A long-form interview of Amanda Kox by Simon Hattenstone.

I never followed the case much in any detail, and I must admit that I probably thought her guilty at the time. Amanda Knox as a very young woman got falsely convicted of murder, much later that judgement was overturmed, then she got re-convicted, and only in one further twist was she finally cleared. Due to the circumstances of the murder, her person became a canvas for all sorts of projections, telling us much about prevalent fantasies and nothing about her. She is now 37, a justice campaigner, and she writes books and makes programmes on her experiences.

Simon Hattenstone has known her for much of this time. This is a thoughtful and empathetic piece about injustice, prison, the painful struggle to reclaim oneself, the slow and ever incomplete recovery from trauma. Worth reading.

#trauma #FalseConvictions #PersonalRecovery #AmandaKnox #SimonHattenstone

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/22/its-a-new-kind-of-prison-amanda-knox-on-redemption-rage-and-her-unlikely-friendship-with-the-prosecutor-who-hounded-her