In January, the trial for Knox and Mr. Sollecito begins. In June, Knox accuses police interrogators of pressuring her, hitting her in the head, and calling her a liar during their questioning in the days after the murder. Knox and Sollecito are found guilty in December. Knox receives a 26-year sentence and Sollecito gets 25 years.
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Amanda Knox freed: A timeline of key events
The saga of American Amanda Knox and former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito finally came to a close Monday, Oct. 3. They were set free. A look back at six key moments in the trial:
January- December 2009
