completely deny? he completely denied everything relevant to the gun. and after his denials to police, riley reached out to his close friends, alex and noah. since his breakup with emma, riley had been leaning on them for support. what did he say about how he felt about it? he was torn up. throughout this whole time, i tried to spend as much time with him as i could and just be there for him, anything he needed. riley confided in alex and no again. he said he would never hurt emma, had nothing to do with the shooting. but he did have his grandpa s gun. they re gonna find a way to put this on me if they find the gun. it s like, can you help me get rid of this. the boys were willing to comfort riley, but not get rid of evidence in a murder investigation. instead, they called lieutenant merit. it s amazing that they called. absolutely. i mean, this is a big piece of the puzzle. absolutely. it could have
murder did you reach a verdict? yes we did. what is the? verdict guilty. you heard guilty? what s that moment like? relieved. it s a sense of relief. riley was sentenced to a life in prison. he ll be in his 70s by the time he is eligible for parole. he has fired a appeal. we re proud of all the investigators and all the work, but we re almost more proud of noah and alex. are they heroes in this? i think they really are. lieutenant merit, the workers, they call you the heroes. what do you say about that? did what i had to do. it took a lot of guts to do what you did. appreciate that. as for emma, who used to joke that she was kind of a big deal. she s actually become one. with tributes to her all over town. there is a scholarship in her name at central high. and the dog park dedicated to the young animal lover. it s just a good, fun, happy place to try their remember her. and other people to remember her.
emma, had nothing to do with the shooting. but he did have his grandpa s gun. they re gonna find a way to put this on me if they find the gun. it s like, can you help me get rid of this. the boys were willing to comfort riley, but not get rid of evidence in a murder investigation. instead, they called lieutenant merit. it s amazing that they called. absolutely. i mean, this is a big piece of the puzzle. absolutely. it could have they could ve lived their lives, minded their business. riley told his friends he planned to go to the bluffs, high above the tennessee river and toss the gun into the water. police hatched a plan. a bold and risky sting operation. have alex and no will go with reilly, and the moment they see the gun, signal detectives, who would swoop in and make an arrest. this potentially could be very dangerous? absolutely. you re gonna have two boys in a car with a guy that s believed to have already killed one person with a murder weapon,
believe? and whack-less act, or premeditated murder? they went off to deliberate and came back for hours later. in one count, charging the defendant with first degree murder did you reach a verdict? yes we did. what is the? verdict guilty. you heard guilty? what s that moment like? relieved. it s a sense of relief. riley was sentenced to a life in prison. he ll be in his 70s by the time he is eligible for parole. he has fired a appeal. we re proud of all the investigators and all the work, but we re almost more proud of noah and alex. are they heroes in this? i think they really are. lieutenant merit, the workers, they call you the heroes. what do you say about that? did what i had to do. it took a lot of guts to do what you did. appreciate that. as for emma, who used to joke that she was kind of a big deal. she s actually become one.
emma. he had nothing to do the shooting. but, he did have his grandpa s gun. they re gonna find a way to put this on me if they find the gun. can you help me get rid of this? the boys were willing to come for riley, but not help get rid of evidence in a murder investigation. instead, they called lieutenant merit. it s amazing that they called. absolutely. this is a big piece of the puzzle. absolutely. they could very well mind their own business. riley told his friends that he plans to go to the bluffs, high above the tennessee river, and toss the gun into the water. police hatched a plan, a bold and risky sting operation. have alex and noah go with riley, and the moment they see the gun, signal detectives who would swoop in and make an arrest. this potentially could be very dangerous. absolutely. you have two boys in a car with a guy that s believed to have already killed somebody with a murder weapon, this is a