[The Sons of Liberty]

Amanda was lucky.

I'm guessing her family had vast resources to fight her case, hire Italian lawyers, make numerous trips to Italy, bribe the necessary officials, etc.

[ilovesarah2012]

I heard they are not wealthy. They took out second and third mortgages, maxed out credit cards and are now deeply in debt.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Amanda’s parents are divorced. They are middle class, NOT wealthy. Each parent took out second mortages on their homes, maxed out their credit cards, and nearly drove themselves to bankruptcy. Amanda’s sister had to quit college and took two jobs to help the family’s financial situation.

The cost of hiring an attorney in Italy and the occassional trips by air from Seattle to Italy were not cheap.

[Kaslin]

I saw a report yesterday that they are not rich. They had to take a second mortgage out on their house so they could make the trips

[bboop]

I heard that her parents and grandparents took all the money out of their homes to fight this. Napoleonic Code, nothing quite like it — here.

[Downsouth55]

My Grandmother used to say "If you had been at home where you should have been that wouldn't have happened" The older I get the more I see the wisdom in her statement.

[Mila]

“I’m guessing her family had vast resources to fight her case, hire Italian lawyers, make numerous trips to Italy, bribe the necessary officials, etc.”

October 5, 2011 8:19 AM

For Amanda Knox, freedom comes at hefty cost

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/10/05/earlyshow/main20115856.shtml

Wed, Oct 5 - 11:43 am ET

Amanda Knox’s Family Went Into Crazy Debt To Save Her

http://mommyish.com/stuff/amanda-knoxs-family-went-into-crazy-debt-to-save-her-346/