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Knox’s ex-beau: Evidence points to my innocence

By Frances D'emilio
Published July 1, 2014 2:13pm ET
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Knox’s ex-beau: Evidence points to my innocence
Raffaele Sollecito, second from left, and his father Francesco, second from right, listen to lawyers Luca Mauri, center with gray suit, and Giulia Bongiorno, right, before giving a press conference in Rome, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend says the American student provided alibis for him he hopes will persuade Italy's top criminal court to overturn his conviction for the 2007 murder of her British roommate. Sollecito told reporters in Rome Tuesday the Florence appeals court that convicted both of them in January, in explaining its verdict, cited a memo Knox wrote saying he wasn't involved in Meredith Kercher's murder. The 30-year-old Italian also cited a Knox text message he contended would bolster his claim of innocence. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) | Riccardo De Luca

ROME (AP) — Amanda Knox’s former Italian boyfriend said Tuesday the American student provided alibis for him that he will use to try to persuade Italy’s court of last resort to dismiss his conviction for the murder of her British roommate.

Raffaele Sollecito hopes the Court of Cassation will rule he deserves yet another trial and throw out the 25-year sentence he received in January from a Florence appeals court, which convicted both him and Knox for the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher, 21.

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