Alicia Bird

There is a lot of fear that's generated when something like this happens in a place like Brownwood.

There is a lot of fear that's generated when something like this happens in a place like Brownwood.

There becomes a time when you switch from your role as a supportive spouse to I am a prosecutor and there is a murder within my county.

There becomes a time when you switch from your role as a supportive spouse to I am a prosecutor and there is a murder within my county.

When you put all that together and you think Friday the 13th, you start wondering if there's something connecting all of this. You know, is there something more sinister than just somebody got murdered? Is this some type of cult activity?

When you put all that together and you think Friday the 13th, you start wondering if there's something connecting all of this. You know, is there something more sinister than just somebody got murdered? Is this some type of cult activity?

This place is truly creepy. Straight out of a horror movie.

This place is truly creepy. Straight out of a horror movie.

I got a phone call that she didn't come home. She went missing on Friday the 13th.

I got a phone call that she didn't come home. She went missing on Friday the 13th.

You couldn't imagine a scarier place for a body to be found.

You couldn't imagine a scarier place for a body to be found.

It felt like it couldn't have been a first-time killer.

It felt like it couldn't have been a first-time killer.

We just know that they're out there. It's scary. Out there and possibly right there in the community. Right. Is this a neighbor? Is this a friend?

We just know that they're out there. It's scary. Out there and possibly right there in the community. Right. Is this a neighbor? Is this a friend?

There was absolutely a thought process of, you know, look for other similar patterned crimes to see because it felt so brutal that it felt like it couldn't have been a first crime. time killer.

There was absolutely a thought process of, you know, look for other similar patterned crimes to see because it felt so brutal that it felt like it couldn't have been a first crime. time killer.

The disappearance on Friday the 13th and the location where she was found, it just all... You're looking for some sort of cohesiveness. You're looking for some theory of the case.

The disappearance on Friday the 13th and the location where she was found, it just all... You're looking for some sort of cohesiveness. You're looking for some theory of the case.

The great thing with us both being in this field is we're able to give each other that space, recognizing that he needs to be able to think and to figure out what his next investigatory step will be.

The great thing with us both being in this field is we're able to give each other that space, recognizing that he needs to be able to think and to figure out what his next investigatory step will be.

It felt very television-esque. You know, it felt like something that you see on TV, but it doesn't really happen that way in real criminal cases. And so it very much felt like a science fiction idea.

It felt very television-esque. You know, it felt like something that you see on TV, but it doesn't really happen that way in real criminal cases. And so it very much felt like a science fiction idea.

we basically looked up ryan riggs on facebook and the picture that popped up of him was the spitting image of the computer image that we'd received it felt definitive it felt like here is the answer we have been looking for a year and a half and we've had nothing and here it is and it's it's a perfect match

we basically looked up ryan riggs on facebook and the picture that popped up of him was the spitting image of the computer image that we'd received it felt definitive it felt like here is the answer we have been looking for a year and a half and we've had nothing and here it is and it's it's a perfect match

A young woman, a violent murder. It felt like it couldn't have been a first time killer. The disappearance on Friday the 13th and the location where she was found. Is this some type of cult activity?

A young woman, a violent murder. It felt like it couldn't have been a first time killer. The disappearance on Friday the 13th and the location where she was found. Is this some type of cult activity?

How long could a murderer hide?

How long could a murderer hide?

It was important for our community to have closure. And the finality of being able to tell everyone, we are guaranteed that he will remain in prison. That was incredibly valuable for our community.

It was important for our community to have closure. And the finality of being able to tell everyone, we are guaranteed that he will remain in prison. That was incredibly valuable for our community.

He was missing. He couldn't be located.

He was missing. He couldn't be located.

You think Friday the 13th, you start wondering, is there something more sinister than just somebody got murdered?

You think Friday the 13th, you start wondering, is there something more sinister than just somebody got murdered?