3 Year Old Girl Vanished & Parents Blamed? The Story of Riley Fox & Kevin Fox | Wilmington IL
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I think this is a perfect example of why asking for a lawyer the moment the cops start asking you questions totally isn't at all an indication of guilt, merely an assertion of your rights.
I think Annie said he asked for a lawyer but he was ignored
He did ask for one and they ignored it. Which means they should have caught charges for that by itself.
My husband is the most honest person I know a wonderful man and he told me if I or the children disappeared he would lawyer up right away...after all of this so would i
I agree! Detectives twist the truth to their liking and screw innocent people in the process. Definitely lawyer up.
He tried, they ignored him
Those detectives should not just be fired. They should be charged with kidnapping, torture, filing false reports, and probably several other things.
Deprivation of rights under the color of law. Read what the maximum penalty for that is.......
The max penalty is death, but only if they cause his death. They would probably only get 1 year maximum for what they did to him.
And sexu*al assault on Kevin during the interrogation.
Anyone who has ever watched a true crime documentary should know that the prosecution will almost always try to create a story line that makes the person establishing innocence or self defense look like a crazy maniac that just wanted to kill someone... whether it was really innocence, really self defense or whether they are really guilty.. They don't care about you, your rights or your freedom. They care about getting someone prosecuted ESPECIALLY if it resulted in the death of someone else. So, it really doesn't matter at all what the laws are. It matters what the prosecution believes happened, whether what they think has any merit to it or not. Haven't ANY of you ever seen "Accused: Guilty or Innocent"?? They will put you on trial, accuse you of 1st or 2nd degree murder, manslaughter, aggrevated manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, and any and every charge below it, make you fear for your freedom for 2 to 4 years while the case is being established and settled in court, make you go to 20 court Hearings, meet with a lawyer and pay a lawyer for your defense for years, (bleeding you dry) in order to spare your freedom, and then offer a plea deal right before the trial, trying to get you to admit to guilt. (Usually they do this because they don't think they have enough evidence for a guilty verdict.) If you don't accept the plea deal, they will wait until the exact same day as trial and drop all the charges, or proceed to trial. It happens all the time where they drag it out, just to drop it at the last minute.. Or if they think they have sufficient evidence, you're usually screwed, even if it really was rightfully self defense. So if you ever sent a text saying you hated the person that ended up dead, if you have any bad blood with them at all, any type of history, they will try to play it off as if you wanted to kill this person and are just making it SEEM like self defense, even if it was. There was a case on there where two guys were at Walmart, and one guy comes up to the other, some big muscley, tatted dude against some guy who looks like he's never been in a fight in his life... the big, tatted dude kept getting closer and closer to the other guy, aggressively screaming and he warned him multiple times not to come any closer. He kept walking towards him quickly, so the smaller guy pulled out his gun, and held it in a defensive posture. He told him not to come any closer. Then the tatted guy pulled out HIS gun and told the other guy to "put his f#$%ing BB gun away." The tatted guy slid his gun back into his holster and kept walking towards him, so dude shot him. Multiple witnesses saw and even recorded what happened and they were all in fear for the smaller guy that killed the other guy. The tatted guy was upset about the smaller dudes wreckless driving on his motorcycle and he got shot and killed due to his aggressive maneurisms and tone during the altercation. This guy was on trial for years, in the face of public opinion. They say innocent until guilty, but it's 100% the opposite IF the media is involved in any way. The bottom line is that prosecution will almost always try to turn any scenario around on the victim for protecting themselves, IF there are ANY cracks for them to weasel their way into. The bottom line is IF there was ANYTHING ELSE you could have done besides killing them, you should have done those things. You should have ran, you should have hid, you should have disarmed them. They are prosecuters for a reason, their sole job is to prosecute. It doesn't matter at all what the laws are, you better have a good lawyer and camera footage of the event in question, at your disposal. They were saying this guy simply just wanted to kill someone and this was his perfect opportunity. I don't agree this guy should have been killed but it's easy to see how things escalated so rapidly and dude had minimal time to think before he acted in what he believed qualified as self defense. He was lucky to be found not guilty. He still had to go through the stress and torture for years to see what his verdict was.
