Amanda Knox grants first formal interview since release from Italian prison

BY Alyssa Kleven  on February 11, 2013 @ 6:47 am (Updated: 7:14 am - 2/11/13 )

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The announcement of Knox's first interview with ABC News comes just as her book is slated to be released on April 30. The book, "Waiting to be Heard," was announced last February and is reportedly worth $4 million. (Image courtesy HarperCollins) | Zoom
Amanda Knox has maintained her silence since returning home from Italy a free woman. Now, she will have her first sit-down interview with ABC News.

Knox was a University of Washington student studying abroad in Italy when she and her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were accused and convicted in 2009 of sexually assaulting and murdering Meredith Kercher, a 21-year-old British student who shared an apartment with Knox in Perugia.

Knox was convicted to 26 years, Sollecito to 25. Both had been in prison since Nov. 6, 2007, four days after Kercher's body had been found at the apartment. They were released when their convictions were overturned on Oct. 3, 2011.

Knox returned to Seattle with her family the next day, and following a press conference at the airport, she had remained silent.

Trying to keep a low profile was difficult at first. Knox, dubbed "Foxy Knoxy" in the British tabloids, was followed by paparazzi for several months following her return to Seattle. Despite the worldwide attention on Knox, many Seattle news outlets refrained from contacting her out of respect for her privacy.

The announcement of Knox's first interview with ABC News comes just as her book is slated to be released on April 30. The book, "Waiting to be Heard," was announced last February and is reportedly worth $4 million.

Knox's exclusive interview with Diane Sawyer will air during an ABC News Primetime Special on Tuesday, April 30 at 10 p.m.

More on Amanda Knox:
Photo timeline: Changing face of Amanda Knox
U.S. audiences finally hear from Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito

Alyssa Kleven, MyNorthwest.com Editor
Alyssa Kleven is an editor and content producer at MyNorthwest.com. She enjoys doting over her adorable dachshund Winnie - named for Arcade Fire front-man Win Butler.
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  • anotherfencewalker wrote...
    Well...
    February 11, 2013 7:12 am
    At least Oprah didnt get a hold of her.
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  • Oly80 wrote...
    agreed.
    February 11, 2013 11:23 am
    big O is probably firing a LOT of people who couldn't make that interview happen.
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  • It's me! Ha ha! wrote...
    WHO
    February 11, 2013 7:26 am
    CARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Cash wrote...
    Yawn...
    February 11, 2013 7:27 am
    Wake me up when there is some real news to read...
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  • imanegro wrote...
    I do
    February 11, 2013 9:19 am
    I want to hear what she says.
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  • awbitf wrote...
    I hope she gives an update
    February 11, 2013 9:49 am
    on her search for the real killers. Seems to be the pattern-behavior for this kind of person.
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  • jstumbo wrote...
    Obviously...
    February 11, 2013 11:11 am
    you have no idea what you are talking about. The real killer is in jail and was in jail before she was. Rudy Guede. He had cuts to his hand. His handprint in the victim's blood was found near the body. His DNA was found on and in the body of the victim. His bloody shoeprints were found at the crime scene.
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  • Tyrone DeVille wrote...
    Money and sociopathic behavior continue to be part and parcel of this murder's patterns!
    February 11, 2013 10:02 am
    What most are"Waiting For" Amanda, is the time when someone puts a long overdue needle in your arm.
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  • Stevebo wrote...
    It never ceases to amaze me the level of trolls...
    February 11, 2013 10:34 am
    And generally unuseful posts people make to online forums.

    Tyrone, either you're trolling (which is what I strongly suspect), or you're just plain ignorant (which is also likely).

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  • Stevebo wrote...
    I should add...
    February 11, 2013 10:35 am
    That while I don't plan to buy the book, I do find myself at least partially interested in the story.

    So while some of you think that it's a "waste of time" for these stories to be posted in the news, perhaps you need to realize that the world doesn't revolve around you and that there are many other people that do find it interesting.

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  • Tyrone DeVille wrote...
    Not Trolling Little Man!
    February 11, 2013 10:59 am
    The Kerchner Family should have taken her out along time ago!
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  • Tyrone DeVille wrote...
    Not Trolling Little Man!
    February 11, 2013 10:59 am
    The Kerchner Family should have taken her out along time ago!
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  • jstumbo wrote...
    You do realize...
    February 11, 2013 11:13 am
    that there was absolutely zero evidence that she had anything to do with the crime at all? You do realize that the real killer is in jail? The killer that left bloody shoeprints, bloody handprints, DNA on and in the victim?
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  • awbitf wrote...
    Untrue
    February 11, 2013 11:45 am
    there was a lot of evidence, however police handled it poorly so that in the appeal, it was thrown out.

    Just like R. Kelly didn't actually rape a 15-year-old girl even though it was on video, because the authorities did not have the proper warrant to obtain that video.

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  • Ravello wrote...
    Guilty as sin!!!
    February 11, 2013 4:06 pm
    Let's not forget that she also CONFESSED to the crime at the initial police inquiry.
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  • imanegro wrote...
    I didn't know
    February 11, 2013 11:14 am
    Tell us Mr. Tyrone DeVille, what are your qualifications for diagnosing Ms. Know from afar?
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  • Rangerhawk wrote...
    Diane Sawyer is pretty smart
    February 11, 2013 12:45 pm
    So I expect she'll have Foxy Knoxy frisked by security for knives before getting too close. Wonder when she's gonna sit down for a Mark Fuhrman interview?
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  • Snout wrote...
    She an OJ
    February 11, 2013 3:37 pm
    can tell us how the search for the "real killers" is going. Making any progress are we? Got any hot leads to pursue do you? Please, I find this girl irritating at best with her whining and beady little eyes.
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  • Ravello wrote...
    And to think
    February 11, 2013 4:08 pm
    this promiscuous person is now getting $4,000,000 for her debauchery
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  • Cash wrote...
    I am curious if...
    February 11, 2013 3:37 pm
    Diane Sawyer will be sober or drunk? That is going to be the most interesting part of this interview.
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  • hpitantso wrote...
    Amanda knox
    February 12, 2013 4:34 am
    Seattle Prep finest
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