Paul Rickman defends daughter's innocence | Forensic Files

last time I seen my daughter was in court during the trial I have never been able to hug my daughter since 2013 I
believe she is innocent there's no way that she would giving up her lap at her son which is the most important person
in the world to her and her life in the future tell me a little bit about Victoria as a person and a child do you
remember her birth oh yes she was always been a happy person believes the best in anybody a good
heart her son was everything to her they come up to our place where I live and go
fishing you haven't seen him for almost four you know his his father has said there'd be no way that we can talk to
him or seen because we stand behind my daughter and when's the last time she saw her son September 2 down 3rd thing
how tough is that for her it makes it even tougher what do you want people to know about Victoria I want to know the
truth I want to know that she had been abused in this situation and she had to make a
decision based on her life what do you believe happened on September 13 2013 I have no idea except it had to be bad
enough for my daughter to do that her life had to be threatened bad enough that she had to do it the fact that she
had a weapon to protect herself mr. constitutional right it's where she Leah that just took place what is your
reaction to the fact that a television program went on that talked about alleged evidence in your daughter's case
before she even had a chance to get in the courtroom it's absolutely ridiculous but the fact of being innocent till
proven guilty it's not true it's not true at all and this is a prime example it doesn't matter where is my daughter
anybody else that should not be able to be happening people have a tendency to believe what they see when it's not true
they show pictures my daughter at the gun range a lot of women go to the gun range so that's not unusual and she's
always been around guns but they made comments about her being trained to kill it looks like she was training to kill
and they made out rageous remarks it makes a little bit more drama for the TV show

Paul Rickman talks about his daughter's childhood, devotion to her son, and how he feels the reality TV show, "Inside Homicide," may have impacted his daughter's case, before she even went on trial.

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Brief Summary

A father defends his daughter Victoria's innocence amid serious accusations and media scrutiny.

Key points

A Father's Heartbreak. A father reflects on his daughter's innocence and the pain of separation.
The Last Time Together. Reflecting on the painful separation from his daughter and grandson.
Seeking the Truth. A father's desperate quest for the truth about his daughter's situation.
The Impact of Media. Discussing the unfair portrayal of his daughter in the media before her trial.
Gun Range Misconceptions. Addressing misconceptions about his daughter's familiarity with guns.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

It makes it even tougher.

Describing the emotional toll on Victoria.

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