They usually create a plot for EVERY murder case and half of them are bogus, but the media and general public feed into it like pigs eating slop. They add all these outside components like satanic rituals, heavy metal music, occult or pagan beliefs, sacrifices, whatever will make a story more popular and sell more copies. It's usually the media intervention, and then this media interventions makes an appeal to public opinion, which causes people to believe you're guilty, even when you're supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. The media has no place in matters of the law and they shouldn't be allowed to report on cases of homicides or murder suicides or larger types of crimes UNTIL the case is fully settled in court. It leads to an unjust system, ultimately, because even though that is just the public opinion, public opinion and the actual verdict are the only 2 things that matter. If you're found innocent but the public still thinks you're guilty, you may as well have been found guilty because you have to hide yourself away from the world to have any type of quality of life. Like Casey Anthony. She is guilty, but according to the courts, she's not. If it wasn't swept up in the media, she would just be innocent, so in her case, the media was beneficial because she really is guilty. Anyone with half a brain cell can see that, but according to the law, she is innocent. BUT WHAT iF she really was innocent and all these people have been harassing her for so long even though she was found innocent and WAS innocent (just as an example, we all know she's not innocent.) But instances like that happen all the time where someone is found innocent, but the media slaughtered their entire reputation and ruined their life because the plot line cooked up by prosecution. I've seen cases of circumstantial evidence that didn't prove guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and these people are sentenced to life in prison or death, but I've also seen the flip side where all the circumstantial evidence points to one person, and then they later get a DNA hit or finger print they missed before, that shows it was 100% a random rape and killing that happened while someone else close to the victim, the last person to see them alive (in this case, the adult son) had been being blamed for their mother's death and prosecution had been treating him like dog crap after he came home to find his mom dead in a bathtub full of water and blood, and accusing him of being guilty, when it was some random slaying. How many people convicted on circumstantial evidence alone are actually innocent? Circumstantial evidence is far from fool proof and shouldn't be allowed without at least one piece of real evidence. Even phone records and pings and camera footage of you driving by a camera on the way to the scene of the homicide is not enough evidence to convince without reasonable doubt. The only point is that not everyone cares about finding the truth. They judt care about having someone to blame so they can get another "successful" notch on the metaphorical belt of justice. They might believe the story their spinning is true 100%, but they also get tunnel vision or just want the case to be solved "for the families." But I bet those families don't want to see someone spending their entire lives in prison that wasn't even the person who comitted the crime. I bet almost half of people spending life in prison on circumstantial evidence alone are not even really guilty of what they're being accused of. This is just more evidence of an unjust justice system, so the laws don't even really matter when they should matter the most. It is like people with mental illnesses having a manic attack, should they really be thrown in prison for doing something they have no recollection of and didn't mean to do? I don't know the answer to that, but I am leaning more towards no. When it involves obvious mental health issues, it should be treated slightly different IMO.
Yes!
The amount of trauma that Tyler has gone through breaks my heart. Losing his sister so tragically to an evil monster, being interrogated/psychologically tortured, his dad going to prison for a crime he didn’t commit, his parents splitting and then his dad dying in a car accident. I pray that Tyler is okay and that if there’s a heaven, Kevin and riley are up there together🤍 such a messed up case all around.
I agree with you… so much pain for this family 😢I pray that they are resting in heaven 🙏together ❤
I found it despicable that Kevin was badgered relentlessly to the point where he confessed to a crime he hadn’t committed. I lost my 5 year old son from drowning and that was horrific. I can not even imagine how the Fox family could go on. This is an appalling tragedy and law enforcement should be punished for this.
I am so sorry mama. I can’t imagine the pain of your loss. It just feels like any parent shouldn’t ever have to experience something like what you have. My heart aches for you and I know when you get to Heaven, his precious face will be the first you see.
@@stephanieann622 you are so sweet! Thank you
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I'm so sorry for your loss
I’m so sorry for your loss. ❤
What pisses me off is how his girl friend doesn’t come forward with this info until there’s a reward offered. How heartless. Almost as bad as those poor excuse for law enforcement
I feel the same way. Why wait for a reward when you had information.
His girlfriend should be an accessory after the fact she waited until there was a reward to come forward with the information
I wonder if she actually recieved the reward money
That child was 1000% mistreated by the interviewer. It makes me feel sick.
