When Riley refers to Emma as "that girl" in the interview it's a classic display of what guilty people do, they try to displace themselves from the victim.
It totally reminded me of the Chris Watts interrogation tapes. He couldn’t call his children or his wife by their names while he was being questioned. He would say, “I love those kids” and “that girl is my life”. But couldn’t bring himself to say their names. Classic guilty behavior.
Similar to the scene in The Silence of the Lambs where the Senator calls her daughter by her name and emphasizes how human she is in an attempt to keep Buffalo Bill from murdering her. It's like the opposite method
Huge respect for his friends who decided to secretly work with the police. We need more people like them. Maybe that would help put more horrible people in jail.
Also I Wonder what kind of friend he was if even his own friends suspected him to be able to murder. Makes you Wonder if he actually is able to have human connections on an Emotional Level.
ikr! and just the fact that them, emma's friends and her parents were able to speak up about it in the document is very important to learn from this tragedy
parents that are that overprotective usually make the situation worse. i cant stand helicopter parents but i guess in this case they really were trying to help
Normally when people get life in prison they typically have murdered a bunch of people. But I agree, anyways he’s gonna learn his lesson. He might die in fifty years we never know.
mad respect. normally i dont get mad over this, but Emma's case made me so fucking mad and heart broken. poor girl did not deserve what that asshole did
Split Image Riley’s friends are heroes! Many cases don’t get solved since shitty people lie for their murderer friends. This guy could have killed way more girls if he was not caught!
I noticed when you were talking about Riley's suicide attempt you said "luckily he did not pass away from this" sorry to say but personally I wish he would have, because then Emma would still be alive today.
Right. If he truly loved her he would want her to be happy even if she can't be with him and he most definetely wouldn't murder her. He did not love her.
To everyone else in the world it's quite easy to see that it was an unhealthy obsession... but Riley truly was, in his mind, "madly in love". Which is what made him so angry when all of his stunts didn't win Emma back.
Stupid me… I got so upset with him tearing me down for wearing the wrong dress to meet his grandparents… what a jerk… And it just sat so badly with me… why I forgave him, saying that certain things were jokes that were put downs… he was materialistic and jealous of me. I’m sure Riley was jealous of her; she was so kind and struggle free and loved. No wonder her family was scared because he looks unhappy and off. Just a bad person… so sad that he would just take her out like that when she was so young and wasn’t even safe with her parents right there!! Why did it take me years to see what he was and feel comfortable to get away? Why did she like him? Why is there attraction at all, because when I look back that is not attractive at all? And I'm so sad that she was "punished" when she came to her senses. Other people are a mystery, but I’m also a mystery to myself. What a waste of time! I will bet she pitied him, which is not love. That is how I felt about my ex, wanting to help him. But they can’t receive it; they just want to hurt your spirit and hold you back. I still can’t believe he snuffed out her life. She was so beautiful, like a light! It makes me hate our society, for producing psychopathic monsters.
@@Tamara-ju3lh yea a guy that had a crush on me told me that I should wear contacts. He was really creepy. He would follow me at school and wait for me outside the restroom.
@@gundimytube are you okay? Like seriously?? I'll say what I want thank you. She was extremely beautiful by looks and by heart. Don't need to get butt hurt over it
I had a stalker for two years. Police said they couldn't help me until I was threatened with my life. It was hell. I lived in fear. The end came when he tried to ruin my life and almost did. Because he was affluent and had influence, and I was a marginal single mom, He was believed and I wasn't. Stalkers are dangerous.
rileys friends are absolute legends. they basically knew this guy was a murderer and were brave enough to go under cover and help police. they have all my respect
Very respectable young men, many jerks would've supported Riley and helped him get rid of the gun because of some "bro code"... What they did was brave and so helpful, true heroes.
THIS is what stalking looks like. This is the result. All those teenage girls saying how they'd love for a guy to be obsessed with them because of movies like Twilight and K-dramas. It's not cute. It's not romantic. It's dangerous and deadly. I've been there. Trust me, it NEVER gets better. It only gets worse. I'm not sure if you've done it already or not since this is an old video, but could you do India Mackey? She recorded her boyfriend polishing bullets and putting them in a gun while threatening her just a couple minutes before the video goes off and he shoots her.
