Amanda Knox Heads Home to Seattle

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God after nearly four years in an Italian prison Amanda Knox is on that plane right now heading home to Seattle.

Her flight departing from London's Heathrow airport just about an hour and a half ago as having a long flight.

It's probably feels pretty good that I'm sure it is following really what -- -- mad at 24 hours it's been for this young woman.

-- she was acquitted in the 2007 murder -- her roommate.

And if you're watching yesterday you -- she -- nearly collapsed when she heard that news tears streaming down her face in the meantime -- worlds away in Washington State.

Family and friends breaking out in applies knowing that she's gonna come home we -- to -- out -- now -- refiner very known Dan Springer I -- -- page and it was an emotional day yesterday we saw that here in Seattle those supporters sitting in now.

Hotel room in in Seattle and I'm expecting more the same today with a homecoming later in the afternoon.

We do know as you mention that there they are on a flight direct flight from London to Seattle expected to -- down at sea tac.

Although all 515 this afternoon local time there will be a media event.

Not yet sure commendable speak data we heard from a person who was on the flight with -- from Rome to London.

And she said that there were about ten family and friends with her they were all jockeying for position taking turns sitting next door she looked rested and happy.

It was a very different Amanda Knox that we saw in court yesterday reacting to the acquittal she was overcome with the -- her knees buckling.

And then she was taken back to the jail two hours later though she was processed out and on her way home before leaving the country she wrote a letter.

To the Italy US foundation and thank him for quote sharing my pain and helping me survive on hope.

After the verdict Amanda's sister Deanna spoke Italian press and she basically said that the family's nightmare is over.

We think confidence.

I think it's so I'd and it's good there's evidence in this connection.

We respectfully ask -- It's given me and you messed -- family -- -- badly needs to cut open this up again.

As knocks heads home they're all kinds of speculation about what she will do next her -- media rep says nothing has been finalized in the way of a paid interview Opel -- movie deal some believe she could make more than ten million dollars on her fame her story.

There's a report that her family went deep into -- the last four years taking out.

Second mortgage is running up credit cards and tapping retirement -- has believed for legal bills alone.

Are one million dollars you'll likely stay at her mother's home in west Seattle and Begin what she calls winning back.

Her happiness Jenna.

What an ordeal for that family at Dan thank you very much latest from Seattle -- -- expect Amanda Knox who later on today and thank you.

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