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  • Amanda Knox Now Working As A Reporter

    Amanda Knox Now Working As A Reporter

    Amanda Knox made headlines after she was convicted for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher back in 2007. Now, it seems Knox has put her past behind and is now working as a freelance writer for the West Seattle Herald. “We approached her originally to give her the opportunity of a normal life,” said Patrick Robinson, her editor at the paper. “We simply asked her as we would ask anyone of that age and stage, if they would be interested in writing for us as a qualified writer of that scale and this level of journalism.”

    Knox, 27, has been working for the paper for a few months now. Her pieces mostly deal with human interest stories and the local theater scene. When she started out with her new job, her articles were published under a pseudonym but she has since reverted to using her real name in the byline.

    — The Daily Telegraph (@dailytelegraph) November 6, 2014

    Back in 2007, Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty of Kercher’s murder. Kercher and Knox were roommates in Italy when they took part in a student abroad program. Two years later she was acquitted on appeal and was released after serving four years in an Italian prison.

    Knox’s legal troubles aren’t over though. In January, the Italian court overturned the acquittal. She was convicted of Kercher’s murder during the retrial and is sentenced to 28 and a half years in prison. There’s no news yet if Knox will be extradited, but she is expected to appeal the verdict.

    — Hastings (@goHastings) April 30, 2013

    Last year, Knox released her memoir called Waiting to Be Heard and the details surrounding the case became fodder for film adaptations including the Lifetime movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy as well as the upcoming Michael Winterbottom film The Face of an Angel which stars Cara Devlevingne in a role inspired by Knox.

  • Amanda Knox Working As A Reporter In Seattle

    Amanda Knox has found a new life. It seemed impossible after her murder conviction earlier this year, but it’s happening.

    The 27-year-old scandal-ridden convicted murderer is now working as an Arts reporter for the West Seattle Herald.

    She began freelancing for them under a pseudonym, but eventually she proudly wrote under her real name.

    “She’s a good writer and always meets her deadlines,” Tim Robinson, the paper’s associate publisher, said of Amanda Knox.

    He added, “I’m glad to have her contribution, and I’m glad that she’s doing something in our community.”

    Amanda Knox‘s styling can be seen in a recent story of hers. She reviews a high school production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and displays some fairly impressive writing chops.

    “Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is notorious for turning Hamlet on its head and questioning everything one takes for granted: time, space, identity, reality, fate, freedom,” she writes.

    Amanda Knox is busy redefining herself.

    She told People in 2013, after her first conviction was overturned, “The freedom that I’m most grateful for has to do with reclaiming my identity: I’m not a murderer.”

    She seems to be doing a pretty good job, but can Amanda Knox truly escape from her past? Her appeal trial led to a second conviction and a 28 1/2 year sentence, but she has vowed to never return to Italy to serve her time.

    Amanda Knox deemed her second conviction “not right and not fair”, and she served four years in prison for the first one.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzup1BGDfjc

    If she is indeed innocent, then congratulations to Amanda Knox on creating a life for herself where she can begin a somewhat normal existence!