. >> in 2007 meredith kirchner's body was found in a pool of blood.and sollecetio were seen kissing outside the courtroom. they were acquitted on appeal in 2011. amanda knox has been found not guilty in the murder of meredith kirchner. >> knox returns to her hometown of seattle a free woman. >> thank you to everyone. >> reporter: last january italy's highest appeal court found the pair guilty again. if the court decides to uphold its conviction, they could ask the u.s. to extradite knox from seattle. >> if the italians make an extradition request, they're setting up a diplomatic showdown. >> reporter: knox who is working as a freelance writer said she will never return to italy, at least not willingly. >> they'll have to catch me kicking and screaming into a prison i don't deserve to be in. >> reporter: meredith kirchner's family has made its wishes clear. they're convinced of amanda's guilt and would like to see her in prison back where this all began, in italy. >> we will know later today. thank you, peter. >>> a mother is freed from missen years af

the american who served four years in prison in italy for the 2007 murder roommate meredith meredith kirchner. knox was convicted a second time in absentia. the second decision the court decided today. we want to go to nbc's kelly cobiella with the decision in rome. >> reporter: lester good evening. absolutely stunning decision from the five panel judge here in rome just a few minutes ago. convictions for both amanda knox and her former boyfriend, raphael raphaelraf raphael raphael raphael. both wiped out. the only conviction that stands now is one against amanda knox for slander after she accused someone else of the murder very early on into the investigation. she was given a three-year sentence for that time served according to the judges. what does it mean? it's the end of the legal road for both amanda knox and her boyfriend. both maintained their innocence throughout. now after ten hours of deliberations today, this final ruling that the case is over. both free to move on with their lives. >> kelly cobiella in rome. we're told there were gatherings in seattle where amanda knox lives, peo