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Emilie Kiser Sues to Seal Records of Son Trigg’s Drowning Death

She is seeking to block over 100 public records requests targeting police, medical and scene files after the medical examiner removed her son’s case summary from its website.

Emilie Kiser is taking legal action after her three-year-old son died in a drowning tragedy.
Emilie Kiser has filed a lawsuit days after son Trigg's death
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Overview

  • On May 27, Kiser filed in Maricopa County Superior Court for a temporary restraining order and permanent injunction to block release of records tied to her 3-year-old son’s drowning.
  • Her complaint cites more than 100 public records requests filed with the City of Chandler and the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office for police reports, 911 calls, body-cam footage, scene photos and the autopsy report.
  • The lawsuit argues that disclosing these documents would cause “irreparable harm” to the family’s privacy and notes that Kiser has neither viewed nor intends to view any of the requested files.
  • After learning of the suit, the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner removed summary information about Trigg’s case from its public website.
  • Chandler Police and medical examiners confirm the investigation into the May 12 drowning remains open and that no further case details will be released until it concludes.