( CNN ) Amanda Knox , convicted last year for a second time by an Italian court in the 2007 death of her British roommate , is engaged , a source close to the family told CNN . The former exchange student , 27 , got engaged last week to musician Colin Sutherland , the source said . No other details of the engagement were provided . Knox , along with ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito , was first convicted in Italy in Meredith Kercher 's death in 2009 . After spending four years in an Italian prison , she was released and had returned to her home in Seattle when the verdicts were overturned on appeal in 2011 . Italian court explains Amanda Knox conviction . After her release from prison and return to the United States , Knox resumed her studies at the University of Washington . Her memoir recounting the ordeal , `` Waiting to Be Heard , '' was released in 2013 . Last year , she and Sollecito were again convicted . Italy 's highest court is expected to hear an appeal in the case on March 25 and decide whether Italy may seek to force her to return . Amanda Knox : I wanted to come back from Italy stronger and surer of myself .
Karen Knox is engaged to Michael , a source close to the case tells her . The wedding comes as her legal team continues to fight the conviction in Italy .