@@michellegonzalez2604 yeah everyone knows that was a wierd part of the movie but other than that, he never did anything to stalk her. He even left her and broke all forms of contact just so she could live a normal life. That is the opposite of what these stalkers do
@@yellowcherry710 Did you stop reading after book 2? You get a glimpse of just how awful it all was in Midnight Sun. He watches her sleep. Follows her to a different city. Debates on how to kill the entire biology class so he could also kill her. Leaves her and comes back. It was extremely problematic.
Girls and boys, the minute your significant other tries to dictate what you wear, whether or not you should hang with your friends, blows up your phone unnecessarily, GTFO! That is not love and you cannot change that.
i seen this on twitter "i remember watching a stand up comedian one day and he said, "you hear a lot about crazy ex girlfriend stories, mostly funny ones at that, but hardly ever any crazy ex boyfriend ones. Ever wonder why?" People laughed and he paused. "because most women don't make it out alive." That is true asf. RIP Emma :'(
When I was 16 my ex brought a gun to school to kill me. My friends told me he showed them a gun and told me to go home asap. I am 69 now and so lucky I was saved by my friends. RIP Emma
Every story starts off as “she was a fun, caring and very nice girl” and people wonder why I have an RBF and I don’t talk to a lot of people… I’m literally saving my own life at this point.
I don’t think it proves he did it. I mean, he did do it but that doesn’t mean anything. When my friend’s sister died she refused to call her by name. It was always “her” or “she”, occasionally “my sister”, but she didn’t use her name for months afterwards. Couldn’t bring herself to.
@@octaviablackthorn9 if my sister died, you bet I’m saying “my sister” all the time. My younger sister is basically my closest friend and because I’m usually talking about her as “my sister” and not her name (unless with another family member or her boyfriend/friends).
@@StoneOfMoon yeah okay but you wouldn’t call your sister “that girl”, Riley could’ve said my (ex)girlfriend and lots of other things but “that girl” is really weird
I kno it’s truly heartbreaking, they seen through him and didn’t want him anywhere near there baby. then sadly she still got hurt, I’m so glad those boys helped the police to get her justice.
@@msmcoate03 Me too. My son is 4. My brain can’t comprehend ever losing him. My brain doesn’t allow me to think of that thought or the pain. I couldn’t imagine him not being born to begin with! The phone call of the momma calling 911 broke me. That’s the worst thing that can happen to any person in the world is losing a child.
@@sherylstapleford2005 you act like this is a joke until you lose someone and are desperate for answers. And no one wants to come. Be careful what energies you put out there because you will get bit in the ass. That’s all.
Noah and Alex are awesome. They could have been immature dummies and covered up for their friend. Thankfully they were solid, honest teens. This is such a sad tragedy. Evil little shit took that beautiful girl away from her family and took away her life. My heart goes out to her family.
The fact that he only referred to her as “the girl” and just never said her name in the interrogation... that for some reason just terrifies me in every way possible like idk
Perhaps he was trying to distance himself from the crime, and saying her name, making her too human in his mind, would cause him to feel guilty and break down, telling them.
Slevin, your attempt at trolling is so obvious that it is pathetic. Gonna have to work on your game, kiddo. Middle school is hard but I have faith in you little buddy!
I think it might be also because if Riley killed/hurt his friends, it would be highly obvious that he's the murderer, so Riley wouldn't hurt them because he would then be outting himself
the vast majority of people who murder aren't crazed serial killers out for blood. he had a very clear target, he wasn't after anyone but Emma. They weren't in danger.
He was NOT in love with her. He was possessive and controlling over her. You don’t treat someone like property when you’re “in love with them”. He’s garbage. His ex friends are the homies, so happy to see people not blindly defending the guilty just because they’re friends. Her parents did so much to watch over and protect her while still allowing her to have teenage freedoms :( so sad
being into star wars in 2018 is not nerdy! How about you read the internet sometime......... But besides that, its a sad story about a girl that died too young.