Absolutely true
It was shameful the way she treated that little boy. She's an ignorant, callous moron who should be fired.
I'm make me sick to my stomach
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Same.
Despicable!!!
She knew she was being taped and was STILL that cold to a child because she knew no one would do anything about her .
This case is absolutely HEARTBREAKING. I can’t even imagine. After everything - Riley’s dad being killed in a car accident is just devastating. What he went through is absolutely horrific. All I can say is I pray that Kevin and Riley are reunited and happy together again. I can’t believe how this was handled. Literally makes me sick. That poor family. 💔💔💔
This case is beyond words. I have a 3 yr old daughter and completely broke down when you mentioned that she was asking for her daddy during the assault! No baby should have to endure that level of pain 😞
And those who mishandled the case deserve the absolute worst! How the hell did they not immediately lose their jobs? Disgusting! Riley deserved better and was let down by her attacker and those detectives how infuriating.
Not only did those detectives cause immense pain to that family. They run the risk of having any of their other convictions retried or overturned. And if i were the victim or loved one of a victim of a crime that those detectives were investigating I would demand they were taken off the case.
💯 it’s hard to say how many innocent people those bastards put behind bars
You said exactly what I would’ve said.
So true
Will County is horrible. I lived in that county for 37yrs. This happened right behind my house. Such a tragic case. Riley was the sweetest little daddy’s girl.
That's so true
…the police would rather a predator go free & persecute an innocent, grieving father at the worst time in his life than be WRONG! 🤬
Exactly! 💔
Never answer questions without a lawyer. Never take a polygraph.
What’s scary is that it happens all the time
Thank you for using the start of the video to tell us about her life before the tragedy. Many creators tend to speak of victims as just victims. You allow her to be seen as the person she was, not just a victim ❤. Rest in peace, Riley.
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May kevin and Riley be dancing in heaven together. This is crazy, I am not shocked so many screwed up law departments and child welfare cases the entire thing makes me sick.
Knowing this baby cried for her daddy is more pain in my heart than I knew was humanly possible. Why are there such sick cruel monsters amongst us. Rip baby girl 😢
Just imagine what that did to her daddy
@@Sandi-zh2wx I can't imagine it. I don't know how he coped with that. I couldn't. My heart bleeds for the family
What a system we have and financially support w tax dollars
came to the comments to share a similar sentiment & to also add that it guts me to even attempt to fathom her Father's pain. he has already suffered & will continue to suffer knowing this :(
@@amandaooooochoa he passed away in a car wreck
Those detectives were on a major power trip. Not only did they devastate that entire family (the brother crying for his parents broke my heart!) but their “malpractice “ could have ended up in additional children being kidnapped, assaulted and killed.
Thank God for the attorney who stepped up and for the family that stood by Kevin’s side knowing this incredible dad could never hurt his sweet babygirl…RIP sweet angel ❤
"Unacceptable, appaling, a travesty, a dumpster fire" You have nailed it, Annie Elise!!
OMG, how the heck are those “detectives” still employed?!?! That’s just awful!! My heart breaks for their family😢
Love your channel!
I have to agree fully!! It's wrong, it's all wrong!
Rileys dad was good friends with my brother. We use to live in Wilmington. We knew Kevin was innocent. He was an awesome dude. Really missed. My brother and him are in Heaven together. Thank you for covering this. Noone will understand what he went through. The hurt he felt. Riley was a cutie. I was only 12 when they had her.
That poor baby girl. Hurts my heart so much! 😢
I really hope that son and mom are doing well! Physically, mentally, emotionally… everything! I wish them happiness ❤
Wow, if a loving father confessed to this crime and was innocent, imagine how many others have confessed to crimes they have no part of.
I hope riley and her dad are dancing in the sky. Bless this family.
This case is revolting to listen to! Why the jury only awarded 8.1 million just blows my mind!!! They deserved 50 million for everything a very corrupt DA and police investigators put that poor family through!!! And how 4 out of 5 are still employed even shocks me more! Each one of them should be facing the same jail sentence that the perp ended up receiving! The saying “to serve and protect” doesn’t apply whatsoever! It should be “To set up and prosecute” is more like it with this lovely group of officers and DA!
Was very difficult to hear this...!!!
As someone who lives in Illinois....can confirm...EVERYTHING is corrupt here.
