Amero: Once the compilation of all the records and the trial transcripts were sent to Alex. They were like, 'It shows here this, this and this, but they said you did this, this and this. That's wrong.' They started giving me little pieces of hope. It moved on from there. I started feeling better daily.

IDGNS: Tell me about the day your guilty verdict was set aside.

Amero: That day I felt vindicated. I felt that there was hope. Now the world sees that there was erroneous testimony on [the prosecution's] part. Now the world will see it

IDGNS: So what did you do that day?

Amero: I came home with my husband, and where we live we have an outdoor fire pit and a big yard facing the woods. We had a fire in the fire pit; we had a couple of beers and roasted marshmallows. I felt like it was the beginning of something new.