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i went to school with both riley and emma. i had classes with her. i will never forget the day i was in my chem class finding out emma had passed. every day i saw her at school she had the brightest smile, she was always so kind. she will truly be missed. she will forever be apart of my life. i’m glad riley is in prison for 50 years until he is up for parole but knowing the situation he will most likely be denied. you did this perfectly, i was worried at first because this hit literally close to home. thank you for doing this with correct information and thank you so so much for not labeling this as a cheerleader football player relationship gone bad, thank you for acknowledging that she was more than a high school cheerleader, thank you so very much for showing how truly amazing and wonderful emma was and how much potential she had in life. thank you so so much. i came across this video by accident and i was worried that you would’ve done it wrong but you didn’t. thank you so much
Can you please explain to me one thing, he shot her with WHAT?? If it was a bullet shouldn’t she had wounds and why woud they think it’s overdose or natural cause?
@@ellengreenway2976 If this is too insensitive, you don't need to answer. But I just want to ask... if it went into her skull, shouldn't there have been blood where her head was or...?
it is hard and the toxic bf has some type of hold on them it is the narcissist hold on them and it is hard to break especially when ur daughter won't tell u anything even when u talk to them. luckily her friends had her break the relationship and even then she won't stop talking to ex-bf!
Brava! Talk to them the way you would a friend! Show them examples, play out real life situations! Show your children how much power they actually have in every situation! Arm them well with real life tools.
Eh... Sometimes you may know these kind of things but you're blind. In two years I didn't noticed anything and just thought that it was a normal couple drama 😔 Then finally I've had enough, he threatened me but luckily my friends had always my back
It honestly may not have changed anything if they did. Lack of knowledge is part of it, but even people who have all the information can still fall victim to the dynamics of abuse. Amie Harwick was a therapist *specializing in marriage counseling* who was murdered by an abusive ex. She had dropped a prior restraining order against him and was having on-off contact with him. That was an adult with expertise in human psychology in general but also specifically bad relationships, and even she fell victim to one.
This is a typical case of 'ok, if I can't have you, then NOBODY can have you!' Also people get confused between being in love with someone and being obsessed with someone. HUGE difference
i actually knew emma and watching this made me want to cry... thank you for doing this. her brother Evan is actually graduating this year and at the graduation they’re doing something for her. and since she wanted to be a neonatal nurse they named the NICU center after her at the children’s hospital of knoxville.
I feel so bad for the dad who thought she was just sleeping 😭😭 This family must be so sad and heartbroken. A truly beautiful soul is lost forever for a cruel stupid guy. Riley deserved it and more. The two friends are truly heroes. Rest in peace Emma Jane Walker 💜🎀
I wouldn’t wish suicide on anyone, even with these circumstances; suicide in any situation is awful. I wish this suicide attempt was seen as a sign to get this troubled boy the help he needs.
Those friends of his deserve a medal. Two teenage boys to turn against their friend and work with the police to catch him. WOW. I’ve seen so many of these where the guys friends lie to protect him. How mature and wonderful those two boys are
Honest to god there have been young women’s whose bodies were never found due solely to a young mans cowardly friends not speaking up when they all knew what happened!
exactly.... but if it was on my bestie... when he said he did not kill her.. i might believe him and try defend him... bcuz i usually trust people around me more than anyone / any cops...( which is so immature) his friends deserve respect
@@Rebecca-tw8fq that’s why it’s so important to recognise the red flags before it comes to this. But if your friend was displaying abusive behaviour and then were accused of killing their partner, you’d have to agree that they were the one most likely to do it
@@Marie457. Not 'lol.' That isn't funny. If anything about Emma's case reminds you of your own relationship you need to put together an escape plan ASAP. I'm not a professional and leaving an abusive relationship is a high-risk time because abusers snap when they feel their control slipping, so I don't want to give you the wrong advice for how to leave. But please seek out that information.
