Emma Walker was a 16-year-old student with “a big heart” who had dreams of becoming a neonatal nurse

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Emma Walker was a 16-year-old Knoxville high school cheerleader with dreams of becoming a neonatal nurse

Walker was fatally shot from outside while she was in bed in 2016

Her ex-boyfriend, William Riley Gaul, was convicted of her murder and sentenced to life in prison in 2018

Emma Walker was a 16-year-old high school student who was tragically killed.

Walker, who was born and raised in Knoxville, Tenn., developed a passion for cheerleading and hoped to be a nurse. As a freshman in high school, Walker joined the cheerleading team and…

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