On March 26, 2013, an Italy’s highest criminal court overturned Amanda Knox’s acquittal for the 2007 murder of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, according to KABC 7.
Knox, 24, appealed her Dec. 2009 conviction regarding the death of Meredith, 21, with whom she shared a cottage in Italy. She was sentenced to 26 years behind bars in an Italian prison. Also found guilty of participating in the murder was Knox’s ex-boyfriend Rafaelle Sollecito, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison, and drifter Rudy Guede who had his initial 30-year sentence reduced to 16 as a result of an appeal.
View slideshow: Photos regarding the Amanda Knox case, including evidence and key players
In Oct. 2011, both Knox and Sollecito's convictions for murder were overturned after the initial DNA testing was questioned and eventually reevaluated. Thus, both were set free and Knox returned to her home state of Washington.
View slideshow: Photos of Raffaele Sollecito and His Alleged Girlfriend Annie Achille
After the acquittal, Italian prosecutors filed an appeal challenging the decision.
KABC reports a new trial has now been ordered for both Knox and Sollecito.
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