Because they want to be in control all of the time ....they feel as though they are justified in their actions because they are who they are - but no one else is on their level or deserves to be on their level - my ex wife was exactly like that - controlling - isolated me from my friends and family by causing confusion all the time or being generally manipulative - used the word "love" as a weapon - I have all too much experience with people like that
Does it piss anyone else off that the cops outed Alex as the witness to him possessing a gun? Like what if he’d have gotten pissed that he “ratted” on him, then that would’ve been two dead teenagers. 🙄
Ash_is_a_Unicorn You didn't watch the video clearly.. during the interrogation/questioning the police literally said "Alex McCarty" to which Riley replied something along the lines of "I'm not sure why he'd say that"...
This case is particularly sad because her parents knew he was dangerous from the get go and actively tried to protect their daughter you can tell that family was beautiful and loving and her parents loved her so much. Ive seen alot of cases where the family and friends of the loved one that was murdered sadly didn’t do much. They knew they tried there was nothing they could have done better. 💔 Rest In Peace Emma
I go to Central High School and we still today mourn her passing. We hold memorials in her behalf and have a scholarship in her name for students going into nursing. I actually had a gym class with Riley and he never seemed like the kind of person that would hurt such a loving person like Emma. I guess monsters are good at hiding their true selves. May God carry her precious soul. 💜Rest In Peace EJW💜
When her mom when to wake her up... why didn’t she relieve she was shot? And why did everyone/ detectives first think she might of just died in her sleep or overdosed on pills... like was there no bullet wounds on her?!?
Riley is my friends brother her parents split so they have deforent last names but I'm not going to say her name but this was on date line and my friends mom was on it crying about her son it was very sad and btw my friend would cry bc she didn't won't to believe it she would always say he was framed bc she just couldn't handle it
I didn't know Emma personally but I go to Central and I was a sophomore the year she died so I had seen her and Riley around and she seemed like such a sweet person. And he really was a master manipulator like all the administration loved him and he was our star football player. I went to games and everyone cheered him on. He seemed really nice too. It's just crazy what he was hiding. It's so crazy hearing of this case cause everytime I'm just reminded of seeing both of them and being around them. Like I used to sit like a table over from them in lunch. Like so close yet so far. I watched the dateline about her and posted my feelings on Twitter after watching it. It's really just so sad. At least her story can bring awareness. I have had classes with her younger brother and I've met her mom. I just think they're wonderful people and I feel so horrible that they've had to go through this. Props to his friends that helped the police. I would have like peed myself. It's just so crazy. Like I was really like a part of it all. A girl I know pretty well at school is Emma's cousin and told me about Riley being weird and possessive before she died. And like of course everyone for the most part was caught up on the story. I remember the day it happened and from then on we give remembrance to her all the time. My AP lang class last year watched parts of the trial in class and kept up with it on Twitter. The story is a huge huge deal at Central and the surrounding area. And like I knew a lot of her close friends. It's just crazy that it's getting so much attention in such a small town. I'm glad that it can be used as a learning experience though. Those kinds of relationships are so sad and so many girls end up like Emma.
Man that's awful I'm a sophomore right now in Sweetwater, Tennessee and when Emma died I was in Junior High and it was a subject everyone talked about non stop.
I'm so glad that Riley actually managed to have good friends. It takes serious balls to work the police knowing your friend has a weapon and wouldn't hesitate to kill someone. I would be pissing myself.
I really hope she died instantly in her sleep and not in pain. I bet her dad blames himself for not noticing her injured and him not being able to call the paramedics in time. Poor Emma and poor family.
Brianna Stultz I was thinking about that but Riley was crazy and he probably didn’t plan on actually succeeding with the attempt he just wanted attention from Emma.
My mom heart could barely handle this one. She was so beautiful inside and out. Rest in Peace, Emma. So sad she was robbed of a beautiful life and the world was robbed of an amazing person. Bless her family and those awesome boys that helped to solve this case.
We need to teach our boys that rejection is a normal thing in life and that they need to accept a girl's rejection with dignity and respect. The entitlement some guys have is so scary and obviously his entitlement led to tragedy. Also please teach kids the warning signs of unhealthy and toxic behaviour whether that's emotional or physical, never settle for anything less than you're worth. Really hope Emma's family can move on and heal with time. xoxo
Charl Holden exactly, that's why I get so frustrated when we blame girls for it leaving the relationship , people don't leave because they are scared of what will happens when they do. Breaks my heart . (This happens to boys also ). It breaks my heart . Emma was gone too early 💖💖
A young women in my city said she didn't want to be with this guy. And she was shot in the head twice by him she was found dead in her backyard. All because of Rejection.