You are so right!!!
If they had got 50 million, the police might of learned a lesson.
This was just a ‘slap’ on the wrist🥲
Couldn't of said it better myself.
I completely agree 💯 these 5 officers are corrupt and it pisses me off that 4 of them are still employed 😢😡😡😡
The interviewer was unprofessional and almost cruel. She needs to be investigated along with everyone who watched him being abused by ther without stepping in to help him. Very distressing, just to watch that interview.
"Almost?" Nope. She was absolutely cruel and lacks emotional intelligence. She is a manipulator who should never be allowed to work with children or victims.
The child interviewer was not trained imo, if she had been, shame on whatever program certified her. Asking leading questions???? Thats literally the one thing that you are “trained” not to do. That whole department seems like a dumpster fire. I feel bad for the honest cops that have those people as their supervisors.
What happened to building a repour with the child before you start asking questions. Or give the child a coloring book or paper to draw what they saw. All of the people in this case should have charges brought against them.
The interviewer needs her license revoked and to be barred from any job that involves victims. The way this little boy was treated was unconscionable.
I would be very curious to know this woman's credentials. I'm a counselor and used to work for an independent child advocacy group. We were often brought in to interview children who may have witnessed a crime. First, we worked independent of law enforcement. Second, we all received proper training and techniques of working with children. We were trained to SLOWLY get to know the child. You are initially there just to let the child talk. Once the child feels comfortable with you...and only then, you ask non-leading and non-suggestive questions. Above anything else, if the child becomes upset you immediately stop the session! Especially if the child is crying out for their parents! You comfort the child, reassure him/her that they are safe and then you go get their parent(s.) Any time that I have ever questioned a child, I had his/her parent/guardian sitting in a waiting room nearby.
If the woman who was questioning the little boy is a licensed counselor, social worker, etc. I would suggest that her license be suspended and she be sent back for training!
This case really got to me. I have a 3 year old little boy and an older daughter. Hearing that she called out for her dad is gut wrenching. I couldn’t imagine what this poor family went through. This entire story is devastating on so many levels. I don’t understand how some sick asshole could hurt a child. I just heard a story about a young mother kicking and throwing her 3 year old little boy around in a hall of her apartment. I wish I could take all these babies pain away and protect them
I agree with you there.
That poor man died three times. First with the death of his baby girl, the death of his reputation in his town and then sadly his own death. What those policemen did was CRIMINAL in itself.
I think those detectives owe the same amount of time in jail that the dad and husband had to spend in jail. So sick how they wronged that family.
This happened in my home town. I remember riding my bike around with my dad and friend looking for her. She lived a couple blocks from me. Kevin just recently passed away in a car accident. This case was a huge tragedy for our tiny community. The memorial garden they built for her was beautiful. Some punks vandelized it but it was repaired thankfully.
So sad
I sure hope your family wasn't part of running Kevin and his family out of town. That is shameful
@kheventplanner nooo, never. My mother use to be friends with Kevin and Melissa. We all felt terrible for him.
They deserved more than $15.5 million in my opinion!! They ripped an entire family apart!!! It's heartbreaking what they went through!! I totally agree with you that those guys should not be working in law enforcement!!
This case made me sick from the very beginning! If the detectives talked to a man named EBY the same day Riley’s body was found with shoes marked EBY and didn’t connect the dots but targeted only her father, why are they still so called investigators????
That poor little girl. Her father, too - I can't imagine the kind of heartache he must feel, knowing his child suffered terribly before her death, then being accused of perpetrating that kind of violence. I'm glad he was eventually proven innocent. I hope he doesn't blame himself.
He recently passed away in a car accident. This happened in my home town. Very small town. It was a huge tragedy in our small community. He moved out of state eventually because some people still looked at him as he was guilty.
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@@steph4619oh my goodness!!😢💔
@@steph4619I just don't understand after all the evidence was released that people still blamed him!? The guys last name was on the damn shoes! Like Annie said, she could have solved this case. I'm sure all of us here could have solved it as well! So incredibly sad! 💔
@@OhCeCelianot to mention the dna proof! Gotta love the a hole gossips in a small town. Those people should be ashamed of themselves for running that family out of town,instead of helping their neighbors in a crisis situation the way a small town is meant to do!
