Italy's high court to make final ruling in Amanda Knox case

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Italy's high court to make final ruling in Amanda Knox case

Nearly eight years after being accused of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher while studying abroad in Italy, Amanda Knox's fate is once again in Italy's hands.

PERUGIA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 29: Amanda Knox is escorted to her appeal hearing at Perugia's Court of Appeal on September 29, 2011 in Perugia, Italy. Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are awaiting the verdict of their appeal that could see their conviction for the murder of Meredith Kercher overturned. American student Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, who were convicted in 2009 of killing their British roommate Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy in 2007, have served nearly four years in jail after being sentenced to 26 and 25 years respectively. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Nearly eight years after being accused of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher while studying abroad in Italy, Amanda Knox's fate is once again in Italy's hands.

The country's high court is expected to issue a final ruling this week, one that could come with a request for Knox's extradition to Italy.

Newsweek national politics correspondent Nina Burleigh, author of "The Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Trials of Amanda Knox," joined Take Two to discuss the latest twists and possible outcomes in the saga.