Her story sounds so similar to what I went through in high school.... I feel so lucky to have made it out alive. We need to have more conversations about this.
here's a tip for dating: see how the guy treats his mother. if he is disrespectful and they don't get along, chances are he doesn't know how to treat you. i know from experience.
Here's some other tips: 1. If you have a bad feeling about anyone you like, or anyone you're dating, trust your gut. Your instincts know what's up 2. If someone isn't interested in your friends at all, and keeps you from people you care about, break up with them 3. If your parents/friends don't like the guy you're dating, trust them and break up with the person. The people you love know what's up usually better than you do, love is blind guys Stay safe everyone, and if anyone you're dating ever scares you, break up with them, get help, tell a guardian or anyone you trust about it
You're right but sometimes that's a red flag, for example my ex was really close to his mom, she babied him and he couldn't take no for an answer... so when I broke up with him he stalked me, broke into my home, smashed my car windshield and slashed my tires,... no one believed me because everyone thought he was too nice. Jealousy and little fits are not cute. I learned that the hard way
I’m so upset that the media and Hollywood wanna portray these abusive relationships as sexy and okay. All these books and movies like After passion, 50 shades of grey etc. A lot of young girls are being shown this is normal
Twilight, hush hush, fallen, the kissing boothe, that one harry styles fanfiction they turned into a movie, etc, basically 99% of wattpad (where theres literally a whole genre based around the "my possessive boyfriend" fantasy); lots of books geared towards teens and young adults where authors romanticize stalking and possessiveness and what are basically giant red flags in a relationship. Its not hot or attractive; its fucked up. Theres also this really fucking annoyjng trope where an guy tries to sexually assault the main character but shes saved by the love interest and then shes all over him one second later. That is not how sexual assault works.
It's more like taking adventage that women naturally feel attractive towards narcissists and psychopaths... It's sounds horrible, but there are studies showing that.
@@mayaparamita2254 I mean parents can’t heavily monitor their kids every second and can be exposed to it at school by other kids... your logic is flawed. Hollywood doesn’t need to perpetuate relationships with unhealthy power dynamics PERIOD.
bruh riley, make it make sense. If they knocked you out, how would you know they took your car and put you in a van? 🤦 when you try to make up a story and make it seem believable but it only makes it worse
Wow his friends were actually holding him accountable for his wrongs by helping to turn him in most of the time in these situations guys are either on their "bros" side , just stay quiet or they're just abusive themselves Ive never seen or heard of that before we need more guys like them
yes, being a good person has nothing to do with loyalty towards friends. Which is why I said what I said and quoted "bros" side because loyalty should not matter when you know your friend is in the wrong. But sadly to some people staying true to their friends even when they are wrong is what matters most. @@katrinarector2848
We are the same age . My husband was a football player and I a dancer/cheerleader . I couldn't imagine my husband killing me . It's just awful . This poor girl will never get married never have kids . Breaks my heart .
My daughter hates how I am but I talk to her very PG about some of these cases and why its so important for us to communicate. I couldn’t imagine life without her. I honestly think us keeping open dialogue has helped our relationship
Daniela I had a friend of mine that kept getting those empty threats. One day she just said “fine”. He responded “just for that, I’m not going to”. Okay 👌🏼I hate them doing that, too. It’s infuriating!
If someone tries to do that. Simply state "then parish". It either will make them laugh if there a true friend or lover to you. Or make them angry if they an ass. Did that a few times with a old friend of mine who kept threatening to kill himself if I didnt respond. I knew he was suicidal but he was also very toxic towards my own mental health. I finally just flat out said "then parish" and he got mad. Anyways. It's a fun way of saying "fuck you. Dont need yer bullshit. Bye"
A crazy ex boyfriend did that to me I reply back! Go ahead. Next morning he was going out to work. He treated me so many times, I need it to change my phone number every two weeks, somehow he found out my number, I couldn't go out alone for almost a year, he hurt me ones, it was awful. So when day say "I'm going to kill myself if you don't respond " Just tell them go ahead, they are not going to do it. Idiots.
