Crime Junkie Podcast: Emma Walker and Mya Pena were murdered as a result of teenage love. What happened to the killer, Riley Gaul?
Crime Junkie Podcast shares a horrifying story of two teenagers, Emma Walker and Mya Pena. The true-crime podcast follows up an incident that occurred in 2016 where a jealous ex-boyfriend kills a teenage girl out of love.
One can listen to the podcast on Crime Junkie’s official website. As February is called the month of teenage love abuse in the United States, the podcast decided to include similar stories for the final week.
Emma Walker And Mya Pena Death Update: Murdered By Boyfriends
Emma Walker and Mya Pena were murdered by their respective boyfriends.
In the morning of December 2016, Emma Walker’s parents found the 15-year-old dead in her own bed. The police firstly concluded the incident as suicide but everything changed when they found a bullet hole in the walls.
As a result, her 18-year-old boyfriend who was a football player was arrested and found guilty of murder.
Also, Mya Pena was a 17-year-old student who was shot by her boyfriend in a murder-suicide. Her 18-year-old boyfriend, Samuel reportedly shot her and then himself when the girl asked for a breakup.
Crime Junkies Podcast talked about the gruesome deaths of these two teenagers who became victims of love.
What Happened To Killer Riley Gaul? Emma Walker Ex-Boyfriend Arrested
Emma Walker’s ex-boyfriend, William Riley Gaul was arrested by the police after her death.
The football player was later found guilty on charges of stalking, theft, tampering with evidence, reckless endangerment, possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and guilty of felony murder.
Moreover, he was convicted by A Knox County jury in 2018. After his conviction, the 22-year-old has requested for retrial multiple times but was denied each time. He is currently serving his time in jail.
Mya Pena Murder-Suicide: What Happened?
Mya Pena was killed by her boyfriend, Samuel Hoffman when she was about to break up with him.
Her body was found in a car in Fountain and she was just 17 years old at the time. As per the victim’s friends, they gave a lot of red flags about her boyfriend but she didn’t listen to him.
After a while though, the 17-year-old saw her boyfriend for what he was and decided to break up for good. But Samuel had other things in mind.