Kerrilee D"Avolio's mom speaks out

Mher plans tbe in court every day for the murder trial of her daughter's accused killer, who, of course, is also her former son-in-law.

Her hope?

Justice for her daughter, and, for everyone who watches the trial to know her daughter was somuch.

Here's newschannel 2's joleen ferris.

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None the nightmare police and prosecutors say began here at this home on belmont street, in rome, more than a year ago, continues fortn oneida county courtroom a little over a year ago, hope wagner began living every parent's worst nightmare; knowing her child, her daughter, kerrilee d'avolio, was never coming back, murdered, and discarded in a dumpster, allegedly, at the hands of her estranged husband, who was like a son to hope wagner, for more than a decade 1:29 he was a part of our family for 12 years" hope says kerrilee tried to save her troubled marriage for years.

But that in november 2018, the wedding ring went away, along with any hope that her marriage could be saved, and both she and jason d'avolio decided to divorce, and co parent their children 3:44 "she was a good hearted person.

She just gave everyone second chances" the void left by kerrilee's violent departure from her mother's life is unbearable.

But hope can't afford to give in to her grief....her three young granddaughters need her now more than ever 3:57 "she loved her children.

My granddaughters.

And that's really hard to wrap our head around, that she won't be there for them.

But we just surround them with love and talk about her all the tiem with her, with her children.

And that's probably really the hardest part, because they're so little and you can't explain.

They can't comprehend where their mommy is" in a time of unimagineable grief, comfort has come from a most unlikely source 6:11 "people i've never met have contacted me and their hearts have just poured out to our family from across the country that just want justice for her" 7:14 "it's like an extension of your family ,of people who've experienced things like this" 7:50 "so it's like this bond with people you've never met" so for the sake of her family and with the help and support of strangers, hope presses on, waiting for the end of the trial of her daughter's accused murderer...to have her say 5:03 "i'm here to be kerrys voice and i'm waiting for the end so i can have a voice and finally have something to say, i've been silent this whole time" jf, nc2.

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