Yeah, it really is ridiculous. My senior year, a few months after I broke up with my ex, he said that he’s going to go home early (from school) and cut himself and attempt to kill himself if I didn’t get back with him. I went to one of the higher principals and he took care of it. When lunch hit, he comes up to me, shows me all his cut marks and I felt bad because I felt like if he eventually killed himself, people would blame it on me and I wouldn’t hear the end of it. But looking back, he was only doing it to make me feel bad and hoping to get back with him. In all honesty, it’s ridiculous.
Stalking, plying tricks, manipulating someone is not love, it's about enjoying control, over another human. Ladies if it doesn't feel right, it probably isn't.
If you're dating and your parents are against it and uncomfortable with your significant other,don't just throw what they say out the window.I know teenager hormones are everywhere and there's a bunch of emotions going on,but take what they say into consideration.Sometimes our parents are trying to look out for us.It's not that they don't want us to have fun,but for our safety :/
Burrito Senpai I know that’s really good advice but what happens if you were dating someone of the opposite race or the same sex or different religion?
@@amberannmarie1115 it is. I was just telling my husband how i hated when i would " be in trouble" and have to still use manners and say yes ma'am while being scolded. It was very frustrating. But your childhood isn't forever. And parents are wiser with years of experience and just love you and want whats best. As ive been a wife and mother of 2 for almost 7 years now my biggest hope is our boys take our opinions seriously and trust us
@@Oliviagarry69420 its one thing if the parents views are Strickly prejudice but this is more about listening when people warn you about something seeming dangerous or bad
“He was in love with her” nah. He never loved her he was a crazy obsessive psycho.. if someone truly loved you they would never think of ever hurting you
MOTORCYCLES ANDGUNS lol what? Hurt goes to an extent. Clearly he fucking murdered her. Are you fucking crazy? Regardless if you love TRULY LOVE someone you wouldn’t think of hurting them. Don’t be so toxic now
MOTORCYCLES ANDGUNS What do you mean by that?? Regardless, if you actually loved someone, you wouldn’t think about hurting them. It’s...a horrible thing, and just unthinkable. I wouldn’t think about hurting my parents, friends, or anyone I care about ever. If you mean “defending yourself if they attack you physically”, then sure, but that’s self defense. If that’s what you meant I hope you express yourself more clearly in the future. All other situations?? Nooooooo! You don’t hurt the person you love unless it’s self defense.
In my experience, guys stick together when there's a crime committed. I've seen men, grown men, lie through their teeth about something a friend did that is illegal. It disgusts me. But in this case, his friends blew all his secrets, and for that I'm grateful. The shock on his face when he realises that his friends told on him, is a beautiful moment. Can see him attempt to concoct stories on the spot, and failing. He's a rotten person.
Honestly, I've seen that happen with women too. I was kind of surprised to learn that his friends worked with the police and that actually makes me proud. Most people would've swept this under the rug to protect their friend or family member.
Well it depends on the crime I'm not going to snitch on my friends if it's something trivial like some drugs or something that isn't worth snitching on but yeah it's a different story when you murder an innocent girl
Why is everything about gender in these comments? Like I’ve told some people, this is about a manipulative murderer and how his friends brought him to justice.
@@jxshuua_9 Idk man, maybe because you can't just disregard gender when talking about issues like these because statistically, women are more likely to be killed by their partners.
I live right beside the high school she attended and I attended that same school as well. This absolutely rocked our community. Thank you for covering her story ❤️
I can't even imagine how guilty the father must feel. If he had just gone in a little further to her room he could have a chance at saving her. I'm not saying that it's the dad's fault, just that he must be unfairly blaming himself for her death.
