people, that amanda knox and rafaelle may, indeed, be innocent? >> translator: listen, i am very sincere so if i made certain requests it's because i was absolutely sure they were responsible, otherwise if i had had any doubt, i would have asked for an acquittal for lack of evidence. >> reporter: mignini is clearly under the gun and needs to make sure his convictions are upheld on appeal. exactly why knox's family is cautious. >> sometimes i'm just filled with hope and i know for sure that this is going away. but i was like that during the first trial because there was no evidence. >> reporter: for the knox family, their entire lives have been put on hold. kurt knox and his ex-wife have mortgaged everything they own to pay for their daughter's