Perugia to US: Amanda Knox Enjoys Freedom & Today Show, NBC Appeal Videos Oct 17, 2011

Arm in arm with the sister who fought to free her, Amanda Knox enjoys another day of freedom For four long years, she stood in fierce defence of her sister, Amanda Knox, and comforted her in the public eye. And this weekend Deanna Knox and her older sibling showed again just how close they are as they enjoyed Amanda's second week of freedom. The sisters were arm in arm outside of their mother's home in their native Seattle, Washington on Sunday - two weeks after the elder Knox was sensationally acquitted of the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy. Dressed down in denim jeans, trainers, a T-shirt and overcoat, Amanda Knox, 24, smiled faintly at the paparazzi camped outside. Her sister, Deanna, dressed in UGG boots and sweats, waved and grinned widely as she embraced the sister she had been estranged from during the family's four-year fight for Amanda's freedom in a Perugia jail. The memory of her murder conviction and subsequent prison term is still undoubtedly fresh in the minds of the Knox clan, which has publicly stood united in support of Amanda. A bumper sticker reading 'Free Amanda Knox' is still emblazoned on a car in the driveway that carted off the freed former college student. While media furore surrounds her every move, it appears, however, she is putting every effort into enjoying her new-found freedom as she comes to terms with her celebrity and intrigue surrounding her. The sisterly outing came just days after Amanda enjoyed a walk through downtown Seattle with best friend Madison Paxton, who stayed close to her while she was in prison in Italy. On Thursday, the pair were seen enjoying lunch and walking with some family members through a crowded shopping square during a Wall Street Protest, barely noticeable with their covered heads and Paxton's sunglasses. Earlier she was seen taking a drive with her step-father, Chris Mellas in her Seattle hometown. The pair made a pit-stop to grab a coffee at a drive-through Starbucks coffee shop before driving on. Pictures last week also emerged showing Amanda looking relaxed and at ease while taking a stroll in the autumn sunshine with a friend as she popped out to pick up some essentials - toothpaste and a Hershey's chocolate bar near her home.

Knox flew home to Seattle 12 days ago, freed after four years in an Italian prison when a jury overturned her conviction for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. She and her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were arrested a few days after Kercher's body was discovered in a pool of blood in November 2007 in the apartment she shared with Knox in Perugia. The couple were convicted in 2009 and sentenced to 26 and 25 years respectively. A third defendant, Rudy Hermann Guede, was also convicted and had his 16-year prison sentence upheld by Italy's highest court, however he plans to appeal. Asked how his daughter had changed since she was jailed, Mr Knox previously said she was little different, other than occasionally slipping into speaking Italian and being less trusting of authority after her experience with Italian police. 'It's almost like she hasn't lost a step with the family, which is nice to see,' he said. He said his daughter had to remain largely indoors for the moment, describing it as 'a different version of jail' but said she had at least been able to lie down in the grass – something she had longed for while in prison. Last weekend, Miss Kercher's father John said Miss Knox should 'keep a low profile' as it was 'wrong to capitalise on any murder'.

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