Knox was convicted of the murder of Meredith Kercher, who was found stabbed to death in the house she shared with Knox in the Italian university town of Perugia. The court ruled that Knox and her then boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito slit Kercher's throat in a possible drug-fuelled sexual assault.

She is currently appealing the verdict. The new trial is now underway, and recent testimony is bringing new evidence to light about the events of the night of November 1, 2007.

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Knox of the U.S., a suspect in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher last year, arrives with penitentiary police to a court hearing in Perugia REUTERS/Daniele la Monaca
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A combination photo shows Amanda Knox of the U.S. (L) and Italian national Raffaele Sollecito, suspects in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher last year, arriving with penitentiary police to a court hearing in Perugia September 26, 2008. REUTERS/Daniele la Monaca
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Amanda Knox of the U.S., a suspect in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher last year, arrives with penitentiary police for a pre-trial court hearing in Perugia September 27, 2008 REUTERS/Daniele la Monaca
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A view of the now-vacant house where British student Meredith Kercher was killed in November 2007, in Perugia, Italy February 6, 2009. Prosecutors say Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito and a third suspect fatally stabbed Kercher in the neck after trying to force her into joining an orgy. The case has riveted Italians and received wide cover in British and American media. REUTERS/Daniele la Monaca
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Curt Knox, father of jailed suspect Amanda Knox, retrieves her belongings from her former house in Perugia April 27, 2009. Defendants Knox of the U.S. and her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito are on trial for the murder of a fellow British student Meredith Kercher, 21, in November 2007. REUTERS/Daniele la Monaca
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A general view shows the courtroom during the Meredith Kercher murder trial in Perugia November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
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American university student Amanda Knox arrives in court for her murder trial in Perugia December 4, 2009. Defendants Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are on trial for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in November 2007. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
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