How FBI’s hunt for Riley Fox’s killer revealed major mistakes by local detectives
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Riley was only three years old when she was sexually assaulted and murdered.
Five years had passed since the 2004 murder of 3-year-old Riley Fox when FBI Special Agent Lori Warren began working on what she called “the most important case of my career.” Warren and her team brought new energy to an investigation that had essentially stalled. The agent had been eager to work the case for a while, she said, and she was determined to bring Riley’s killer to justice. “When I see this little child that was just so beautiful and rambunctious … there’s no way you can’t want justice for this child,” Warren told “20/20” in an exclusive interview. Riley had been found dead in a creek on June 6, 2004, a few miles from her home in Wilmington, Illinois. She had been sexually assaulted, bound and gagged. The toddler’s death was later determined to be from drowning.More Related News