The 33-years marine veteran Bryan Riley was captured by investigators outside the Lakeland, Fla, home where he allegedly killed a couple, their 3-month-old son, and the boy’s grandmother, he told them, “You know why I did this.”
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But they say they don’t and, in fact, may never know why Riley attacked a family he had not known and had no connection with, except that he may have been mentally ill. The girlfriend of Riley told investigators that he (Riley) had been saying he could communicate directly with God.
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Riley, 33, is being held without bond after Sunday’s massacre on four counts of first-degree murder, during his first court appearance Monday, he said he intended to hire a lawyer but a public defender was appointed to represent him until he does.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Riley told interrogators that the victims “begged for their lives, and I killed them anyway.”
“He is evil in the flesh,” Judd said. “Just because you have mental health issues, does not mean you are not criminally liable.”
Riley was taken to jail by the officers in a white jumpsuit on Sunday. He appeared downcast, hanging his head and hardly opening his eyes, as reporters asked why he killed the family.
“This guy was a war hero. He fought for his country,” Judd said. Now, “he’s a cold-blooded killer.”
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