The influencer’s toddler son, Trigg, was found unconscious on May 12. He died on May 18, as local police confirmed to PEOPLE at the time
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- On May 18, local police confirmed to PEOPLE that Emilie Kiser’s 3-year-old son, Trigg, died on May 18 after he was involved in a drowning incident six days earlier
- The influencer filed a lawsuit on May 27 to keep records about her son’s death out of public view. Over 100 requests were filed for access to public records, and a source tells PEOPLE this included requests for footage of Trigg’s fatal accident
- Amid the ongoing case, Kiser filed a separate motion to keep her “personal declaration” private. On June 3, the Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County ruled to grant her temporary confidentiality on her larger request as well while the court reviews evidence
Emilie Kiser and her legal team have taken a major step in their effort to keep records sealed about the death of her 3-year-old son Trigg.
On June 3, the Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County ruled in the influencer’s favor on a separate motion she filed to keep her personal declaration private. The court order will grant Kiser temporary confidentiality on both her declaration and her larger request for privacy while the court reviews evidence to make a final ruling.
A source tells PEOPLE exclusively that Kiser’s personal declaration “reflects an intensely personal account of her grief and trauma, submitted to help the court understand her perspective — not for public consumption.”…