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Riley Fox Murder

Riley Fox

Riley Fox (March 31, 2001 – June 6, 2004) was an American three-year-old girl who was reported missing in WIlmington, Illinois. Later that same day the girl was found dead in Forsythe woods, a public park that was just a few miles from the family’s residence. The girl was found face down in a creek in the park. She had been bound, gagged, and sexually assaulted and then drowned.

Disappearence

The night of the disappearance Kevin, Riley's Father, had picked up his kids from their grandmother's house around 1 am. Too tired to carry his children up to bed he laid Riley down on the couch and Tyler, Riley's Brother, down on the living room chair. He then went to his room watched tv and went to bed around 2:30, according to his statements to police. The next morning Kevin Fox was awoken by Tyler. Tyler informed him that Riley was gone, Kevin searched the entire house for Riley. He noticed that the front door and screen were open. Kevin went next door to a friend of Riley’s to see if they had seen the little girl. When the neighbor’s had not seen Riley, he then called the police.

The Case

Kevin Fox

Kevin Fox, the girl's father, was initially charged the young girl's murder, based almost solely on a videotaped confession that he had killed Riley. He spent eight months in prison before he was cleared of all charges due to DNA evidence. The killer left a pair of mud-covered shoes at Forsythe wood, which were collected by police. But the police never followed up on this piece of evidence. The shoes had the name Eby written on the inside, the last name of the actual culprit. They overlooked many other important case facts as well. The same night as Riley's abduction another house on the same block was burglarized. The Fox family later sued the state of Illonois and won $15 million in a federal civil rights lawsuit, which was later reduced to $8.5 million.

Scott Eby

Scott Eby was later charged on five counts of first-degree murder and one count of predatory sexual assault after DNA evidence linked him to Riley. By the time the police caught up with Eby to charge him in connection with Riley's murder he was serving two consecutive seven-year sentences. Eby later confessed to killing Riley after first breaking into another home on the same block as the Foxs'. Eby said he cut through the back screen door of the home and then pushed the door in. He found Riley lying on the couch and decided to kindnap her when he saw that her father was asleep. He said that he put Riley into his car and drove her to the park where he assulted her on the floor of a restroom in the park. Then he killed her by drowning her in a nearby creek within the park. Scott Eby was on parole and lived only about a mile from the Fox's home at the time of Riley's murder.

References

Marko Calasan (born 2000) is a Macedonian computer systems prodigy. He is noted for being the youngest certified computer systems administrator at the age of eight and the youngest certified computers systems engineer at the age of nine.

Biography

Marko Calasan first made headlines in the United States in May of 2010 when CNN’s i-List did a story on him. He is from the town of Skopje, Macedonia. Marko currently holds four Microsoft certificates: MCP,MCDST, MCSA, MCSE. He received his first certificate at the age of 6. He is the youngest person to ever receive the MCSA certificate, Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator which he received at the age of eight. Beating the record set by M Lavinashree, who received her MCSA certificate at the age nine.() Marko then went on to studying for the MCSE exam and was also the youngest person to receive the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Certificate as well. He teaches computer basics to children eight to eleven in his elementary school. In addition to being skilled with computers Marko is fluent in three languages and is working on his fourth. The Macedonian government has reached out to help give Marko some assistance in furthering his potential. Nikola Gruevski, the prime minister of Macedonia gave him an IT lab to help him further his learning.

Early Childhood

Marko displayed excellent cognitive abilities at a very early age and was able to read and write by the age of two. At the age of seven, Professor Elena Achkovska-Leshkovka from the Institute of Psychology tested Marko. Her findings showed that his brain operated much higher than other children his age. She also found that he had very high emotional and social cognitive abilities, which is something not usually found in gifted kids such as Marko.

Family

His mother Radica Calasan and father Milan Calasan run a computer school for children. They also plan to write a book on how to teach young children about computers. This will all be based on Marko’s progress in computers as a child. His mother has expressed her concern about Marko's future. She knows that in order for him to be challenged and reach his full potential he needs opportunities that can only be found in very expensive overseas schools.

Microsoft IT Certificates

• MCP – Microsoft Certified Professional
• MCDST- Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician
• MCSA – Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
• MCSE – Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer