Amanda Knox's advice for American linked to Punta Cana missing persons case

Amanda Knox knows precisely what Joshua Riibe is feeling close now.

The elder astatine St. Cloud University successful Minnesota, who is believed to beryllium among the past radical to spot University of Pittsburgh pupil Sudiksha Konanki successful the Dominican Republic, near the Caribbean state connected March 19, his lawyers said.

Riibe was holed up successful the edifice Riu Republica successful Punta Cana nether strict constabulary monitoring for 11 days earlier a justice ruled the concern violated Dominican law. The 22-year-old’s restrictions besides included confiscating his cellphone and passport.

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Joshua Riibe arrives astatine a Dominican Republic courthouse alongside his father, Albert Riibe, connected March 18. (Fox News Digital)

Riibe's attorneys successfully argued that, arsenic a witness, not a suspect, constabulary power implicit his movements implicit an 11-day span was unlawful.

"I had not followed that case, but the archetypal happening is… however tin I interaction him?" Knox told Fox News Digital. "Because it’s not conscionable 1 small punctuation that I would springiness him… There’s a consciousness of urgency that he’s going to beryllium feeling that I cognize I felt."

Joshua Riibe is believed to beryllium among the past radical to spot chap pupil Sudiksha Konanki successful the Dominican Republic. (Fox News Digital)

The parent of 2 has a publication that was published connected Tuesday, "Free: My Search for Meaning." It recounts the struggles the 37-year-old endured successful attempting to reintegrate into nine aft spending astir 4 years successful an Italian prison. In it, Knox besides reflects connected what it was similar returning to a much mean life, including seeking a beingness partner, uncovering a occupation and walking retired successful public.

Amanda Knox, a joined parent of two, is simply a transgression justness betterment advocator and gives talks connected however high-profile cases tin interaction loved ones. (Lucien Knuteson)

Knox said she had immoderate sage proposal for Riibe and his parents arsenic they effort to navigate the aforesaid fears she and her household experienced.

"I perfectly would urge taking his clip due to the fact that I consciousness similar there’s a batch of unit from the extracurricular satellite to crook him into content," she said. 

Military unit hunt for Sudiksha Konanki, a Pittsburgh University pupil from the U.S. who disappeared connected a formation successful Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, connected March 10.  (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)

"And also, to consciousness similar helium tin spell backmost to his life… After you’ve mislaid truthful overmuch time, the past happening you privation to perceive is, ‘Take your time. Take things slow.’ But it’s really, truly true. And inevitably, it’s conscionable going to instrumentality clip for him to truly get deed by the waves of realization of what happened to him."

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Amanda Knox's book, "Free: My Search for Meaning," is disposable now. (Grand Central Publishing)

"It’s going to beryllium a agelong journey, whether oregon not helium takes his time," Knox warned. "But really, conscionable allowing him the abstraction to conscionable beryllium without being successful endurance mode would beryllium my archetypal portion of advice."

Fox News Digital reached retired to Riibe’s lawyers for comment.

Sudiksha Konanki appears successful an undated photograph connected her TikTok profile. Konanki and 5 pistillate friends had traveled to the Dominican Republic connected March 3 for outpouring break. (@sudikshakonanki/TikTok)

Knox, calved successful Seattle, was a 20-year-old pupil successful Perugia studying overseas erstwhile her roommate, Meredith Kercher, was recovered stabbed to decease successful 2007. The 21-year-old was recovered successful the cottage they shared with 2 Italian women.

Between 2007 and 2015, Amanda Knox spent astir 4 years successful an Italian situation and 8 years connected proceedings for a execution she didn’t commit. (Federico Zirilli/AFP via Getty Images)

The lawsuit made planetary headlines arsenic suspicion fell rapidly connected Knox and her fellow of conscionable days, Raffaele Sollecito. 

But different man, Rudy Hermann Guede, from the Ivory Coast, was yet convicted of execution aft his DNA was recovered astatine the transgression scene. The European Court of Human Rights ordered Italy to wage Knox damages for the constabulary failures, noting she was susceptible arsenic a overseas pupil not fluent successful Italian.

Amanda Knox (right) acknowledges the cheers of supporters portion her parent Edda Mellas comforts her successful Seattle connected Oct. 4, 2011.  (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

Knox returned to the United States successful 2011, aft being freed by an appeals tribunal successful Perugia, and has established herself arsenic a planetary campaigner for the wrongly convicted. Over the years, she has attempted to wide her name.

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British pupil Meredith Kercher was murdered successful 2007. She was 21. ( Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Today, Knox is simply a committee subordinate of The Innocence Center, a nonprofit instrumentality steadfast that aims to escaped guiltless radical from prison. She besides often discusses however high-profile cases interaction loved ones connected a podcast she hosts with her husband, "Labyrinths."

Guede, 37, was freed successful 2021, aft serving astir of his 16-year sentence.

Amanda Knox attends her entreaty proceeding astatine Perugia's Court of Appeal successful Perugia, Italy, connected Sept. 30, 2011. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Riibe is believed to beryllium among the past radical who saw Konanki, 20, earlier she vanished successful the aboriginal greeting hours of March 6 from the formation down their resort. The students were visiting the Caribbean federation for outpouring interruption with friends.

Joshua Riibe, seen present successful a Dominican Republic courtroom, has cooperated with instrumentality enforcement. (Greg Wehner/Fox News Digital)

According to the transcript of an interrogation with prosecutors, Riibe told constabulary helium was drinking with Konanki connected the beach, and they were kissing successful the water erstwhile they got caught successful a current. Riibe said helium was a erstwhile lifeguard and helped bring her ashore.

Riibe told investigators helium vomited upon reaching the formation and that Konanki said she was going to fetch her things. When helium looked up, she was gone. Riibe said helium was aboriginal amazed to perceive of her disappearance.

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Konanki’s parents, Subbarayudu and Sreedevi Konanki, person asked Dominican authorities to state their girl legally dead. In a letter, they said that aft an extended search, section authorities believed that their girl had drowned.

Sudiksha Konanki successful a Facebook selfie photo. The 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh inferior has been missing since March 6, erstwhile she vanished during a outpouring interruption travel to a five-star edifice successful Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Sudiksha Konanki/Facebook)

While Riibe was faced with scrutiny, helium was not named a fishy successful the case. Following a proceedings exceeding 5 hours, Judge Edwin Rijo ruled that Riibe, classified arsenic a witness, should person afloat rights nether Dominican instrumentality and unrestricted state of movement.

Michael Chapman, sheriff of Loudoun County successful Virginia, wherever the Konankis live, said successful a connection that officials person been moving with Dominican authorities and proceed to reappraisal grounds successful the case.

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Sudiksha Konanki's parents are seen speaking retired aft their daughter's disappearance. They judge the pupil drowned. (FOX 5 DC)

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"The disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki is tragic, and we cannot ideate the grief her household has been feeling," helium said. "Sudiksha’s household has expressed their content that she drowned. While a last determination to marque specified a declaration rests with authorities successful the Dominican Republic, we volition enactment the Konanki household successful each mode possible."