Dear Judge Moai. I'm here
my brother Eric Eugene Ri
taken in a senseless act
3rd 2022 his wife, the de
of committing this crime.
she has committed the ult
Eric is gone and I am bro
my best friend and protec
loss is so great. It is v
sorrow comes a wave of pa
able to see him again. I
him, never hug him again
a part of his life. Eric'
his family, his love for
counter rat and his inten
entrepreneur, being born
shaped Derek's formative
in a lifetime of hard wor
fierce loyalty. At an ear
the joys of keeping horse
He spent countless hours
the ranch, hauling hay, f
and mending fences. He le
and was a devoted son. Br
Eric was a family man who
be the absolute best fath
was an attentive and lovi
sons and a devoted husban
nine years, Corey, the de
everything in his power t
and his three sons with e
to learn, grow and have f
or assistant coach on all
included soccer, basketba
spent countless hours coa
the boys to play aggressi
all. Eric truly cared abo
he coached and wanted the
all of them. There was ne
when you were around Eric
showing up to a family di
or the sleeves torn off o
he had to make an emergen
the way or his calling to
the four wheeler for the
stuck and he needs you to
was never boring. Eric lo
always wanted to make sur
as well. He owned almost
possible from four wheele
to trucks and snowmobiles
to share those with his s
combination of business s
He built a very successfu
from the ground up and he
do the same. He had a spe
close relationships with
with, which really allowe
thrive. Eric loved every
but most of all he loved
for and those he worked w
supported organizations t
in. He never was one that
or accolades. He did most
and without recognition,
of all people. It did not
an employee friend, famil
person walking down the s
anything, you could count
cared about each person h
Foley laughed loudly and
abandon. He enjoyed great
off places, but also cher
finer things in life. No
for Eric. He simply viewe
No peak was too high and
was always just around th
cannot describe the lonel
is felt in every heart th
to know him. Eric was suc
role model for us. All hi
grand canyon sized hole i
instead of taking million
form our worlds change op
three boys entire world a
on life changed. None of
be the same. Eric died un
I am tormented at the tho
I play it out in my mind.
terrible sequence of even
he realized he was in mor
his last moments. How lon
Knowing he would die? Whe
when all of this happened
body fall to the ground?
of their father taking hi
torture to think of. Why
life? Why did the boys lo
it because of Corey's gre
life insurance and other
is abhorrent. How could a
life so cheaply? I cannot
overflowing with grief an
the thought that Eric mea
If Eric had died because
would have been cared for
after him and been with h
because of an accident, p
to help. There would have
there's no comfort to be
no consoling thought in t
his last moments after be
poisoned. He was faced wi
The thought of it is unbe
by the horror of it. This
a living hell for our fam
as Cory has paraded aroun
as a grieving window wido
trying to profit from the
Both by trying to profit
his death and trying to g
and assets. That should g
wanted them to, to his bo
Eric was killed, Corey to
help us get anything read
As she was too distraught
found out that was not tr
she pulled herself togeth
on the purchase of a $2 m
a real estate agent, hire
cad drawings of the home,
order to file a lawsuit o
a locksmith to come break
my brother's safe and att
cremated. She mustered up
resolve to do most of thi
of his death. Cous halted
forget the look in her ey
me that Sunday morning, i
been snowing most of the
getting ready to leave an
car when I saw Lock Smith
garage starting to drill
just call my dad for the
understand why she was br
Eric's safe to this. She
the top of her lungs call
things. I cannot share wi
told me to get out of her
that I told her that she
out of my brother's house
was now the executor of E
and just like Eric, she w
defendant breaking into h
looked at me with pure ha
messing up her plan. I wa
and because of that she a
me in the face and neck m
took four people to pull
before the funeral funera
bank account and asked ev
to send her money instead
cards and flowers. It was
after Eric's passing that
had taken down all but on
and removed all his cloth
Corey put together a golf
name two months after his
have been his 40th birthd
all of us that we were no
since Eric's death. It ha
that Corey took out multi
policies on Eric without
appears that she forged h
documents. Assigned herse
power of attorney, inappr
money from his business t
herself as beneficiary of
our mother's retirement a
not forget to mention the
business venture was auth
book about how to help gr
with the loss of the of t
In this book. She had the
boy's real names and even
portrait. Her behavior gi
as she has exploited the
will likely do so. Again.
has weaponized Eric's Chi
my dad to do or not do th
to come in to cut him out
he did, if he did not cap
she similarly deprived th
with myself, my sister an
we agreed to give her the
trust money that Eric wan
Children as if that were
told that Corey started t
little boys that none of
loved them. She apparentl
us cared for them or want
Even though that is the e
was happening. We all wan
to be there for those thr
nephews yet Cory has made
of every aspect of their
just a brief summary and
our family has been throu
We have scarcely gone a d
out some new allegations
something, Corey appears
done to attack and underm
three little boys and our
been there since the begi
their first dates. We wer
we were there when each o
We have been there for ev
school graduation and rod
into our family and treat
Not only did she betray o
as though she has murdere
part of our souls as well
There has not been a day
have not lived with paral
fear, worrying for the bo
as our own. I may be naiv
evil like this existed. I
willing to kill Eric for
that what she will not do
Corey was in a desperate
when Eric was killed and
even worse. Now, we under
defaulted on loans and is
in other lawsuits based o
I am truly concerned that
nothing to dig her way ou
including murder. She see
sensibility and there is
will do if she is release
fate lies in your hands.
Corey to use the fraudule
proceeds to get out on ba
morally reprehensible. Pl
Corey to take advantage a
has done enough. Please d
to hurt Eric's memory, ou
and community anymore. We
enough. Please do not giv
to hurt Eric's three boys
lost enough and have been
Eric's death. We have lea
are continually reminded
greedy and extremely mani
out on bail, I will be af
my own life and those of
most importantly for the
sons, our family has alre
Please do not let Cory ou
will be a risk to do furt
what Eric put his life on