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He sent his sister a handwritten letter. this letter. this letter with a chilling warning. i got real real bad high blood pressure. and if they gas me and jump on me and i happen to have a stroke or a heart attack don't y'all believe believe. he had said to the the inspector general in that grievance, washington accuses a corrections officer of assaulting him. washington wrote, quote, this is clearly a retaliation, and i am in fear of my life in this the dorm. 14 days after washington filed his grievance, and just eight days after that grievance was denied washington was dead. the medical exam...

Therefore, she was -- very scared. >> reporter: this day of judgment started with knox's emotional plea in court to be freed. her voice shaking so much the judge told her she could sit if necessary. she said, i am paying with my life for something that i didn't do. i didn't kill. i didn't rape. i insist, after four years, after four hopeless years, my innocence. i want to go home. i want to go back to my life. i deserve freedom. knox was taken back to the prison where she was greeted with cheers from those inside. she has become quite popular with inmates in that prison. she said her good-byes...

i wasn't there. i wasn't present in that crime. >> cnn's matthew chance was in the courtroom. matthew, walk us through this morning's hearing, will you? >> reporter: yeah, martin. it was very emotional. amanda knox came in escorted by the guards and looked very stressed indeed, very pale. her head was hung down. she didn't even look at her family, who were gathered in one corner of the courtroom to give her support. her former boyfriend also serving a lengthy prison sentence for the murder of meredith kircher, spoke first. he said they were both innocent. then the big moment came. pe...

Nearly a year now. the prosecution asking for life sentences. the defense lawyers arguing there is not a shred of evidence linking amanda or rafaeli to the scene. there is so much at stake here. in one way amanda could go free and be on a plane in a couple of days home, perhaps on tuesday. another possibility, of course, is another extended stay at the prison where she has already spent four years and, of course, there could be some in between area, too. an italian sort, something in between where she is not totally exonerated but perhaps let go for the time served. and just to let you know, a...

>> oh, my god. >> please stay where you are. everybody, stay where you are. >> did you get it? oh, my god. >> keep your heads up. everybody, stay where you are. >> i knew that was in the stands, oh, my god. >> it could have been us. >> i know. in my mind, it was coming. >> joining me on the phone is the man who shot that video. he is brent wilson, he's back home in portland, oregon. brent, you know, we could hear i counted three "oh, my gods." i don't know if that was from you or your son. i can't imagine what you were feeling. if you can, walk me through your initial thoughts when y...