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Sep 14, 2018 · On a Monday morning in November 2016, Emma Walker’s mother woke up and discovered a devastating sight. Her 16-year-old daughter, a beautiful, vibrant and warm-hearted cheerleader and high school ...
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- Emma Walker and Riley Gaul’s Turbulent Teenage Relationship
- Riley Gaul’s Escalating Attempts to Get Emma Walker’s Attention
- Emma Walker’s Death and The Startling Investigation That Followed
- Riley Gaul Comes Under Scrutiny and Goes on Trial
Riley Gaul, a wide receiver on the Central High School football team, first caught Emma Walker’s eye when she started cheering during her freshman year. According to ABC News, he wasn’t a “classic jock” but a funny, intelligent young man who loved playing video games and had a “nerdy” side. Mark and Jill Walker, Emma’s parents, thought he was a gre...
On Nov. 18, 2016, just a few weeks after breaking up with Gaul, Emma Walker attended a party at her friend’s house. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, around 11:30 p.m. she received a text message from an anonymous number that read, “Go to your car with your keys. Go alone… I’ve got someone you love. If you don’t comply I will hurt them.” Wa...
At 6 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, Jill Walker went into her daughter’s room to wake her up for school and found her unresponsive. She immediately called the police, who rushed to the home to investigate. At first, they believed Walker may have taken her own life, but then they spotted a strange hole in her bedroom wall. Knox County Sheriff’s Depu...
Two of Riley Gaul’s friends from college, Alex McCarty and Noah Walton, quickly told investigators that Gaul had displayed some concerning actions since his breakup with Walker. Soon after the relationship ended, Gaul had taken a handful of Vicodin and washed it down with alcohol in an apparent suicide attempt. On Saturday, Nov. 19 — the day after ...
May 9, 2018 · Gaul was a wide receiver who had just finished his freshman season at Tennessee's Maryville College when 16-year-old Emma Walker was killed on Nov. 21, 2016. Gaul was dismissed from the team after ...
Feb 3, 2024 · February 3, 2024. Image Credit: ABC News. Riley Gaul was found guilty of the 2016 murder of his former girlfriend, Emma Walker. Despite appearing as an innocent young man embarking on his college journey, Gaul shocked those acquainted with him by committing such a heinous act. The documentary ‘Bad Romance: Shot in the Dark’ delves into the ...
Sep 14, 2018 · Emma Walker, a beautiful and vibrant cheerleader, had been killed by a gunshot wound to the head after two bullets had been fired into her bedroom from outside the family's single-story home.
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May 27, 2021 · 20 hours ago. 20 hours ago. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Riley Gaul, the college football player convicted of murdering Central High School cheerleader Emma Walker in 2016, has filed a motion for a ...
May 10, 2018 · Another tweet read: "My beautiful Emma, rest easy now sweetheart." Cops, however, were suspicious and persuaded one of his friends to secretly record him talking about Walker’s death.
