Overview
- In May 2025 a three-year-old boy, Trigg, fell into the family backyard pool and died days later, a fact that has shaped the family's year-long public grieving.
- Police investigators found Trigg had been unattended for several minutes and recommended charging father Brady Kiser, as reported by local authorities.
- The local prosecutor later declined to pursue criminal charges, saying there were no prospects of success for a prosecution.
- On June 18, 2026 Emilie Kiser spoke at length on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast about the phone call that changed her life, the therapy that helped her, and how she has worked toward forgiving her husband while caring for their younger son Teddy.
- Kiser’s interview underscores the human toll for the family, highlights how prominent creators manage private grief in public, and leaves questions of accountability debated in public even though the criminal case is closed.