Riley Ann Sawyers (March 11, 2005 – July 24, 2007) was a two-year-old American girl who was beaten to death by her mother and stepfather in a filicide.
Her body was later found in Galveston Bay, Texas.Police were unable to immediately identify the remains due to decomposition, and began a nationwide effort to learn the child's name.
Riley’s identity was confirmed when her paternal grandmother, Sheryl Sawyers, notified police after seeing a composite sketch.
Her remains were then positively identified through DNA testing on November 30, 2007.Prior to her 2007 identification, Riley Sawyers was known as Baby Grace due to her age and sex.