Earlier this year American student Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were acquitted of the murder of Knox's study abroad roommate Meredith Kercher. The British student was studying abroad in Italy and living in a house with Knox and other young women. In 2007 Kercher was discovered murdered and sexually assaulted in her bedroom. Through a series of events the finger was pointed at Knox and Sollecito. The prosecutor trying the case strung together a motive involving satanic rituals and orgies.
Knox and her boyfriend were both found guilty of Kercher's murder despite the lack of evidence and the conviction of a man named Rudy Guede. The drifter said Knox was not responsible for Kercher's death, however he would later flip flop his story a number of times. Knox and Sollecito were both sentenced to over 20-years in jail for the British woman's murder. After a number of appeals the court over turned their convictions but the prosecutors office immediately said they would look to retry the couple for murder.
The retrial of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito began earlier this month but Knox has decided she would not return to Italy for the trial. Knox appeared on the Today Show and told Matt Laure returning to Italy is "not a possibility." "I was imprisoned as an innocent person and I just can't relive that." Knox said there were a number of factors that are keeping her from returning to Italy. Finances and school play a part but Knox also said "I want the court to proceeded without distraction."
Knox added that her refusal to return to Italy should not be taken as a sign of guilt but rather innocence. "I was imprisoned as an innocent person," Knox said again. "It's common sense not to go back." Knox said she has faith the new court will realize she did not murder her roommate. Knox said that there was "no trace" of her in the room where Kercher was killed. "It's impossible for me to have participated in this crime if there's no trace of me," Knox said.
Despite her belief that the court will come to the conclusion she is innocent Knox still says she thinks about the prospect of spending the rest of her life in jail. "I thought about what it would be like to live my entire life in prison and to lose everything, to lose what I've been able to come back to and rebuild. I think about it all the time. It's so scary. Everything is at stake."
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