Knox leaves Italy to head home to US
Amanda Knox headed home to the United States a free woman Tuesday, the morning after an Italian appeals court dramatically overturned the American student's conviction of sexually assaulting and brutally slaying her British roommate.
The Italy-US Foundation, which has championed Knox's cause, said she departed shortly after noon (1000 GMT) from Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport on the way to London, from where she will catch a connecting flight to the United States.The 24-year-old Knox, who is returning to Seattle, arrived at the airport in a Mercedes with darkened windows and waited for boarding inside a private waiting area, out of public view.Back in Perugia, the family of slain British student Meredith Kercher remained stunned by the verdict and searching for answers."It was a bit of a shock," said Stephanie Kercher, the victim's older sister. "It's very upsetting ... We still have no answers."