He was trying to distance himself from saying her name, which is a huge HUGE red flag if you “love” someone. I understand the not crying because somethings when you’re so upset you genuinely can’t cry, but deliberately avoiding saying her name was an obvious attempt at disassociating himself from the crime
@@sherylstapleford2005 they had no idea. I swear to the heavens you people are so quick to dismiss heroes and blame them for not doing things a certain way be glad they helped after they learned what was really going on. People like you sicken me.
@Sheryl Stapleford They were really good. They were young, and imagine how scary it must have been to be around a murderer, and acting like his friend. You need to positively reinforce these things and not dismiss it, because it is a great way of encouraging them to do more good in the future. Why are you so harsh on children? I mean, compared to them, what in the world did YOU do to help the investigation?
Same here. Listening to this story described my teen years. My 2nd relationship was worse. After 7 years and leaving and going back 50 times, im a survivor. So glad you are here and strong. ❤
He never says her name in the interview because he is distancing himself from her and her existence to hide that he is guilty and lower any emotions he may be hiding. I saw something similar when my friend and his girlfriend were murdered by another one of our friends (he got away with it) and during questioning he didn't say their name once! Just referred to them as he/she him/her that guy/girl and them. R.I.P Emma and thank you so much to his friends for coming forward and helping police in this case, more people like them are needed.
Teens need to be taught the signs of toxic relationships. It should be as mandatory as sex ed! So many teens, myself as a teen included, make very bad choices in partners!
This would of helped me. When I was in highscool I was I am relationship that was sooo close to the one in this video. If someone told me the signs of a abusive relationship I would of been saved three years of torment.
I was in an abusive relationship previously and it's so vital to spread the word about getting help for family or friends in that situation. If my mother didn't file a restraining order against him I don't know where I would be today. Most likely not in good health. Spread the word. Abusive relationships have red flags and those are important to know about.
Wow this is so sad. I can’t believe how STUPID he was to even tell his friends.. like almost brag that he had gun etc. I’m so fucking happy he did NOT get away with this and his friends were honest and willing to put him in jail rather than covering his crime. I feel for Emma’s family they really tried to get her away from him 😢 rip Emma ❤️
"Luckily he didn't pass away from this" referring to his attempted suicide.. I dunno man I'd much rather this guy choose to take his own life than someone else's.
I agree with you. Suicide sucks, but if he HAD succeeded then Emma would still be alive. She seemed so very loved and seemed to have such a bright future ahead of her. It's probably why Riley fell so deeply in love with her, she seemed like an amazing person!
Ok I feel less shitty for thinking this. I never want to glorify suicide or say good, that person took their life. But I can't help but imagine how different everything would have been if Riley had been the one to pass instead of Emma.
"Luckily, he did not pass away from his suicide attempt." I'm going to go ahead and disagree with you. I would call it unlucky in this particular case. Because she would still be alive if he had been successful in that attempt.
I feel it was moreso in the context of the situation as a whole at that time when he did that. Since murder was likely completely unthinkable from anyone back then
I mean I would rather him stay alive so he can live in a concrete cube with nothing but him and his thoughts. That’s must be awful.. sitting in a room with a monster for 50 years
I don’t know if I’d say “luckily he didn’t pass away from drinking and swallowing a bunch of Vicodin”… If he passed away from that, she would still be here till this day.. 😢
I totally understand. I was with a guy as a teenager who was completely sexist, always claimed to be the "good guy" but was verbally abusive to me, cheated on me, etc. And I was still head over heels for him. My mom tried to seperate us and I still snuck around and saw him. Then I finally came to my sense and realized she was 100% right! Now I've been with a guy for over 5 years that is amazing and my mother loves! Listen to your parents.
Same here!🤦🏼♀️ What pisses me off the most about it is, that my ex even tried to manipulate me into thinking that my parents actually were the evil ones and that he was the only one, who truly loved me...🤮... it took me many years to figure out what was going on.
Wow this girl was my age. She reminds me of a friend of mine. Poor girl. She looked of full of life and definitely was going to be a good soul in this world. Rest in Peace sweetie. You will be remembered and missed.
I'm so glad that little punk's friends had the morals and decency to help the police put him away. There's still far too many instances where teenagers/ men will lie and cover things up for their criminal friend when the friend did something heinous. Fair play to both Alex & Noah.
