Amanda Knox's Ex Says Social Media Mentions Prove His Innocence

At a press conference in Rome earlier this month, Raffaele Sollecito claimed his university thesis proves his innocence. Sollecito analyzed social networks to determine how many people believed he was innocent or guilty alongside co-defendant Amanda Knox in the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy.

Sollecito and Knox were convicted of Kercher’s murder and served four years in prison. A 2011 acquittal was overturned in January when they were both convicted a second time — Knox refuses to return to Italy to serve her 30-year sentence.

Sollecito faces 25 years but is free as he awaits a final appeal to the Italian high court.