Michael Shaver’s Family

Today I'm coming to you, my family and I are begging you, asking for your assistance.

I'm on the phone with my attorney right now, and I'm not making a statement.

Coming to ABC and Hulu. Amanda Riley was a mother, wife, speaker at her church.

I don't know why I've been targeted, why I've been set up or charged with this heinous crime. I am not guilty. I am a daughter. I'm a friend. I'm a neighbor. I'm a servant of God. I'm a wife.

Have you given thought to taking the stand? Still haven't decided. I would love to be able to speak my story.

I got up the whole, got my coffee, and then that's when I noticed he was sitting out on the back patio. So I went out there and we started talking and it escalated. He was holding on to me. And at that point, I was just trying to convince him, like, okay, okay, okay. Enough. We'll work it out. And he told me not this time. I was screaming as he's smashing my face into the porch.

I more or less heard it. And then I think I've seen her.

Shit. I heard a gunshot. The next thing I recall is seeing Jay, Jeremy, and hearing the gunshot essentially at the same time. He tells me to take the kids, get them out of the house, and he would take care of it. He insinuated that if we said anything that he was not going to take the blame for this.

Took the kids. I left.

Jared, I didn't know what to do.

The exact date, I cannot recall. It was beginning of May 2016. It was not November.

I was not aware of that at that time.

I don't believe that's true.

My family and I are begging you, asking for your assistance.