Those investigators should not only be sued, but lose their jobs. My heart goes out to Riley’s family. As a mom this story absolutely breaks my heart! 😭
What a devastating story. Not only did the little boy loose his sister, yrs later Kevin his father dies in a car accident. Absolutely horrendous and so sad for everyone involved. God wrap your arms around this family and pray they are healing 💫❤🙏
This is one of the saddest stories I’ve heard. My heart goes out to all those affected by this awful tragedy.
So incredibly sad. Not only did this little precious girl suffer tremendously but then the family tortured during grieving. And the pain was so bad the parents divorced, just for Riley’s dad to get killed in a car accident. Man, this case really pulled on my hearts strings. I truly hope both Riley and her dad are finally reunited ❤
Yes this whole situation is so heartbreaking all over…first the abuse and death of that sweet little angel, their devastation over losing her, him getting blamed, then they get divorced, and then he dies..ugh, it’s too much.
I agree why not look into common sense things that they just ignored. So sad for these parents
You said everything I wanted to say. This one truly got me💔💔
@@OhCeCeliaI love your screen name lol that's cute!
@kheventplanner Lol, thank you! My first name is Celia. In the song it's spelled differently, but sometimes people get the reference. 😉
My thoughts are, how devastating for Tyler he now lost his Dad. So sad! Im glad they won their case. Im horrified to think just how many other false confessions those detectives have under their belts.
I agree with you 100% on everything you say regarding this tragic case, Annie Elise!! I also think it is very frightening that the "Four Police investigators" were allowed to continue working, that they still work as Investigators, it is simply insanely wrong, they should be fired, they should not be allowed to work in the Police!!!!!
My grandmother has lived in this town since before I was born. I visited frequently. Almost every summer of my adolescent life. I remember the searches for Riley & I remember the day they opened the playground in honor of Riley. It’s insane to listen to your stories every single night & be blown away at what people are capable of and then I see the title of this video & am reminded that danger can be so close to home. It’s EVERYWHERE & you have to protect your babies at all cost.
I agree 100%..
Those investigators need to be PUBLICLY fired..
Kevin had such tragedy in his life then to die so tragically is just sad. This literally tore a family apart and no one was held responsible for it. Had the police done their job, Kevin and Riley’s mom may not have divorced and he would still be here today. What a disaster
I agree 💯
I wonder if it was one of law enforcement that caused his death in the car accident. I wouldn't be surprised.
My heart goes out to Tyler. To survive so much at such a young age and to ultimately lose his Dad too 💔
The killer literally left his name at the crime scene and the police were convinced it was the father. I have no words for what I'm feeling
Overwhelming sadness is what I am feeling for this beautiful family. Negligence doesn't even begin to describe the way this case was handled. Sweet Angel rest in peace
I agree. I feel it was criminal what they did. And all of the officers involved should get charges of some sort.
Saying “the police totally F….d the investigation up” is the understatement of the year! This all screams of misconduct!!!! It’s infuriating that a little boy was mentally abused by a child service worker AND police detectives!!! My GOD! What is wrong with our society??? I pray the parents sued the 💩 out of the police department AND child services! This story made me want to throw up 🤮
This just really REALLY makes you wonder how many other people out there have been wrongly accused of crimes they did not commit, and also how many people have actually been false imprisoned....its really scary!!!
Unfortunately it’s all over Will and Grundy Counties. The stories behind Nicole Bowers, Rachel Melon, Samantha Harer and the closest to my heart Semaj Crosby. There’s so many cases like this in my area it’s disheartening.
This is the most infuriating case I’ve heard that’s happened so recently. I want to find a way to petition or do something to make the cops accountable. If you could do something Annie, I’m sure thousands of us will stand by it.
Kathleen Zellner is a hero of mine and this case is yet another example of just why I look up to her. My heart is broken with all this family has endured and my blood boils at how often horrible cops abuse their power and go without punishment for their blatant crimes showing absolutely no remorse for the destruction they have caused victims and communities.
When cops pick a "offender" without actually looking for the actual offender....what a sad thing for little Riley
This is the most heart breaking case. I think this one is going to stick with me for the rest of my life. The pain the family is probably living with today. I can't believe those officers are still working.
