Seattle student Amanda Knox said this week she has "terrible moments" while serving a 26-year prison term for the murder of her British roommate but is strengthened by a constant stream of letters from supporters.

A King County judge accused of using the power of his office to lobby for Amanda Knox says his statements on her behalf were appropriate.

In a bizarre twist in the Amanda Knox case, an Italian mobster now claims his brother murdered Meredith Kercher, and not Knox or her former boyfriend.

The state's Judicial Conduct Commission has filed a complaint against a King County judge, saying he improperly used the power of his office to lobby on behalf of Amanda Knox.

Amanda Knox appeared in public Tuesday for the first time since her murder conviction, returning to court to face slander charges for saying she was beaten by police during questioning over the death of her roommate.

Seattle student Amanda Knox, already convicted of murdering her British roommate in Italy, now is about to face another trial - this time for slander. The new trial, set to start Tuesday, could add another six years to Knox's prison sentence.

Amanda Knox is not working on a deal for a tell-all TV interview, according to her father. "Amanda nor her family have ever pursued paid interviews, nor have we ever accepted money for any interviews," Curt Knox said.

Negotiations are under way that would allow Seattle's Amanda Knox to give an internationally broadcast TV interview explaining her side in the death of her British roommate, according to a published report.

Lawyers for Seattle student Amanda Knox filed an appeal Saturday against her conviction and 26-year prison sentence for the murder of her British roommate, claiming the prosecution completely botched the case.

Italian prosecutors are planning to appeal Seattle college student Amanda Knox's 26-year sentence for murdering her British roommate - and instead seek a sentence of life in prison, according to a British news report.