Trigg Kiser (3) the son of influencer Emilie Kiser and he drowned in the family’s backyard pool. Emilie’s husband Brady was watching Trigg and their newborn son Teddy when the incident happened. Authorities have recommended that Brady be charged in relation to Trigg’s death.
Emilie was born Emilie Henrichsen on January 22, 1999, making her 26 when this all happened. She was raised in Phoenix, Arizona.
Emilie met Brady Kiser in August 2018 and they got married in November 2019.
Her social media stardom began around 2021 when she did a fit check on TikTok.
Her TikTok account has gained 4 million followers and 478 million likes. She promotes brands such as Lululemon and Sephora. She shares photos and videos of her family on her emiliekiser 750,000 followers – check insta.
According to a story by Yahoo, Brady worked in solar sales and he also had his own car-detailing business at one point.
There are lots of varying reports online as to how much Emilie earned via her social media. It doesn’t really matter but it does seem like she likely supported the family and that her social media fame allowed them to purchase the house they were living in when Trigg died.
The family purchased a house in Chandler, Arizona in 2024 for $1.9m. We aren’t going to disclose the address here as they are still living there for now.
Trigg was born in 2021 – Emilie made this post:
Trigg Chapman Kiser II born 07-14-21 at 9:04 pm 6 pounds 5 ounces. We are smitten with all his tiny features and love him so much.
Their second son Theodore was born in March 2025.
On Monday May 12, 2025, it has been reported that Emilie went out with some girlfriends for the evening. Brady was at home, watching the two boys.
At around 7pm, Chandler Police Officers responded to the Kiser home.
When they arrived, they found a 3 year-old- boy being pulled from the backyard pool, unconscious. According to USA Today, officers began performing CPR on the child.
The Chandler Fire Department arrived and took over aid.
Trigg was taken to Chandler Regional Hospital and later flown to Phoenix Children’s Hospital where he was in critical condition after the incident.
On May 13, Chandler Police filed search warrant applications so that they could get video from two outdoors cameras in the Kiser’s yard.
At that time, Brady told police that he was home alone with the boys when he lost sight of Trigg for 3-5 minutes. He said that Trigg had finished eating and he went into the backyard to play. Brady said that he saw Trigg playing near the pool, which was ‘not uncommon.’ The pool usually had a protective cover over it.
Arizona law calls for 5-foot fencing, walling or another barrier at least 20 inches from the water’s edge for homes where there are children living. The house did have a fence, but it was around the entire perimeter of the property, not specifically around the pool.
There are a lot of comments online about how her followers would try to speak about pool/water safety to Emilie and that she would often remove comments from her posts.
Brady was ‘soon distracted’ by the newborn. When he looked again for Trigg, he saw him in the pool and jumped in to get him.
After being hospitalized for six days, Trigg passed away on May 18.
“Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the child’s family and loved ones during this unimaginable time,” Chandler PD PIO Sonu Wasu said at the time.
Death records in Maricopa County (where this happened) are public record. On May 27, Emilie filed a lawsuit in the Arizona Supreme Court, seeking to prevent the release of documents relating to Trigg’s death.
The lawsuit said more than 100 requests were filed with the City of Chandler and the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office for access to public records related to Trigg’s passing.
Emilie’s attorneys said in the filing that she and her family “desperately want to grieve in private, but sadly, the public will not let them,” adding that her son’s death “has become a media frenzy.”
“Emilie is trying her best to be there for her surviving son, two-month-old Theodore,” the lawsuit says. “But every day is a battle.”
The first hearing in the Kiser lawsuit took place on June 3.
According to The Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, Emilie’s attorney Kevin O’Malley said during the hearing that some redacted documents are likely “appropriate” for public release.
As a result of the hearing, the parties in the case agreed to an interim order prohibiting the dissemination of the public records in question, according to court filings obtained by USA TODAY. The order is meant in part to “prevent the premature public release of sensitive materials,” according to the filing.
This means the records relating to Trigg’s death will not be released while the case is litigated in court.
Emilie’s attorneys also filed a notice to dismiss some agencies from the lawsuit, and the court sealed a declaration that she wrote about this case.
On July 15, 2025, the Chandler PD issued a statement and said that investigators recommended that a class 4 felony child abuse charge be brought against Brady “following a thorough review of the evidence.”
A class 4 felony child abuse charge means a person who is in custody of a child or vulnerable adult acted with criminal negligence in situations where physical harm or death is likely, according to Arizona law.
Criminal negligence is when “a person fails to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the result will occur or that the circumstance exists,” according to Arizona law.
On July 17, 2025, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell spoke about the recommended charges.
She said that her office is “in the process of reviewing” the child abuse referral.
“People need to understand that not every tragedy is a crime,” she added. “My heart goes out to the situation. But there’s a difference between civil negligence — where someone can be sued — and criminal negligence.”
The attorney continued, “In this case, criminal negligence means that the person fails to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the result will happen. The risk must be of such nature and degree that the failure to perceive it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would observe.”
The attorney declined to further comment on the case or provide “a timeline” on when official charges may be filed. She did add, however, that “the high-profile nature” of the case did not impact Chandler Police Department’s decision to recommend a felony charge against Brady.
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