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1. Emma got murdered by her former boyfriend, Riley

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1. Emma got murdered by her former boyfriend, Riley

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5. They dated 2 years and in between Riley went off to a local college

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5. They dated 2 years and in between Riley went off to a local college

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6. Toward the end of their relationship they were on and off and were very toxic to eachother. 

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6. Toward the end of their relationship they were on and off and were very toxic to eachother. 

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7. Emma was the only freshman that made varsity cheer.

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7. Emma was the only freshman that made varsity cheer.

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1. Why was Riley's reason for killing Emma

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1. Why was Riley's reason for killing Emma

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8. Emma's parents loved riley until they noticed that he was toxic for her. 

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8. Emma's parents loved riley until they noticed that he was toxic for her. 

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The case of murdered Central High School cheerleader Emma Jane Walker will be profiled on "Dateline" tonight at 10 p.m. on NBC.

The 16-year-old was shot in the head while she slept in her bed in the Sterchi Hills subdivision of North Knox County in November of 2016.

On May 8, 2018, William Riley Gaul, 19, the victim's ex-boyfriend and a former Maryville College football player, was convicted of first-degree murder in her death.

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Shooting came after a series of bizarre plots

Gaul and Walker began dating in 2014. He was a junior at Central High; she was a freshman. Their relationship was a tumultuous one, and Walker tried to end it in late 2016.

But Gaul wouldn't take no for an answer.

Prosecutors said he orchestrated a series of bizarre ploys in an attempt to manipulate her. He threatened to kill himself; sent her anonymous text messages; and showed up outside her friend's house with an apparent head wound, claiming he'd been kidnapped.

Then, a man dressed entirely in black - including shoes wrapped in duct tape and gloves - came knocking on the door of the Walker home. Prosecutors said that man was Gaul; defense attorney Wesley Stone said Gaul had no idea who the "man in black" was and that he ultimately showed up at the house to "rescue" Walker.

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TBI firearms technician Jessica Hudson explains reason why the Glock pistol would have misfired, leaving the unspent bullet on the ground, during the trial of William Riley Gaul Friday, May 4, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. (Photo11: Michael Patrick/News Sentinel)

The next day, Gaul repeatedly called and texted Walker, begging her to talk to him.

Around 12:30 a.m., Gaul headed to the Walker home from Maryville College. That was after a friend said Gaul phoned him to ask how to remove fingerprints from a gun.

Armed with a 9mm Glock he stole from his grandfather, Gaul stood outside Walker's bedroom and fired two shots into the wall. One of the bullets struck Walker just behind the ear, killing her.

Testimony showed Gaul recruited friends to help him ditch the gun, but they had already gone to authorities. They secretly recorded Gaul at the behest of Knox County Sheriff's Office investigators, who arrested him just as he prepared to toss a trash bag of evidence into the Tennessee River.

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Defense: Gaul wanted to be Walker's 'rescuer'

During the trial, no one disputed Gaul fired the shots that killed Walker.

Stone, the defense attorney, argued Gaul fired the gun to scare Walker so he could show up as her "rescuer." Stone said Gaul didn't know a bullet could pierce the wall; authorities said he did, and that he knew exactly where to aim.

Stone asked the jury to find Gaul guilty of reckless homicide, which in Tennessee carries a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison.

Jurors didn't buy it and convicted Gaul of first-degree murder, among other crimes.

Gaul received a mandatory life sentence and will be in his 70s before he is eligible for parole.

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'Dateline' profiles murder of Knox cheerleader Emma Jane Walker

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The case of murdered Central High School cheerleader Emma Jane Walker will be profiled on "Dateline" tonight at 10 p.m. on NBC. The 16-year-old was shot in the head while she slept in her bed in the Sterchi Hills subdivision of North Knox County in November of 2016.

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CRIME DOCUMENTARY : The Murder of Emma Walker

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Former Division III college football player William Riley Gaul was found guilty on Tuesday of first-degree murder after shooting through the bedroom wall of his ex-girlfriend while she was sleeping. The eight-man, four-woman jury deliberated four hours before reaching its verdict. The 19-year-old was immediately given a mandatory sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole for 51 years.

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 his arrest.

