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"Six years after the death of Meredith Kercher, a British college student, her former roommate Amanda Knox is set to continue her legal saga. Originally convicted with former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for Kercher&amp;#039;s murder in 2009, Knox spent four years out of a 26-year sentence in prison until she and Sollecito were cleared of the murder charges due to a lack of evidence. In a court ruling today by the Italian Supreme Court, the controversial acquittals have been overturned. In a statement released today, Knox called the ruling &amp;quot;painful&amp;quot; and said any theory of her involvement in the crime is &amp;quot;completely unfounded and unfair.&amp;quot; Prosecutors alleged Knox had coaxed Sollecitio into a drug-filled sex game with Kercher. Kercher&amp;#039;s body was then found half-naked in the room with her throat slashed.  Besides the gruesome nature of the crime, the case has engrossed the American public and media. Reactions of the original acquittal ranged from support to complete outrage. Today&amp;#039;s ruling has gained the most support from, of course, Kercher&amp;#039;s family. Representing them, Francesco Maresca stated, &amp;quot;I am happy the Supreme Court has seen the faults in the acquittal and I trust the next trial will be fair and balanced.&amp;quot;  No date has been set for the retrial, and Knox will not likely not return to Italy for the hearing.  Are you shocked by today&amp;#039;s ruling? Comment below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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