Amanda Knox facing 28 years imprisonment after being convicted by an Italian of murdering Meredith Kercher, again.
Knox's conviction was overturned in 2011 after lack of evidence proved the ruling was unsubstantiated and vacated her of the crime. However, an Italian court decided to retry Knox and her then boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for Kercher's murder a second time in 2013.
On Jan. 30, Knox received the news she was found guilty of murdering Kercher, but stands by her claims she is innocent. Knox talked about her reaction to the verdict on "Good Morning America" with host Robin Roberts
"I was with my family, and I actually was able to find an Italian TV station online," Knox said. "I couldn't help myself. I was thinking, 'I'm going to wait for my lawyers to call me and tell me,' but I needed to hear it for myself. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. My whole family was there and I was listening - I'm the only one who knows Italian, so I'm trying to listen and then tell them. [Now] I'm finally going through waves of emotion in response to it. My first reaction was, 'No, this is wrong.
"I'm going to do everything I can to prove that it is.' I felt very determined, and my family felt very determined," Knox added. "It was only on my way here that I got my first cry. I talked to [Father Saulo Scarabattoli], the priest from the prison. We stayed in contact. He reminded me that people still believe in me. This is an experience that I have to testify to. That really horrible things can happen, and you have to stand up for yourself and you have to believe that it's going to be okay."
Knox explained she feels for Kercher's family, understanding they are seeking justice for their daughter and are being dragged through what seems like a never-ending legal battle. Know told GMA she wrote a letter to the victim's family about the case.
"I want them to know that I really understand that this is incredibly difficult," Knox said. "They've also been on this never-ending thing, when the case has been messed up so much... a verdict is no longer consolation for them. The very fact that they don't know what happened is horrible. The thing that people really want when they've been victimized is just simple acknowledgment, and they deserve respect and the consolation of some simple acknowledgment, and that's being lost. I really wish them the best."
However, Knox is adamant that she will not return to Italy willingly and will continue to fight the ruling against her. She explained to GMA her lawyers will have to go through the Supreme Court before any extradition to Italy can legally occur.
"I'm going to do everything I can," Knox told GMA. "Granted, I need a lot of help. I can't do this on my own. I can't help people understand this on my own. There are people who know better than I do the way these systems work, and the way that there was this entirely preventable thing that happened that was systematic. I really hope that people try to understand that when you have overzealous prosecutors and when you have a biased investigation and coercive interrogations, these things happen. I'm not crazy."
