Amanda Knox

Amanda Knox: Biography in Details

Who is Amanda Knox?

Amanda Knox is an American author, host, and journalist.

She gained public attention while spending almost 4 years in an Italian prison, accused of a 2007 murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher.

Amanda Knox- Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity

She was born as Amanda Marie Knox, on July 9, 1987, in Seattle, Wahington, the U.S. Amanda ethnicity is Scottish-American, and has three younger sisters.

Her parents are Curt Knox (father) and Edda Mells (mother). Her dad is a vice president of finance and her mother is a mathematics teacher at the local Macy’s.

Unfortunately, they divorced, when she was young.  She has a stepfather named Chris Mellas, who is an information technology consultant.

Education

Knox graduated from the Seattle Preparatory School, Seattle, Washington in 2005. Later, she joined the University of Washington, where he studied Linguistics.

Is Amanda Knox active on social media?

Knox has 171k followers on Instagram. She already posts above 700 posts on her Instagram wall.

Knox is also active on Twitter and has 161.4k followers on it. She also has her own website.

Amanda Knox- Profession Life, Career

After returning from Italy, Amanda Knox became a reviewer and journalist of the newspaper, West Seattle Herald. Later, she moved to Westside Seattle. She also started to work with a non-profit legal organization, Innocence Project.

She became a public speaker. After she was mistakenly accused in a murder case for years in prison.

In 2012, Knox released her book titled, Meredith: Our Daughter’s Murder and the Heartbreaking Quest for the Truth.

Her Memoir titled, Waiting to be Heard, became one of the best-selling books in 2013.

Currently, She is a host for The Scarlet Letter Reports and the Truth About True Crime.

Amanda Knox- Meredith Kercher Murder Case

In Nov 2007, Knox’s roommate Meredith Kercher was murdered and found dead on the floor of her bedroom. As a suspect, Knox and his Italian friend, Raffaele Sollecito was charged by the cop.

In October 2008, Rudy Guede a burglar was found guilty of the sexual assault and murder of Kercher. He was caught after finding his fingerprints at the crime scene and was sentenced to 16 years of jail.

Knox and Sollecito spend almost 4 years in the Italian prison as a suspect though it was convinced by Guede. Finally, the Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy declared that they are innocent in 2013.

There is no strong evidence that they were part of that crime scene.

What is Amanda Knox’s net worth?

Knox’s net worth is estimated at $500 thousand.

She is an author, so her average salary is around $50 k. As a Journalist, she earned around $40 k.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Amanda Knox has hazel eyes and brown hair. Her height is 5 feet and 3 inches and her weight is 55 kg.

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