an italian prison for the murder of her roommate, being freed on appeal. during that time the media portrayed her as a murderer or victim. as her book hits store shelves today, knox is emerging from the headlines as she told abc s diane sawyer. reporter: a medieval college town in italy, two young women arrive for a year abroad. seeking new horizons. meredith kercher and amanda knox. six weeks later, one of them comes home in a coffin. the other will become a global obsession, headline after headline. labeling her a sexual thrill-seeker, seductress, she-devil with an angel face, spinks of perugia. i haven t heard those. i have heard the gist of them. and they re wrong. i was in the courtroom when they were calling me a devil.
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considered persons of interest. sources familiar with the probe say investigators have discovered female dna on one of the bombs. it s unclear whether it came from a victim, someone who handled components of the bomb before it was put together or a co-conspirator. some may have been involved in helping build the bombs. others may have been involved in helping radicalize the brothers. reporter: the fbi is probing the mother of the accused brothers. authorities say her phone calls with tamerlan were recorded by russian intelligence. and in one conversation she allegedly discussed jihad with him. she again denied her family is involved in terrorism. i am listening to you, they did not do it, and you again ask me! reporter: fbi agents interviewed catherine russell at her rhode island residence to find out what she knew about her husband s activities. while agents left her house carrying evidence bags, she was seen leaving with her attorney who told abc news russell did not know abo
in helping build the bombs. others may have been involved in helping radicalize the brothers. reporter: fbi agents also continue to press katherine russell, the widow of elder brother tamerlan, about her knowledge of her husband s activities. agents left her house carrying evidence bags. and she was seen leaving with her attorneys, who said she did not know about the bomb plot. and the investigative threats continue to stretch into russia. at the same time tamerlan traveled there last year, two key young leaders of a violent is islamic group was killed by russian forces. one of them was canadian, who like tamerlan, had been a professional boxer before a evolving into a radical jihadist. tamerlan left russia two days after the canadian boxer was killed. and the fbi wants to know if he helped recruit and train tamerlan while he was there. if you want to learn how to build a bomb, chechnya is one of the best places to learn how to do it.
tyler was initially offered about $21,000 in financial aid. for the family who own the small auto repair shop, unless they can get additional assistance, he can t go to the school of his dreams. enter our college tuition expert, kal chany. he said families miss out on millions every year because they don t know how to navigate the system. think of colleges as businesses. you have more leverage than you think you do. but you have to ask for it. the first aid package you get isn t necessarily the final offer. reporter: tip one. you can appeal that first financial aid package. did you know you could appeal? no, i did not. reporter: tip two. use this phrase to start your appeal letter to the college. i am sending this letter to request reconsideration of the aid that was offered to your son. reporter: spell out exactly why you deserve more aid. you want to be polite and cordial. you don t want to be acting like