gerfa with her, hoping to give her a chance at a better life. >> she was so excited about the opportunity. i remember she worked a lil' caesar's pizza and that was the greatest thing to get a job. >> reporter: she had a son, josh, went back to community college to improve herself. and there she met a german immigrant named heiko. and from then on, that it was. they were a family. she became a lab technician. heiko, a maintenance man. they bought a house in a leafy neighborhood of lynchburg and had kevin. and the immigrants' son became an all-american kid he was 14 that summer of 2011. smart, studious, and looking forward to the start of high school in the fall. >> he's this normal american kid who likes pizza and hotdogs and burgers, hang out with his friends, play video games, ride on his skateboard. >> reporter: they lived frugally, saved their money.