Following acquittal, tearful Amanda Knox says she is 'incredibly grateful'

For more than seven years, Amanda Knox has been living a nightmare after she was accused and then found guilty of murdering her former roommate, British exchange student Meredith Kercher. But the long agony ended 

ROME (AP) — Italy's highest court overturned the murder conviction against Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend Friday, bringing to a definitive end the high-profile case that captivated people on both sides of the Atlantic.

A tearful Amanda Knox said she is glad to have her life back after an eight-year legal drama that gripped the United States, Britain and Italy. Knox made a brief statement after Italy's Supreme Court overturned her murder 

Amanda Knox's case has made it to another courtroom. Italy's highest court is ready to hear appeals over the murder convictions against Knox, 27, and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffael Sollecito, 30, both found guilty almost eight years ago for killing

Amanda Knox reacts during her interview on ABC's "Good Morning America" in New York Thomson ReutersFile photo of Amanda Knox reacting during her interview on ABC's "Good Morning America" in New York.