Delia D'Ambra

The fact that that was what had happened though cemented for some relatives that Troy likely had to have been inebriated or in some kind of disassociative state and not thinking clearly.

These developments brought a sense of justice, though, to Shirley Newton, Shane Newton's mom.

She told the Charlotte Observer, "...I've waited 18 years and justice has finally come to me.

They didn't give him no time at all.

If they'd done something to him, given him a longer sentence, maybe these families wouldn't have to feel what I feel."

End quote.

She also put it this way to the News Herald, quote, "'I told them at the courthouse, "'if he gets off of this, he will hurt someone else.

"'And I thought about it every single day.

"'If we had a justice system back then, "'all of this could have been avoided.

"'There would have been no more pain "'like what I had to go through.

"'They should punish somebody for the crimes they've committed "'or at least get them some help.

"'I believe that if they had given Troy some help "'after he killed Shane, that this might not have happened.'"

He needed mental help and he needed help getting off the drugs, she later continued.

They just slap him on the hand.

If they would have given him more time when he killed Shane, I believe it would have straightened him out and none of this would have happened."

Shirley 100% blamed the former district attorney's office in Burke County for giving Troy a plea deal back in 1997.

She said that her son's blood and the blood of all the victims in 2014 was on the former assistant district attorney's hands, period.

In the wake of the 2014 murders, the community stepped up in a big way to support Jason's widow and two sons.

A handful of volunteers and builders donated supplies and pitched in to finish remodeling the family's mobile home.

Amanda and her sons remained in that home for a number of years before eventually selling it a couple of years ago.