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Amanda Knox said today she is “doing great” but said that it took a while for her get that way after spending four years in an Italian prison and being “so hated for so long.”
Knox discussed her years after prison today with “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts, her voice at times quavery with emotion.
“I’m doing great and it’s incredible to feel that again because I felt so stunted and so limited and so hated for so long,” Knox, 25, said. “It’s nice not to have to have that all the time.”
During the investigation and trial for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, Knox was called a devil and reviled in tabloid press, accused of killing Kercher in a sex game gone wrong.
Knox, now a student at the University of Washington in Seattle, describes her life today as full of “wonderful” friends, a “wonderful” boyfriend and “great teachers.” She is not, however, the same 20-year-old who traveled to Perugia, Italy, in 2007 to study abroad.
FULL COVERAGE: The Amanda Knox Case
“I’m just a little more sober, a little more somber,” Knox said. “I almost felt that I was disappointing my family because of how serious [I was].”
“I almost couldn’t get out of my head when I first came home,” she said. “That was the only thing that I had left in prison was my own mind, and that’s where I hid myself.”
While on trial and in prison for Kercher’s murder, Knox kept detailed recollections that are now laid bare in her new book, “Waiting to Be Heard.”
BOOK EXCERPT: Read a Chapter of Amanda Knox’s ‘Waiting to Be Heard’
The book holds nothing back, detailing everything from Knox’s drug abuse to her sexual encounters to her struggles to understand what was happening to her in a foreign land.
“I wanted people to know who I was because I felt that I was lost in the middle of this storm and I was taken over,” she said. “There’s no use to me writing this if I wasn’t completely honest and completely bare.”
“I felt like I’ve been laid bare for so long that I’m only happy to give that,” Knox said. “I poured my heart into it and I gave it everything I had.”
READ MORE: Top 10 Points of Amanda Knox’s Murder Trial
Knox says she always wanted to be completely honest in her book to help the family of Meredith Kercher.
“Meredith Kercher died and her family deserves answers and the prosecution didn’t give them,” she said. “I also want them to be able to come away with my perspective because they’re seeking answers and they deserve to have answers and give every answer that I can in my book.”
Kercher’s sister issued a statement following the release of Knox’s book Tuesday that the family would not be reading the book. The family has also spoken out in support of the March 26 decision by the Italian Supreme Court to overturn the acquittal and order Knox to stand trial again.
Despite what lies ahead, Knox says she still hopes to connect with the Kerchers.
“It’s the first way that I can reach out to them,” she said of her book. “I really hope that we can connect one day.”
Amanda Knox’s memoir, “Waiting to Be Heard,” can be ordered HERE and HERE.
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I was stunned watching this Sawyer interview.
At first, I felt Amanda was guilty and so wicked.
But listen to her voice……………………………………….she just started sounding too innocent. I then thought she was telling THE TRUTH. So….then what?
“Polygraph”……………….that’s always my bottom line. Just give her a bloody polygraph. Get a read on her.
But when the EVIDENCE showed some guys DNA and blood and footprint there…………… HE’S the one who probably did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go arrest him!
He also was rewarded for fingering HER.
Bloody hell!
Of course, he lied and said her saw her “silhouette” in the apartment that night. He did it!
I think she is innocent and has gone through hell. Dragged through HELL.
Posted by: sknb113 | May 1, 2013, 12:25 pm 12:25 pm
what a piece of scum she should be rotting in an italian jail
Posted by: john | May 1, 2013, 1:48 pm 1:48 pm
She is a sociopath, people always have problems accepting that pretty women or good looking men are capable of stuff like this, but they do terrible things all the time. Sociopaths are very common, 1 in every 23 people are sociopaths and the completely lack any empathy or caring for another human being.
There’s plenty of evidence against her, and her behavior after the murders was so bizarre, She deserves jail time for killing that poor girl.
Posted by: Mike D | May 1, 2013, 1:58 pm 1:58 pm
Amazing to me how the media has taken the line that Amanda Knox was unjustly convicted. There are plenty of holes in her story yet Diane Sawyer did not ask her any tough questions about them.
Posted by: GeorgeX | May 1, 2013, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm
What an amazing young woman. Still am SOOO dumbfounded that there are still so many people out there who still think she’s guilty. There was no evidence against her. It was the work of a crazy prosecutor. The sad part is the lone killer, who brutally attacked, raped and cut the throat of Merdith Kercher could be released next year after cutting a deal with a corrupt prosecutor.
Anyone who still thinks she is guilty is truly ignorant…. you’re right up there with the misguided people who think the Tsarnaev brothers are innocent.
The evidence does not lie and if Amanda had been involved here DNA would have been all over Merdith and her room!! All you doubters you have a brain, USE IT!!
Posted by: briony | May 1, 2013, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
I think she’s gotten way hot. Just sayin’.
