Overview

• Manuel Rivera, 43, charged with murdering his son and desecrating the remains after sending a chilling video to his wife.
• Rivera left a suicide note and requested cremation for himself and his son, indicating they'd see each other in the afterlife.
• The tragic incident occurred in a school parking lot, where Rivera attempted to take his own life after setting the car on fire.
• Rivera was hospitalized in critical condition; he faces charges including first-degree murder and aggravated arson.
• A vigil was held for the victim, 9-year-old Christian Rivera, remembered as a third grader at Woodrow Wilson School.