Rilya Wilson: One Short Life

There is no valid reasoning behind the Florida Department of Children and Family Service’s decision to place Rilya Wilson in the home of Geralyn and Pamela Graham. Although there is a requirement to check birth certificates and other identification before making one a foster parent, this woman with a prison record, a history of severe mental illness and an abysmal way of life was given this helpless little girl.

The Florida authorities were unable to charge Pamela or Geralyn Graham in the little girl’s disappearance. Their statement included these words,”We believe the individuals we arrested today are the best source we have right now to the whereabouts of Rilya,” said Doyle Jourdan, Regional Director of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

“Certainly, from what you can see, they’re not exactly individuals we can trust.”

A confusing bit of information is that Pamela Graham had physical custody of Rilya when she disappeared although it was previously stated that Geralyn Graham was her official caretaker. Another inaccuracy was that now Geralyn Graham claimed to be Pamela’s sister as well as Rilya’s paternal grandmother. This could actually be true if you can wade through the headache of trying to unravel the complexities of the situation. Geralyn Graham has more than forty aliases. She also has a collection of Social Security numbers and driver’s licenses. It so confused prosecutors that they now claim to have no idea who Geralyn Graham actually is. The Florida authorities do admit that they now know the two are related only by avarice – not by blood.

At this time the authorities in Florida are unsure of Geralyn’s identity and refer to her as Jane Doe. Furthur, there is no reason to believe she is related to Rilya Wilson (referring to her claim to be the child’s grandmother). The State Attorney for the Southern District of Florida in Miami said the following, “Some of the facts that we know are that there is no evidence – none whatsoever – to support the claim that Jane Doe, also known as Geralyn Smith, also known as Geralyn Graham, is a blood relative to Rilya Wilson. We do know that Jane Doe is the central figure in a series of frauds that depended on having physical custody of Rilya Wilson, and that was the only way she was able to successfully pull them off.”

“Pamela Graham played a pivotal role in making these frauds work, and she is the one that tied it together, and the two of them began to train the younger ones” was the statement made by the prosecuting attorney (referring to Leo and Jacqueline Epson, the children of Geralyn Graham also known as Jane Doe).

Rilya Wilson has to this date never been found.

Yes, this is a true story. A story of a little girl whose life included spending time locked in a dog cage. A story of how the wicked stepmother (social services) sent her off to live with the big bad wolves (Geralyn and Pamela) to spend her few brief years of life in a way more horrifying than a Steven King Novel. Authored by the Department of Children and Family Services in the State of Florida and published by lack of concern.

Yes, this is a true story…