Posted by: Rick | May 1, 2013, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm
Subjective assumptions and analysis are not concrete evidence. It is because of these emotional judgements that there are such differences of opinion. That is why good legal systems demand analysis of objective facts and logic. There was no DNA of either Amanda or her boyfriend at the scene of the crime (and the bra strap does not count because it was tampered with). The crime scene was not cleaned up and covered in blood, therefore should have contained dna of the perpetrator. And it did: Rudy Guede. If Amanda and bf were involved, the probably of their dna not being anywhere at the scene would be worse than the chance of walking out your door today and being struck by lightening while also winning the lottery.
Posted by: H blit | May 1, 2013, 3:40 pm 3:40 pm
After watching the interview last night, I found her not be a very likeable person. she still seemed self absorbed and a little on the arrogant side. I think she is innocent, but she just rubbed me the wrong way.
Posted by: jill | May 1, 2013, 3:42 pm 3:42 pm
Italian people are fake they want Amanda to cry and scream through the streets so everyone will believe her, I am Italian, and I know that after living in Italy I saw this fake crying and screaming, over someone who died or was missing, Italians think that if they act like this people will think they are suffering inside, They don’t accept the fact that some people suffer with no emotion some people just shut down, Perugia made a big mistake in taking evidence from the house and also, Rudy’s DNA is all over the house, they need to leave this poor girl alone.
Posted by: xcaputo | May 1, 2013, 4:10 pm 4:10 pm
Maybe not hated. But how about annoying and enough already. What is driving the endless drivel about this woman? She must be worth millions to pay for the access she is afforded.
Posted by: J Robinson | May 1, 2013, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm
I think Rasheed Wallace would say it best if he was a molecular biologist: “The DNA don’t lie! The DNA don’t lie!” No trace of her DNA at the crime scene while Guede’s DNA was all over the room. You can’t “clean up” DNA – if biological fluid or tissue is dropped, the amount of DNA left if enormous even after trying your best to “clean up”. The knife and bra clasp samples exhibited such small quantities of DNA that any expert without an agenda would tell you it was contamination. As a molecular biologist who does quite a few PCRs, I can tell you that contamination WILL occur if you arent careful with samples. Seeing how the Italians handles these samples further supports that obvious scientific conclusion.
Posted by: Jason | May 1, 2013, 4:29 pm 4:29 pm
She’s a hot victim….
Posted by: Yan Alexander | May 1, 2013, 4:33 pm 4:33 pm
Hey Mike D and George X what exact evidence are you talking about that proves she is guilty. Could it be the fact that her DNA was all over the murder room oh wait there was nothing there. Or could it be her so called confession, oh wait, she was interrogated for hours in a foreign country in a language she barely even new with no translator, and no lawyer, and further more the only one who apparently spoke english in the room was the person asking the questions yeah that seems right. Its like if you were in an interrogation room in China or Russia how would you feel about that, trust me you will eventually break. Anyone can get broken in an interview or interrogation by the police the innocent just take longer to break because eventually your gonna give them what they want, this is especially true in Italy where they are trained to break Mafia. Do you think you can hold up against Mafia interrogators i think not. Plus remember they already thought she had something to do with it long before the interrogation hence by Mingini observing them at the crime scene and that one cop coming out saying he new she was guilty because she was eating pizza instead of being home in bed crying. Also everyone handles stress in different ways which is a proven fact, Im sure I handle stress alot different than you do Mike D, and Georgex, so to really accuse someone of being a guilty of murder by the way she acted is not justified. Sure it gives you a reason to suspect but if the evidence does not match your suspicions than you need to move on and if you cant than your just lost. Also there is no motive, and if you can find a motive please tell me one and if yoru talking about that idea put out toward Lumumba that he fired Amanda for flirting with customers and was going to replace her with Meredith there is no evidence to it, because one she was still working there and handing out flyers for his bar. Why would he have her do this if she was going to be fired, and plus if you new you were gonan be fired why would you even do it if you new you were gonna be fired no teenager would. I welcome your response, but if you are only getting your information about this case from truejustice.org oh lord you need to find a new source to get your info from because if you actually llook closely enough they contradict stuff they have already said in previous statements.
Posted by: Mike | May 1, 2013, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
I have always believed she was innocent. The prosecutor is crooked as the day is long and was looking for something sensational. The hype, which was rife with rumor, became the facts and everyone was willing to buy it without question. The evidence was never there. The murderer is in jail but he’ll be out soon, and he’ll kill again. He’s a rapist and a murderer. I feel so bad for Meredith Kercher’s family. I also feel bad for Amanda Knox. I’m sure she’d rather not be in the spotlight. It’s just sad that the Italians are calling for a retrial. Why can’t they just leave this girl alone. They have their killer. This is more about the prosecutor losing the case than it is about finding justice for Meredith.
Posted by: carole | May 1, 2013, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm
XCaputo, I’m Sicilian, and I know what you are talking about. Italians/Sicilians are passionate people in the sense that they express every emotion to its fullest, sometimes going over the top to the point of being ridiculous. They do not understand that not everyone reacts that way to situations. Sometimes people don’t know how to behave or what to do. They are overwhelmed and in shock. Not everyone makes a big deal out of everything. Please. I lived around Italians and Sicilians all my life, then moved to the South where people don’t go ballistic over everything. There is a time and a place for everything.
Posted by: carole | May 1, 2013, 5:12 pm 5:12 pm