What this family suffered at the hands of law enforcement personnel is absolutely disgusting and inexcusable. 😡
This is one of the saddest cases I've ever heard. This happy family was destroyed. I truly hope Kevin & Riley are reunited. Those police should be fired.
I love Kathleen Zelner! So happy his brother was able to get her for him as a lawyer. I can’t even image the ptsd that family suffers from that time in their lives. Heartbreaking.
I think this is the saddest case I've ever heard. It makes me want to bawl my eyes out and the horrible injustice the family suffered. Those cops remind me of Barney fkn Fyffee. I am literally sick to my stomach and I'm sorry i even watched this 😭
Horrific tragedy and police work. Thanks for sharing. You did a fantastic job telling their story.
So sad. Her father died this past march from a head on collision. Such a sad story. I pray for peace for all of them.
I agree 💯 % with you. My heart goes out to Reilly's brother who was not only traumatized by the abduction of his sister, but abused by the forensic interviewer and the police ❤️. He then goes through his father being falsely jailed, his sisters funeral, his parent's divorce and finally...his father's death due to a head-on car collision 😢. Truly he is the forgotten victim in this horrid case.
Thank you for the way you told it, with passion AND compassion ❤️.
Annie, you are an amazing woman, fighting and exposing the injustices of our VERY flawed "justice system". I've been victimized so many times, being arrested for simply being a victim of domestic abuse, doing nothing other than going out the door when an argument ensued,only to be tracked down like an animal when my ex would literally hit himself on his face and say I did it. People are Sick but these officers don't do their homework either and continue to victimize the victom . I used to respect cops, both my parents were, Not Anymore. It used to be a respectful field, Not so much, I was arrested too many times when I never raised a hand due to their incompetence and laziness to actually get to the truth. I've been beaten ,while pregnant,punched in the stomach,but they,here in Las Vegas, are the Worst believing a Brian Laundry kind of SOB, time after time, I'm lucky to be alive but not unscathed. Those "detectives" are "defectives"and I feel bad for those who are dependent on them for having their cases reviewed by them.
Well done for surviving ❤
Sad having a child who is missing. Thanka for the story.
These investigators infuriated me. Ridiuculous.
This is 100% heartbreaking. Every detail. No amount of money is going to compensate the time he spent in prison, the loss and nature of his daughter's murder. His family and pets being threatened/harassed. I hope he got his family far away from Illinois.
The police there should be charged for that
I'm originally from this area and remember this vividly! My family and I searched for little Riley 😞 This is a perfect example of how the Will County detectives and states attorney handle almost every case! This happens more times than not! 💯
Rest in peace Riley 😇 and Kevin 😇
I went to school with Melissa and Kevin .
I’m about to watch this video… We are from Wilmington very small town at the time still small… But smaller than everybody knew everybody especially the fox’s and the Rossi’s.. this whole case was just terrible. The town was rocked. Wilmington has a Park made for Riley, called Riley’s park my sister lives right across the street from it. I’m sure you put it in your video but unfortunately Kevin passed away in an automobile accident not that long ago. Just tragic all around
Chills all over my body about what happened to Kevin in the very end. Him and Riley were never meant to live apart!! I cannot imagine the heartbreak for sweet Tyler 😢
i listen to true crime stories pretty much every day, and eventually you get kind of “numb” to it for lack of better words. this one really got to me. my heart breaks for the entire Fox family and the trauma they had to endure after losing their little girl.💔
His last name was IN. THE. SHOES!! How did they never even consider looking into it?! Especially with them being issued by a correctional facility...
That poor, sweet baby and that poor, brave dad. Such a sad story all the way around 😔
Kathleen Zelner is one impressive lawyer, she has such amazing strategy and ways of understanding those wrongly convicted.
This case made me physically sick. I cannot believe the lack of professionalism with the investigators on this case 😢 RIP Riley ❤
This was in my hometown. I was a kid myself. I remember seeing her and her family at the park. She lived a couple blocks from me. This case still triggers me and is so vividly embedded in my mind. I can't even watch this video bc ik it'll be too triggering. It was such a heartbreaking event in our small community
That whole police station needed to be shut down. What a joke! My blood was boiling throughout this story. I can't imagine how the parents were feeling while living through it.
