A poignant letter written by Emilie Kiser has been made public following the TikTok personality’s legal move to seal records relating to her son’s untimely death.
In May, Emilie’s three-year-old son, Trigg, tragically lost his life after an accident involving the family swimming pool. Authorities were summoned to her residence on May 12, where they attempted CPR before the child was transported to a medical facility. Unfortunately, Trigg passed away a short time later.
Amidst this devastating experience, Emilie filed a legal request to have the records regarding her son’s tragic incident sealed.
The lawsuit stated: “Emilie and her family desperately want to grieve in private, but sadly, the public will not let them. Trigg’s death has become a media frenzy.
“Disclosure of graphic or intimate death-related records causes renewed trauma to surviving family members and violates their right to grieve privately.”
There were reportedly more than 100 public requests for records made with the city of Chandler and the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Emilie ultimately won the legal case, with a judge allowing her to redact certain details from the Chandler Police Department report, preserving some level of privacy for her family.
However, some information has surfaced, including a police report indicating that Trigg had been unsupervised in the backyard for over nine minutes, and in the water for about seven of those minutes.
On that fateful day, Emilie was not at home; her husband, Brady Kiser, was taking care of Trigg and their newborn son.
A letter authored by Emilie has now surfaced, which was part of the legal documents submitted to the Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County back in May.
In the letter, Emilie heartbreakingly characterized Trigg’s passing as “the most severe and emotional event I have ever experienced,” according to E! News.
“I was not home when this happened,” she wrote. “I will forever second guess that decision, among many others. The tragedy already haunts me.”
Emilie further appealed for privacy, noting, “Our love for our children has been shared and expressed worldwide, given my role as a social media personality with many ‘followers’ across a number of social media platforms.”
“Nothing we have shared as part of my profession has depicted or been intended to depict anything but deep and adoring love within our Family. That is how it should stay forever in my mind and the minds of all others.”
She highlighted the media storm following Trigg’s unexpected death, claiming helicopters hovered over their home.
Emilie stated: “The story of Trigg’s tragic death has been all over the news, social media and online. I am now aware that Trigg’s death was announced on social media less than 2 hours after he passed. In fact, Fox News wrongfully announced that he was dead immediately after the event,” as reported by PEOPLE.
“Media has come to my front door asking for comment. Unknown people have come to my home and asked to ‘pray over the house.’ Cars have parked outside of my house and driven back and forth with cameras out their window waiting for ‘views.’ And random packages are being delivered from people whom I do not know.”
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