Baby Grace’s Last Day

Utterly heartbreaking.

During her opening statement, Allen detailed for jurors the day that she said Riley Ann died for forgetting to say “please” and “yes, sir.”

Allen said that on July 25, 2007, Trenor and Zeigler disciplined Riley by whipping her with a belt, pushing her head against a pillow and holding her head under water. She said Zeigler grabbed Riley and tossed her across the room, fracturing her skull. An autopsy concluded the skull fractures caused her death.

“To the very end, Riley said, ‘I love you’ to her mom. She’s reaching out,” Allen said. “That’s her lifeline, to her mother. What does Kim do after hearing her say I love you? She starts beating her.”

Allen said the adults did nothing to help even as Riley lay dying.

She said the pair bought a plastic container, stuffed Riley’s body inside and stored it in a shed for a month or two before setting it out to sea, prosecutors said.

It’s just a shame that they couldn’t go after the death penalty.