I never asked to become a public person. The Italian authorities and global media made that choice for me. And when I was acquitted and freed, the media and the public wouldn’t allow me to become a private citizen again. I have not been allowed to return to the relative anonymity I had before Perugia. I have no choice but to accept the fact that I live in a world where my life, and my reputation, are freely available for distortion by a voracious content mill.
Amanda Knox's story really reminds me of Steven Avery's story, which was recorded in the Netflix documentary "How to Make a Murderer." Both Amanda and Steven were accused of murder by police who entered the investigation with preconceived notions of the suspect, and charged their suspect with murder based almost solely on confirming their own narratives.