Rilya Shenise Wilson

Rilya was born Sept. 29, 1996, to a homeless cocaine addict. The girl's name was an acronym for "Remember I love you always." She was taken into state custody when she was less than 2 months old.
In April 2000, when she was 3, Rilya was placed in the custody of Pamela Graham. Graham lived with another woman, named Geralyn Graham. The Grahams have called themselves sisters, but Pamela Graham told co-workers that Geralyn was her wife. Geralyn Graham told The Miami Herald in August that she and Pamela had been in a "loving" but nonsexual relationship for 10 years.
Geralyn Graham was arrested shortly after the disappearance on unrelated charges and was convicted of using a friend's Social Security number to buy a sport utility vehicle. She got three years in jail, where she remains. Pamela Graham pleaded guilty to accepting welfare payments for Rilya after the girl left her care and received two years' probation.
But no charges were filed for Rilya's disappearance until August when Geralyn Graham was accused of aggravated child abuse, for locking Rilya in a cage and other alleged mistreatment. She was also charged with kidnapping for removing Rilya from Pamela Graham's custody. Pamela Graham, who was cooperating with authorities, was charged with child abuse.
DCF later acknowledged that its background check had failed to discover that Geralyn Graham had a long criminal history for fraud and had been diagnosed as psychotic six months before Rilya moved in. The fallout of Rilya's disappearance was immediate.

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[LiJade44]

I hate people. You don't fucking hurt KIDS. Douche.

[Badwolf182]

How incredibly sad. Some ppl truly have no conscience.

i am usually against capital punishment BUT incase of ANY child abuse - i have NO ISSUES.

Bless her little soul

[rbd7]

@Hadra568 thank u and yes I realized that at the very end, very sad story indeed =( R.I.P lil angel

[Hadra568]

@rbd7 How can you not see itÉ

R-Remember

I-I

L-Love

Y-You

A-Always

[rbd7]

I don't see how her name is an acronym for remember I love u always?? lol poor girl rest in peace

[arilove10]

what happend to the kidd?????

[wdestinee1]

i never knew her becuse she was gone by the time i was born my mom said her mom was on drugs and she was put in foster care when she was sufocated for wanting to wear a cleopatra costume insted of a angel one (anyways she was my big cussin and i love her even though i did not know her)MY NAME IS (DESTINEE,TUSHAY,WILSON) i love you hun this hurrts to talk about it I JUST WANTED TO ASK RILYA TO WATCH OVER THE FAMILLY TELL GANDMA I LOVE HER TO RIP

[bestkeptsecretout]

I Pray For You Rilya! I Love You Precious Child! God Loves You Too!

[mosho0421]

so sadd words cant explain. why do people do things like this . Lord please help this child nd the killer.

[LittleBussi]

Today's Rylia's 13th birthday.

Wherever you are Rylia I wish you a happy birthday.

I hope justice will be served against the people who did that

[kwhudson2]

From all of my research, I don't think Rilya has ever been located, alive or dead. A jailhouse snitch said her caretaker admitted to her that she had killed a "demonic" Rilya and buried her - but she was never charged.

[darroni123]

She got killed ?