
Amanda Knox won a major victory Saturday in her appeal of the murder conviction in the death of her roommate.
American Amanda Knox won a major victory Saturday in her appeal of the murder conviction in the death of her British roommate when an Italian appellate judge granted approval of independent forensic reviews on two key pieces of evidence.
Former American student Amanda Knox gave an emotional plea Saturday while appealing her conviction in the murder of her British roommate in Italy.
Former American student Amanda Knox went back to court Wednesday to appeal her conviction for murdering her British roommate.
In December 2009, CNN's Naamua Delaney talked with a legal analyst about Amanda Knox's guilty verdict.
American student Amanda Knox, convicted last year of murdering her British roommate in Italy, was ordered Monday to face a new trial on slander charges, her lawyer Luciano Ghirga said.
American student Amanda Knox's appeal of her conviction for murdering her roommate in Italy will begin in October, a lawyer for Knox told CNN on Wednesday.
A jailed Italian mobster claims he can prove American student Amanda Knox, her former boyfriend and a drifter are innocent of murdering Knox's British roommate because he knows who the real killer is -- his brother.
Before their daughter was convicted of murder, parents of Amanda Knox talked about their daughter's plight.
American Amanda Knox, serving time in an Italian prison for the 2007 murder of her British roommate, appeared in court briefly Tuesday to face slander charges for saying that Italian police beat her during an interrogation, said her attorney, Luciano Ghirga.
CNN's Larry King talks with Amanda Knox's parents after their daughter is sentenced to spend 26 years in an Italian jail.
The American serving 26 years for murder has access to a hairstylist and says the guards are supportive
The man convicted of killing British student Meredith Kercher has given an interview from his Italian jail cell, insisting Amanda Knox is a "sweet girl" incapable of murder.
CNN's Paula Newton reports on the questions being raised in the aftermath of Amanda Knox's murder conviction.
Serving a 26-year prison sentence for the murder of her roommate, American Amanda Knox said Sunday she is scared, but determined to prove she is innocent, according to an Italian lawmaker who visited her cell.
Amanda Knox is in an Italian jail, sentenced to spend the next 26 years there for the 2007 slaying of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, while the two were exchange students in Italy.
Family members of Meredith Kercher said Saturday they were satisfied with the verdict that found American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, guilty of the fatal knifing of the British student.
Jurors convict the Seattle 22-year-old of killing her roommate during a sadistic sex romp
Sitting at her home in West Seattle, Washington, Amanda Knox's aunt Janet Huff was watching the live television news coverage that her niece had been convicted of murder.
Family and friends of Amanda Knox react after she is convicted of murder in Italy. KING's Allen Schauffler reports.
CNN's Paula Newton reports from Perugia, Italy as many await a court decision.
An Italian jury has found American student Amanda Knox and her Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito guilty in the stabbing death of British exchange student Meredith Kercher.
The jury in the trial of two people accused of murdering a British student Meredith Kercher in Italy was set to begin its deliberations Friday.
American student Amanda Knox took the stand for a third time Thursday, telling jurors in her Italian murder trial she is not an "assassin" who killed her former roommate.
Who killed 21 year old British student Meredith Kercher?
A defense lawyer for Amanda Knox -- accused in Italy of killing her roommate -- on Tuesday said the prosecution's theory doesn't fit the facts of the case and there is not sufficient evidence to find her guilty.
A defense lawyer for Amanda Knox made an impassioned plea to the jury Wednesday as the high-profile case neared its conclusion. Knox is the American student accused of killing her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, at the villa they shared in Italy.
When Amanda Knox's parents head to Italy for closing arguments in their daughter's murder trial they'll be carrying a present they hope desperately she can use soon: a plane ticket home.
A prosecutor says American Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend should get life sentences if they are convicted in the death of a British student, a lawyer for the victim's family told CNN on Saturday.
Accompanied by two smitten young men vying to impress her, a resentful Amanda Knox toyed with a knife and then plunged it into her roommate's neck, killing her, an Italian prosecutor charged in closing arguments Friday.
Larry King talks to Eda Mellas, Curt Knox and others about the trial of Amanda Knox and the up coming verdict.
Closing arguments began Friday in the trial of American Amanda Knox with the prosecutor calling for an end to the legal saga that began with British student Meredith Kercher's death two years ago.
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