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Amanda Knox reveals if she sees a way forward with Meredith KercherFamily after being wrongly arrested for the murder of her former co -place.
During a unique interview with Weekly US for her memory Free: My Search for Meaning, Knox, 37, revealed where she stands with Kercher’s loved ones.
“Both of her parents have passed. Her mother had a heart condition, even back then. I remember one of the things that Meredith told me was that she was in a very frequent, very frequent contact because she had a heart condition, and there were concerns about her health,” Knox remembered. “So she eventually passed because of that condition – but then, her father also died very tragically. Suddenly he was walking around his neighborhood and being hit by a car.”
Knox acknowledged how Kercher’s family has faced even more tragedy Since the death of the exchange student.
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Kercher’s and Knox trails crossed in 2007 when they lived abroad in Italy together. Later that year Knox was charged with murdering Kercher and sentenced to 26 years in prison After her and then-love Sollecito’s raffaee They were found guilty of the crime despite a lack of evidence.
He then saw the appealing court of the former not guilty in 2011, but were convicted again three years later during Retria. The Supreme Court of Italy Knox cleared from Kercher’s murder in 2015, and She was released.
Ivorian Migrant Rudy guede He was sentenced in 2008 to 30 years for the murder of Kercher after his DNA was identified in the crime scene. His sentence was later reduced, and was released from prison in November 2021.
“This is something I’m talking about in my book of how her death became intertwined with my identity. If you ever hear any news of her case, typically with a header that has my name in it and not her,” said Knox Us About the result of the high profile case. “And I’m in a complete agreement with them about how unfair and wrong that is. So I feel there is a chance for a lot of common ground and also a lot of opportunity.”
Knox admitted He remained hopefully About a fresh start with Kercher’s loved ones.
“I still hope to have the opportunity to visit Meredith’s grave – but I don’t want to do it without their blessing because I understand that Meredith belonged to them first,” he continued. “Although I have a special connection with her – literally because her death is intertwined with my identity – I’m really hesitant to be very direct about talking to them.”
The priority for Knox was to respect Kercher and her family, saying, “You have to be careful because of who knows what trauma they could associate with my identity that it is not alone-but nevertheless which is very real to them. I have made it known of retrofit and all that I would like to communicate with.” But I do not try to push them in any push push them in any push for them pushed pushed push their push pushed them in any way. ”But I am not trying to push them in any way.”
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Knox’s complex feelings about being thrown into the spotlight with her wrong conviction – and the process of trying to make peace with the scandal – is the subject of her biography Free: My Search for Meaning. The book, which is out now, follows Knox from the day she was arrested to her present life as a mother of two and an advocate for criminal justice reform.
Despite facing a backlash for using her experience to speak out for the rights of the wrong, Knox stands firmly.
“What happened to Meredith is horrific and traumatic and completely authentic. Us. “If anything, I try to shed light on it because it is constantly filtered by my experience. So while I appreciate it that could be confusing because the narrative that you were fed during your young life was that I was a villain, and so everything I do at the expense of Meredith – just a lie.”
He continued: “I’m really trying to sympathize with that perspective because I write in my book that I have my own survivor guilt. Why did I survive my wrong conviction or study foreign and she did not? There’s no rhyme or reason for it. It’s just a random random life. do I care. ”
Free: My search for meaning is out now and still scrolling for an analysis of Knox’s mention of Kercher and how she used her biography to pay tribute:
Make peace with the past
Knox did not return to Italy for nearly a decade After her wrong conviction. In 2019, she returned to give a speech at the Criminal Justice Festival, which allowed her to revisit the home she shared with Kercher.
“Meredith was an integral part of my life. But I think it’s also because I have never had a chance to mourn him actually. As I learned quickly in freedom, many people thought I had no right to mourn Meredith. They thought I had something to do with her murder, or that Meredith was forgotten in my trial. Somehow it was a further injustice I lived as she died. For those vocal critics, the only dignified path for me was to disappear and count myself quietly fortunately to be alive. ”
Knox admitted that she “never wanted” “burden” maintaining Kercher’s memory, adding, “(there is) one that is particularly awkward considering that I didn’t really know Meredith all well.
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Deal with criticism
Despite the trip to Modena marking a fresh start, Knox called out Kercher’s family lawyer, Francesco Marescafor calling her return as “inappropriate.” Knox referred to Maresca as a “jerk” for the public statements he made about her – but he did not blame the Kercher’s family.
“I do not blame the kitchens about the attitude of their lawyer. Like many bereaved families in such cases, they were told a comfort by the prosecution and their attorneys,” she wrote in her book. “It was extremely frustrating to be accused again of traumatizing the Kercher’s family by talking about my wrong conviction and trying to use my experience to highlight issues that affect tens of thousands of people.”
Trying to reach out
John Kercher Sr., John Kercher Jr., Stephanie Kercher, Lyle Kercher, and Arline Kercher. Mirrorpix/Mega
In her biography, Knox pointed out that he should have “been allies” with the weavers since they were both “victims” of GUede and the Italian justice system. Revealed she reached out to Kercher’s family several times over the years through various channels.
“I’ve been reluctant to push more than that because I understand how painful the exact idea of me must be for them, especially if they still think I have something to do with Meredith’s murder,” he added. “But whether they realize it or not, we’ve always been on the same side.”
The acknowledgment
Knox mentioned Kercher at the end of her biography, writing, “To Meredith (RIP), that his legacy will never stop honoring, and her family, because I still hope we can share our grief one day.”
