Amanda Knox unwillingly became one of the world’s most recognized names after she was wrongfully convicted of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy in 2007. Following her 2015 acquittal, the Seattle, Washington, native was able to move on with her life despite a few other legal hiccups down the road. The case became a focal point in Knox’s life, and she chose to share her story in memoirs and, now, a miniseries. Over the past several years, Knox has the support of her husband.
Now that The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox has renewed the public’s interest in the author, get to know Knox’s husband and their family below.
Knox’s ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito — who was also wrongfully convicted of murdering Kercher, then acquitted with Knox in 2015 — said that he and Knox only dated for about nine days before they faced their years-long legal turmoil.
Following his release from prison in 2011, Sollecito got back into computer engineering. He also published his book, Honor Bound, My Journey to Hell and Back With Amanda Knox, in 2012.
Sollecito remained friends with Knox after their acquittal. During a past interview with ABC, the Italy native recalled seeing Knox for the first time after their prison release.
“After she hugged me, I realized that Amanda is the Amanda that I dated for that week,” Sollecito said, per BBC. “She’s not the Amanda that was the ghost Amanda during those four years [in prison].”
