Overview
- Trigg Kiser was pulled from the family’s backyard pool and hospitalized before dying on May 18, 2025, after surveillance showed he fell from an inflatable and was in the water for several minutes.
- The Chandler Police Department recommended a Class 4 felony child-abuse charge for Brady Kiser, but the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office declined to file charges in July 2025 citing no likelihood of conviction.
- Emilie Kiser spoke at length on Jay Shetty’s podcast Wednesday and said she has come to feel empathy for and forgive her husband while the couple continues weekly counseling.
- Kiser described practical steps she now urges other parents to take, including installing permanent pool fences, adding door alarms, enrolling children in swim lessons and supervising children near water at all times.
- She said a promise to care for her younger son, Theodore, helps sustain her through grief and that she intends to use her platform to push drowning-prevention awareness that could reduce similar accidents.