World | Amanda Knox Italy Court Frees Amanda Knox Murder conviction overturned, she and Sollecito walk free By Polly Davis Doig Posted Oct 3, 2011 2:58 PM CDT Copied Amanda Knox, center, is escorted as she arrives for an appeal hearing at the Perugia court, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Amanda Knox's four-year quest to prove her innocence in the murder of Meredith Kercher has come to its dramatic conclusion, with an Italian appeals court today overturning her 26-year prison sentence. Knox appeared extremely emotional while awaiting the verdict, and broke down completely as a judge announced it, reports the AP. The court upheld a three-year sentence for slander for Knox and ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, but they will be freed on time-served. Meredith Kercher's family was in the courtroom for the verdict. Knox in a tearful final statement earlier today told the court, "I did not rape. I did not kill." Read These Next Girl, 11, disappeared in 1996. An arrest has just been made. Hillary might nominate Trump for a Nobel if he ends war. Kristi Noem is catching some flak over her new home. Hiker made the mistake of grabbing a rattlesnake. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error