The Amanda Knox murder case, which eventually led to a retrial conviction, was slammed by an Italian trial judge who who claimed the verdict read much more like a "movie script. "Foxy Knoxy," meanwhile, defended herself from the accusation that she murdered Meredith Kercher in her latest interview.

Retired judge Claudio Hellmann, who threw out the Raffaele Sollecito and Amanda Knox murder case back in 2011, told CNN that the the Florence Appeal Court "has written a script for a movie or a thriller book" when it should have relied solely on facts and evidence.

The former magistrate surmised that the High Court might have succumbed to pressure because veering away from the appellate court's guilty verdict in the Amanda Knox retrial conviction meant opposing their colleagues.

Former judge Hellman said there's no evidence in the Amanda Knox murder case that would warrant a conviction for the American student "Foxy Knoxy" and her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito.

The appeals court released on Tuesday a 337-page explanation of the Amanda Knox retrial conviction and Presiding Judge Alessandro Nencini laid down the motive for the killing. He said the relationship between Amanda Knox and Meredith Kercher was already strained because of the missing money from the murdered British student, said HuffingtonPost.

Meanwhile, Amanda Knox defended herself in an interview with CNN, claiming that there's no forensic evidence like fingerprints, hair or DNA that would tie her down to the crime.

"I did not kill my friend. I did not wield a knife. I had no reason to," she said, adding that they have become friends in the month that they spent together in one flat.

"A week before the murder occurred, we went out to a classical music concert together ... We had never fought," Amanda Knox added.

The Amanda Knox murder case has reportedly strained relations between the twin cities of Perugia and Seattle.

Ron Judd revealed in a column he wrote for Seattle Times on March 7 that the first casualty was the "Sister Orca" sculpture by Marvin Oliver that was supposed to be unveiled in Perugia Park. Then the mayor of Seattle, Mike McGinn, changed the name of a pocket park near Capitol Hill from the original "Perugia Park" to "Summit Slope Park."