This is very upsetting their still employed. That family went through so much. I pray there together now. ❤
Wow, the police work was shocking! The way I literally screamed when you said they told his wife that he did it!!! I can't imagine being her in that moment and hearing that, learning all the details of what was done, and then inevitably picturing it. And I can't imagine being him, trying to plead with his wife that it wasn't true, and knowing that no matter how much she says she believes you, there will always be that seed of doubt in the back of her mind because the detectives planted it there. And lord, none of these detectives knew what they were doing! Refusing to get him a lawyer when he requested one. Performing a polygraph while the subject is distressed, with no sleep, no food, and after being grilled for hours on end. Not filming the 15+ hours of him repeatedly saying he had nothing to do with it, but conveniently recording the 20 minutes of his forced confession. And of course, the evidence of who really did it was right in front of their faces! Prison shoes with the offenders initials on them! How do you overlook that?! And I'm sorry, but once a body is found and there is evidence of sexual assault, if you have no actual evidence on the father, you should immediately move to sex offenders. When sexual assault is involved, it is rarely the father (of course, there are exceptions) ... you have his DNA, so if it turns out to be him, you will know it when DNA comes back, but until then, you should be searching for other clues. I don't understand why the FBI didn't take a bigger lead in this case. I know local authorities have to request FBI assistance, but if they were already somewhat involved, they should have taken over the entire case. What made them think that police in a town of 1,000 could handle the complicated kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder of a child? The case should have immediately been handed over and officers admitted they were out of their depth. I just hope that Kevin's confession can be used to teach other officers the dangers of coercive confessions/false confessions.
The state of our American justice system is horrifyingly disgusting and an absolute joke. Rip baby girl.
I live in Australia and our judicial system is far from perfect but every time I see stories like this I always say “what’s the bet it’s another case in America!” I’d honestly be scared to live over there. There are so many innocent people either incarcerated or executed. It’s hard to believe the country that claims to be the best in the world is so messed up in this regard.
Absolutely 💯. The criminal justice system is justice for the criminals.
This case haunts me to my core. What that poor little girl endured, then how the family was treated. So many feelings of sadness and rage are flowing through me.
Being from Wilmington and literally just a few years older than Riley, it’s always heartbreaking to know that this happened in such a small town. My parents always told me how distraught everyone was over the entire situation. My mother knew Kevin and his family as well. I played baseball with her brother all the way through high school and it’s just insane how much he had to go through with being just 5 years old at the time..
My mother told me that her and my family were actually going to look in the place where her body was eventually found, but eventually looked elsewhere. A blessing or a curse, I’m not sure but it saved them from being the ones to see Riley like that..
This was an infuriating case! I feel horrible for that poor family.
Thank you Annie for bringing us all these cases and telling their stories.
I’m glad the family won their lawsuit but that doesn’t erase the absolute abuse of their family, torture LE inflicted on Kevin, the heartbreaking pain caused to Tyler, the 8 months of freedom taking from Kevin, Melissa’s husband’s support taken from her in the most horrific time in her life & everything else caused by LE that was done to this family!!! I cannot even begin to imagine what Kevin, Melissa & Tyler went through!!! Losing your beautiful, precious baby girl in such a heinous & horrific way was bad enough!! My prayer go out to Melissa, Tyler, their family & to Kevin’s family!! After everything to hear they divorced was so sad & then to hear Kevin died was even more heartbreaking!! 💔 Rest in peace sweet Riley with the angels & your daddy in Heaven!! 🙏🏻
I wish I'd never watched. This is heartbreaking
What a terrible injustice, due to Police total incompetence. I'm so glad Kevin and his family got a huge compensation.
I’m a retired military psych np. The interview of that little boy was shameful. I’m glad it’s on the internet for her colleagues and any potential employers/clients to see. First do no harm.
As a first time parent to a 16 month old smart and outgoing baby boy this was very hard to watch. Seeing those home videos and picture of Tyler and Riley broke my heart. I can’t imagine what this family has went through.
Thank you for covering this and giving not just Riley a voice but the entire family.
