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The girl's father, Kevin Fox, was initially charged based on a coerced confession. He spent eight months in jail before being cleared by DNA evidence showing that someone else had committed the crime. Fox's attorney Kathleen Zellner was responsible for discovering that DNA evidence existed and getting it tested.
May 7, 2021 · As Melissa fulfilled her promise to be with her son at school that evening, the Will County Sheriff’s Office was getting ready to announce its suspect: Kevin Fox, Melissa’s then-husband and Riley’s father.
- 7 min
- Jenner Smith,Joseph Diaz
Mar 21, 2023 · Kevin Fox, who was falsely accused of killing his daughter Riley in 2004 and cleared by DNA evidence, was killed in a head-on collision in Arkansas. He moved to Arkansas after his exoneration and rebuilt his life with his new family.
- 2 min
May 7, 2021 · Kevin Fox was falsely accused of killing his daughter Riley in 2004 and spent eight months in jail. He was exonerated and received compensation, but his life was ruined by the ordeal. He moved to Chicago with his wife and another daughter.
Mar 21, 2023 · Kevin Fox, who was wrongly arrested and later exonerated for the 2004 killing of his 3-year-old daughter in Will County, Illinois, was involved in a fatal head-on collision in Arkansas. He was represented by Kathleen Zellner, a prominent attorney who defended his innocence and won a $15.5 million lawsuit against Will County police.
- tafeurer@cbs.com
- 35 sec
- Web Producer, CBS Chicago
- Todd Feurer
Mar 21, 2023 · The Wilmington, Illinois man wrongly charged with the murder of his 3-year-old daughter two decades ago has died in a crash in Arkansas.
May 5, 2021 · Kevin Fox with his daughter Riley. Melissa Hodgen. When the FBI began its investigation in 2009, it was two years after a jury awarded Fox and his then-wife, Melissa Fox, $15.5 million for the Will County Sheriff's Office investigators' false arrest and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The settlement later was reduced by about half.
