Tragic End for Toddler: Parents Charged with Murder After Child’s Body Found Buried in National Park
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Over a year after a young child was found deceased and concealed in Northern California’s rugged terrain, authorities have charged the toddler’s parents with her murder. Riley Royal, 28, and Amanda Royal, 24, face allegations of fatally assaulting their two-year-old daughter and attempting to hide her body in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. The case came to light when the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office conducted a welfare check at the Royals’ residence in …