Audible gasps could be heard from the gallery when the jury foreman pronounced him guilty. Gaul, who had been out on bond, was taken into custody. Relatives and friends of the former high school cheerleader later embraced outside the courtroom.

"Today is about justice for Emma Walker and her family," Knox County District Attorney Charme Allen said.

Both sides agreed Gaul fired the shots from outside the Walker family's home in Knoxville. The debate was over his state of mind at the time.

Prosecutors said Gaul intended to kill his ex-girlfriend in anger over the end of their two-year relationship. Defense lawyer Wesley Stone said Gaul never intended to harm Walker and should be convicted of the lesser charge of reckless homicide.

Jenny Weldon, Walker's aunt, told the Knoxville News Sentinel two days after the killing that the girl had ended a romantic relationship with Gaul in recent weeks, but he refused to accept the breakup.

"She had chosen to move on," Weldon told the paper. "He refused to accept it. He chose not to accept her wishes."

Gaul also was found guilty of felony murder, stalking, tampering with evidence, theft of between $500 and $1,000, and possession of a firearm in a dangerous felony. Gaul also pleaded guilty before trial to reckless endangerment. Sentencing on the non-murder convictions was scheduled for July 20.

"Every person in here that she touched, their lives will never be the same again because of him, and his selfishness, his lies, his possessiveness, his manipulation and his obsessiveness of Emma Walker," Assistant District Attorney Kevin Allen, the husband of Charme Allen, said as he pointed to Gaul during his closing argument.

A picture of Walker, smiling in her cheerleading uniform, was displayed on the wall behind Kevin Allen as he described the impact on her friends and family.

"They're crushed with the loss of a spirit that was like sunshine to them," the prosecutor said. "She was strong-willed. She was sassy. She was sarcastic sometimes. But she was their light."

Stone said Gaul fired the shots in a misguided attempt to be Walker's "hero." Gaul thought scaring her could encourage her to reach out to him for help and rekindle their relationship.

"To be somebody's hero, to rescue somebody, you have to have contact - and the only way you can have contact is to get their attention," Stone said. "When Riley Gaul fired that shot in the backyard, as crazy as it is, as bizarre as it is, he was hoping that he could come to her rescue."

Stone frequently cited Gaul's youth -- he was 18 at the time -- while referring to his "bizarre" motivations. Walker and Gaul had begun dating when both were at Central High School in Knoxville. Their breakup led to a series of unusual events.

Two nights before the shooting, Walker got some concerning texts and then walked outside a friend's house to find Gaul lying in a ditch and saying he'd been kidnapped. The next day, she saw a man dressed in black walking her neighborhood and eventually banging on her door.

Prosecutors said Gaul concocted the kidnapping scheme, stalked her neighborhood and banged on her door in an attempt to fabricate potential suspects once he eventually killed Walker.

Stone said Gaul only pretended to be kidnapped, hoping to see Walker again, and denied that his client was the man banging on her door.

Prosecutors also said Gaul was familiar enough with Walker's home to know precisely where to aim to inflict the most damage on Walker, who died of a gunshot wound to the left side of her head.

Stone disputed an 18-year-old would have that kind of understanding.

"You'd have to assume that my client intended to kill her by him knowing the number of pillows she would be laying (on) and you have to assume where her head was," Stone said. "You'd have to assume he knew that."

Kevin Allen also noted that Gaul tweeted "That's my beautiful Emma, rest easy now sweetheart" sometime between her death and his arrest.

"This affront, not only in killing their daughter, but then going out in the community and posing like a poser, like a liar," he said. "Please convict him."

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Football player found guilty of killing cheerleader ex-girlfriend

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Former Division III college football player William Riley Gaul was found guilty on Tuesday of first-degree murder after shooting through the bedroom wall of his ex-girlfriend while she was sleeping. The eight-man, four-woman jury deliberated four hours before reaching its verdict.

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Emma Walker: Tragically Murdered By Stalker Ex

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1. because he is a police officer

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1. Do you know about the Emma walker case?
2. Do you know who riley gaul is?
3. How do you feel about murder?
4. What do you like about your job?
5. Where did you go to school at?
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7. Why did you decide to brcome a police officer?
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