Christina Marie Riggs
This is a case that I heard about a very long time ago and has always stuck with me. I have often stated that the cases that involve the murder of a child are the most difficult and in that respect this case was no different. However, this is a case where I disagree with the prosecution as to the motive behind the murders. According to prosecutors Christina Marie Riggs murdered her two children, five year old Justin Thomas and two year old Shelby Riggs, because they “were an inconvenience” in her life. This would not be an uncommon motive when it comes to parents, especially single mothers, killing their own children but I just do not see that being the case here. As you read on I will let you be the judge whether you agree or disagree to the motive. On November 5, 1997 Christina Riggs' mother could not reach her so late in the afternoon she went to the home Christina shared with her two children in Sherwood Arkansas. Some reports say that the children were in t...