Episode Summary
Emma Walker had what looked to the world like a picture-perfect high school relationship — until her football player boyfriend revealed the ugly truth. Mya Peña looked past the red flags and saw a guy in need of unconditional love. And when she couldn’t give that to him, he decided she wouldn’t be giving it to anyone else either.
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Episode Source Material
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NBC: Dateline: “Noises in the night” (Season 10, Episode 26)
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WVLT: Riley Gaul found guilty of first degree murder, felony murder
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The Knoxville News-Sentinel: Kidnapping ruse detailed in trial, by Jamie Satterfield
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The Knoxville News-Sentinel: Secret videotape aired in Emma Walker slaying, by Jamie Satterfield
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CRIME AND JUSTICE WITH ASHLEIGH BANFIELD (CNN): Fatal Obsession, Chilling Details On A Former Football Player Charged With Murder Of His Ex-Girlfriend
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WBIR: Riley Gaul denied new trial in 2016 killing of ex-girlfriend Emma Walker
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The Knoxville News-Sentinel: Jury: Gaul guilty, by Matt Lakin and Travis Dorman
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Fox 31 (Denver, CO): Family of 17-year-old killed in murder-suicide speaks out, by Deborah Takahara
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CBS4 (Denver, CO): Classmates Remember Mya Pena As A Friend To Everyone, by Kelly Werthmann
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TeenDVMonth.org: How to Teach Your Teen to Recognize the Signs of a Toxic Relationship