when amanda knox was charged with murder, she became an international tabloid pariah. the case muddied by salacious details of sex partners and love affa affairs. headlines proclaimed her guilt conviction overturned, she's using her notoriety to spread an important message. here's my "nightline" coanchor juju chang. >> either i'm a psychopath in sheep's clothing or i am you. >> reporter: her name is amanda knox. known for the notorious murder of her british roommate, meredith kercher, a crime she did not commit. knox spent four years in an italian prison, convicted, painted by prosecutors and the global tabloid media as a sexually obsessed killer. you were called satanic, demonic, a sex-crazed killer. how did it get so distorted? >> there was a prosecute history had tunnel vision, who had this idea that i was guilty and i was guilty no matter what, he just had to find a way to prove it. >> reporter: the world watched her sensational trials and tribulations. fully exonerated only last year she's stepping back into the spotlight she says to shed light on how innocent peo

amanda knox, an american college girl caught up in a murder case in italy. >> right. and nearly a decade later amanda is telling her story in a new why. >> a regular person like me. just a kid who's studying abroad, could be caught up in this nightmare where they are portrayed as something that they are not. >> i really want to check that out. >> looks good, yeah. >> so will the new documentary bring new light to who committed the crime? he talked to the two behind the film. >> the sensational murder trial. >> making head lines around the country. >> point? >> playing out around the world. >> did you kill meredith? >> no. >> now a decade later amanda knox in her own words. >> were you there that night? >> no. >> professing her innocence, again. >> either i'm a psychopath in sheep's clothing, or i am you. >> what we found actually was a normal human being who had been caught up in this incredible story. >> about to unleash their does people will see her one way or the other. >> the american exchange student and her boyfriend. >> -- accused of a drug fueled sex attack in

. >> to the italian press, amanda knox is a pretty american face with a murderous american heart. >>our blahhingo can fly but not out of prison. now, he's over the news desk. hello, blago, wave, everyone. >> the 33 miner ascends. the end of an odyssey watched around the world. >> this is a fox news alert. dateline, salt lake city, elizabeth smart found just 15 miles from her home. >> it is astonishing to see a plane in the river. >> passengers and crew are off of the plane and safe. >> we've covered terrorism overseas. >> two men drove their boat alongside the cole and detonated their explosives in their boat. the attack killed 17 crew members. >> somebody killed 23 americans in an attack in benghazi, libya. fox news stations joining us. there has been a series of attacks tonight in france. and here at home. >> another plane just flew into the second tower. this has to be deliberate, folks. >> and that makes eight confirmed cases of anthrax exposure in the united states. >> this is a fox news continuing coverage of the tragedy at fort hood. it's hard to imagine the chaos in there. no

now amanda knox is speaking out. >> it was this attempt to project this like monster onto me. >> saying it could happen to anyone. how she's using her ordeal to help others. >>> plus competitive pole dancing? the sensuous art has gone from strip to sport. hundreds of athletes training year round to do tricks that would make your head spin in an arms race for the championship. >>> and waiting in the wings. who could dare keep the most powerful man in the world in a holding pattern? even air force one is only as fast as its slowest passenger. >>> but first the "nightline 5." >> does your makeup remover take

. >> anyone that hasn't watched it yet, you have to watch the amanda knox one. >> they produced a nice for that. >>> the election year often generates plenty of material for "saturday night live" and it started with a unique take on the first presidential debate. >> good evening, america. i'm going to be so good tonight. i'm going to be so calm and so presidential that all of you watching are going to cream your jeans. >> that was alec baldwin as donald trump and kate mckinnon as hillary clinton. she got a shimmy in there. she did a nice job. >>> and this video is along the san diego coast. 80 dogs hit the water at the dog beach in del mar. the animal center hosted a competition to raise funds for orphan pets. how do you teach your dog to surf? if it comes natural to canines? look at this. >> i'm so bad at surfing, i have tried. >> i have not even tried. >> if the dogs can do it -- it's just -- kudos to them. good stuff. >> who wasn't want to see a dog on a surfboard? >>> still to come are the must reads, a hot off-the-press endorsement from lebron james endorsing hillary clinton. the

. >> to the italian press, amanda knox is an enigmu, a pretty american face with a murdererous americanour blog can fly, but not out of prison. >> and celebrated survival stories. >> the thirty-third minor ascends, the end of an odyssey watched around the world. >> this is a fox news alert. dateline's salt lake city, utah, elizabeth smart found wearing a wig and veil just 15 miles from her own home. >> it is aastonishing to see a u.s. airways plane in the hudson river. >> miraculously, all passengers, all crew are off of the plane and are safe. >> we've also covered terrorism overseas. >> two men drove their boat alongside the coal and detonated the explosives in their boat. the attack killed 17 united states navy crew members. >> somebody killed four americans and wounded three others in an attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi and libya. we're joined with a series of attacks tonight in france. >> and attacks here at home. >> another plane just flew into the second tower. this raises -- this has to be deliberate, folks. anthrax at the new york post. that makes eight confirmed cases

now amanda knox is speaking out. >> it was this attempt to project this like monster onto me. >> saying the championship. >>> and waiting in the wings. who could dare keep the most powerful man in the world in a holding pattern? even air force one is only as fast as its slowest passenger. >>> but first the "nightline 5." >> does you