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Al Semple and Julie Rogers threw their second fundraiser for the Amanda Knox Defense Fund that helps pay Knox's mounting legal fees. This one was held Sunday, March 20, at West Seattle Bowl. Their first was held Oct. 16 at Shadowland Bar & Restaurant in the Alaska Junction. According to Semple and Rogers, as of Monday, March 21, over $1,650 was netted.

The bowing alley is divided by two sides, and one side was filled with fundraiser attendees. Knox's family was not involved in the organizing. However, many of them attended Sunday's event.

"It's better than expected, a lot of people here, a great turnout," said Rogers. "The lanes were sold out."

"I'm here because this is a fundraiser on Amanda's behalf," said her father, Curt Knox told the West Seattle Herald. "It is people gathering to show their support for her and our family and it's very kind of everybody to show up. It's really neat to see some of my old friends here including people I played ball with, but it's extraordinary that somebody cares enough to pull these events together." He was referring to Semple and Rogers.

"It's very helpful in trying to pay the bills as it relates to Amanda's legal fees."

Curt has a relatively new position as controller for the Seattle Opera. He was vice president, finance and controller at Macy's Corporate in downtown Seattle until a massive employee layoff hit the company about two years ago

"The job's going great," he said. "I really enjoy the position. It's a great company to work for. It's a non-profit organization which is very different than what I was accustomed to previously in the for-profit world, but it is very enjoyable."

"I have to see how everybody else is bowling and see if anyone else can beat me," said a smily Liz Huff with sarcasm. Huff is Amanda's grandmother, Edda's mother. "I bowled before, but that was hundred years ago when the boys were putting up the pins. There were no automatic pin setters. The boys were nice enough to put one pin in each gutter for me and then I hit something. That was in the Ozarks."

"I'm here to support Amanda," she added. "Otherwise I would be sitting at home and being depressed. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for her. It's got to get better."

Huff hopes her granddaughter is found innocent of the Nov. 1, 2007 murder of her college roommate Meredith Kercher following her current appeal process. She is currently serving a 26 year sentence near Perugia, Italy, where the murder was committed.

(We originally stated the murder occurred Nov. 2. It occurred Nov. 1. We regret the error.)