Sending love your way Annie! 🫶🏽
❤ Thank you for bringing this case to light, i had never heard of it before. I think anyone could've handled this case so much better which is so sad for little Riley and her family
Wow, this was so heartbreaking to listen to just the life being taken of Riley and then to learn that years later her dad was killed in a car accident. That’s just so sad. now he is with his little angel 😇 I can’t even imagine the trauma that they endured and still are poor Tyler, I just makes me so mad to know that there’s investigators are still working there. That’s ridiculous. It does make you a little scared for sure. My heart goes out to Alyssa and Tyler and the whole family.❤️🙏
The investigators not only failed Riley, but they failed the entire family and the community! Rest in peace, Riley and Kevin! 🙏🏻❤️
This case makes me so angry I want to throw something. She was a beautiful child and looked so sweet. I can not even imagine how her Dad and Mom felt. I just want to cry! Thank you for covering this story. This little angel needs to be honored and remembered.
The cop's in this case are pathetic. They couldn't find who actually done the crime because they were to lazy to put in the work. Makes you wonder how many more innocent people were put away for something they didn't do. RIP Riley. Prayers 🙏 for this family and all the trauma they went through.
WOW! This one made me sooo angry! That poor family! I hope Mom and Son were offered the help I’m sure they needed after all of this 😢
I agree. I also hope dad was offered help too. I can't imagine confessing to such a heinous crime because you thought that was your only way out. Saying that you did all of the horrible disgusting things the killer did. I couldn't survive that.
This is just beyond awful. In the TC space we see so many parents mistreat and abuse their children and no one does anything to help. So sad to see a wonderful, loving father get railroaded into confessing and basically forced into confessing when he did nothing wrong. This family was completely tortured by the police and what is even worse they let the real perpetrator go free.
It's always amazing to me how when people in power abuse that power by breaking laws, they don't serve any time. They seem to keep their jobs and their pensions, with a shoulder rub and a " It's ok Detective Bob. It was just this one case." Why aren't the bad ones held to the same standards as the rest of us?
Blessings to the family. I hope they are now living as best and as happy as they can.
Don't worry about Riley now. Daddy is holding her tightly until the rest of you can see her again.
Best to your whole family. Be happy for each other.
Thank you Annie❤ so much for bringing awareness to these sad tragedies and giving your all for victims of crimes, sending appreciation from Australia.
4000 views in 19 minutes, u know Annie is doing big things! Keep grinding girl, everybody will know your name soon!! Cheers from Florida
18k in an hour !
Excellent work- always!!!
Two things broke my heart the little girl crying for her father during the assault! I literally broke down right here in my bed I could not think I was in here screaming and crying , an emotional mess!!😢 2nd thing being, the father's death?! like after all the pain... he dies? My God my God! My heart goes out to this family that God would just continue to mend their pain and mend their depression& broken hearts .. My God! Rest in peace to those two beautiful angels 🙏🏾
I don't understand how people could still accuse Kevin after all the evidence coming to light and the perpetrator being convicted? What is wrong with these people? Rest in peace little Riley and dad Kevin. I hope they are both reunited in Heaven now 😢🎉❤
Absolutely sickening!! The investigation was handled miserably from the beginning and I agree, the officers and anyone involved should have been fired!!!! All their cases need to be revisited!!! I guarantee you this wasnt the first time! My heart goes out to Riley's family.❤
What a truly tragic story. Thank you for sharing with such empathy and compassion. Must have been hard to tell this story
TY for the excellent coverage of this sad story. I am definitely confident you would have worked this case SO MUCH BETTER! You always use your intelligence and great common sense to align with your extraordinary communication skills. This is why you are at the top of your game and we choose to pick you above so many others for reporting! Thank you 🙏🏻👍🏻👏🏼
How did they not notice the last name after going to that man's house on a call that day? This is insane and so so scary. I pray for them and all of our children. God bless!
Oh no. This is horrific. I almost can’t take hearing that she was calling out for her dad. I have never hated a criminal more than I do now. 😔
Absolute perfection. Ty
This story is so sad! One tragedy after another. I hope all involved with fumbling this case are held accountable.
The fact that she cried out for her dad (the man accused of assaulting her) while being attacked absolutely kills me! This case was hard to listen to.
This is terrifying and disgusting! Those people should never be employed again!
Absolutely horrific! I cannot imagine what that poor father went through to get to the point of a false confession. Those officers need some special attention paid to them.
The interview of the little boy was so heartbreaking. Those cops are awful.