Whatever it took to provide for her family, Alicia Gaston was willing to do it.
The mum-of-three lived in Windham, Maine, with her husband Noah and their three young children.
Alicia, 34, had chosen to home school their two older children, aged eight and nine.
She planned to do the same with their youngest when they were ready.
Noah, 33, had just left his job as a chef, and was struggling to find another role, so it was getting hard to make ends meet.
So, Alicia used her crafting talents to knit scarves and sell them to earn some extra money.
She would bake family birthday cakes, showing she was naturally creative.
It was January 2016, and times were hard for the Gaston family.
