innocent of the sins I committed". However, he later claimed during his trial that he was in another room of the house when Riley Ann died, and therefore could not have been guilty. Following their arrests, the pair were held at separate bonds of $350,000 each. They had initially been charged with injury to a child and tampering with evidence. The trial for Trenor was delayed due to her becoming pregnant and it was postponed until after she gave birth in January 2009. Murder convictions Trenor and Zeigler eventually took responsibility for Riley Ann's death. Trenor was convicted of capital murder on February 2, 2009. It took the jury 90 minutes to reach a verdict. She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. She is incarcerated in the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, Texas. Zeigler was charged with capital murder and evidence tampering. On November 6, 2009, he was convicted and received an automatic sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole. The sentence was automatic because the state did not seek the death penalty. Such verdict was reached after four hours and thirty minutes of conversation by the jury. He is incarcerated in the Wallace Pack Unit near Navasota, Texas. Aftermath On January 14, 2008, the cremated remains of Riley Ann were turned over to her family in Ohio, after a Texas judge ruled that evidence collected during the autopsy would be sufficient for trial. Sheryl Sawyers' employer also raised money through a fundraiser to pay for the child's funeral. A ceremony later took place and Riley Ann's remains were interred at the Mentor Municipal Cemetery. As many as twenty countries reportedly performed a similar memorial service for the victim. The Hitchcock City Commission in Texas named "Riley's Island" after the victim in March 2008. In media Television The Investigation Discovery channel has broadcast an episode focusing upon the murder of Riley Ann Sawyers. This episode was first broadcast in June 2011. See also Cold case Delta Dawn Unidentified decedent References Further reading External links (1.94 MiB) 2007 in Texas 2007 murders in the United States Child abuse resulting in death Deaths by beating in the United States Deaths by person in Texas Filicides in Texas Formerly missing people Harris County, Texas Incidents of violence against girls July 2007 crimes July 2007 events in the United States Missing person cases in Texas