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2016 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Emma Walker
Teen & school
Sixteen-year-old Emma Walker was killed by a shot fired through her bedroom wall in Tennessee in 2016. Her former boyfriend Riley Gaul was prosecuted after investigators examined his conduct before and after the shooting. He was convicted of first-degree murder.
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When2016
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Bad Romance — Shot in the Dark (S1 E3)
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Dateline: Secrets Uncovered — Noises in the Night (2021)
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True Crime Never Sleeps — Emma Walker
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MURDERED: Emma Walker and Mya Peña
Podcast coverage of the Emma Walker case. Released February 28, 2022. About 55 minutes.
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Emma Walker: Tragically Murdered By Stalker Ex
Podcast coverage of the Emma Walker case. Released April 22, 2022. About 27 minutes.
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79. Emma Walker - The Kind Cheerleader
Podcast coverage of the Emma Walker case. Released September 27, 2021. About 36 minutes.
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Ep 128: A Fatal Obsession: The Emma Walker Story
Podcast coverage of the Emma Walker case. Released September 21, 2020. About 58 minutes.
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The Murder of Emma Walker
Podcast coverage of the Emma Walker case. Released September 13, 2022. About 58 minutes.
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5. The Loving Cheerleader: The Murder of Emma Walker
Podcast coverage of the Emma Walker case. Released November 1, 2025. About 30 minutes.
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Emma Walker // 556
Podcast coverage of the Emma Walker case. Released November 21, 2025. About 55 minutes.
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Episode 187: The Murder of Emma Walker
Podcast coverage of the Emma Walker case. Released September 8, 2024. About 70 minutes.
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Teenage Love Turns to Unhealthy Obsession : The Emma Walker Case
Podcast coverage of the Emma Walker case. Released August 14, 2026. About 48 minutes.
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Episode 240 - Call of Duty and the Cheerleader - The Murder of Emma Walker
Podcast coverage of the Emma Walker case. Released November 4, 2024. About 41 minutes.
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Episode 121: Emma Walker
Podcast coverage of the Emma Walker case. Released December 2, 2020. About 64 minutes.
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The Murder of Emma Walker
Podcast coverage of the Emma Walker case. Released December 7, 2023. About 86 minutes.
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Episode 119 - Emma Walker
Podcast coverage of the Emma Walker case. Released November 2, 2023. About 59 minutes.
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Emma Walker: Dangerously Obsessive
Podcast coverage of the Emma Walker case. Released November 1, 2023. About 38 minutes.
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The Knoxville News-Sentinel · 2016-11-24 · Page 1
Arrest made in Emma Walker's killing
Emma Walker's family remembers the high-school cheerleader as authorities charge her former boyfriend William Riley Gaul.
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The Knoxville News-Sentinel · 2018-05-04 · Page 3
Secret recording played at Gaul's trial
Friends testified about a recorded conversation and the weapon used in Emma Walker's death while the defense disputed Gaul's intent.
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State v. Gaul — Emma Walker murder appeal
A Tennessee appellate opinion reviewing William Riley Gaul’s prosecution for Emma Walker’s murder.
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- Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
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- February 27, 2023
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- E2021-00734-CCA-R3-CD
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Truly Criminal
A Tennessee Tragedy: The Murder Of Emma Walker
Video from Truly Criminal covering the Emma Walker case. Length: 29:02.
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Emma Walker: Tragically Murdered By Stalker Ex
Video from Kendall Rae covering the Emma Walker case. Length: 27:15.
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The Shocking Murders of Julia Rawson & Emma Walker | Killers Caught On Camera
Video from FilmRise True Crime covering the Emma Walker case. Length: 46:47.
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Parents Find Emma Walker Dead—Who Shot Her in Her Childhood Bed? | Dateline Highlights | Oxygen
Episode recap or excerpt from Oxygen covering the Emma Walker case. Length: 5:05.
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The Murder of High School Cheerleader Emma Walker | Young Toxic “Love”
Video from Christina Randall covering the Emma Walker case. Length: 27:23.
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Behind the Headline: The Emma Walker Case
Video from WBIR Channel 10 covering the Emma Walker case. Length: 44:24.
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Riley Gaul denied new trial in 2016 killing of ex-girlfriend Emma Walker
Video from WBIR Channel 10 covering the Emma Walker case. Length: 0:31.
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Deadly High School Sweetheart: The Death of Emma Walker
Video from True Crime Recaps covering the Emma Walker case. Length: 18:50.
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#126 The Murder of Emma Walker
Video from True Crime Guys covering the Emma Walker case. Length: 1:09:26.
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79. Emma Walker - The Kind Cheerleader
Video from Murder With My Husband covering the Emma Walker case. Length: 33:53.
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