Who Killed Riley Fox?

Kevin and Melissa Fox with their son Tyler and daughter Riley. Three-year-old Riley was abducted and murdered in 2004 and Kevin Fox became the prime suspect.

(Courtesy of the Fox Family)

The Foxes' Private Investigation

ABC News' David Muir attempted to talk about the case with Jeff Tomczak, the first prosecutor and former state's attorney who originally charged Kevin Fox with murder. Tomczak negotiated a resolution with the Foxes before the case went to trial. He has denied any wrongdoing and told Muir, " I stand by the decisions in that case."

Will County authorities are appealing the massive verdict. The detectives declined comment, but in a written statement, current State's Attorney Glasgow said he "continues to stand behind the detectives. The facts and circumstances would have led any prudent investigator to determine they had probable cause to arrest Kevin Fox."

Click here to read a statement from State's Attorney Jim Glasgow about the case.

Glasgow believes the outcome of the civil trial would have been different if the jury had been allowed to view a videotape of Kevin's confessions. But that video was suppressed and had never been made public.

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Appeal Hearing in Salt Poisoning Case

The Will County Sheriff's Department says a new team of detectives is now investigating Riley Fox's murder, but Kevin and Melissa aren't just relying on them. The Foxes hired two private investigators, Rich Grove and Carlos Rodriguez, to chase down any leads and loose ends. The Foxes believe they can advance the case themselves because they now have that partial DNA profile.

"Y-STR profiling can't identify someone uniquely, like nuclear DNA, but it could certainly start a conversation with an investigator," Reich said.

Though the Foxes won't see any money until the appeals process is finished, Zellner believes her client has won back something even more valuable: his reputation. But even after the DNA and the jury's verdict, there remain some people in Wilmington who still believe Kevin Fox killed his daughter.

That's one reason the Foxes have moved to another Chicago suburb and why it is still hard for Kevin to go back to Wilmington.

"It hurts that some people around here don't understand," he said.

But for all they've lost, and all they've endured, Kevin and Melissa turn to their newest gift. In March 2006, their third child was born -- a little girl they named Teagan.

"Teagan does remind me a lot of Riley, her personality," says Melissa. "They're kind of the same. But we miss her. Every day is a struggle. To know that you had something so wonderful in your life, and that someone took it."

Kevin is trying to move forward as a dad by being thankful for what he has today.

"I have a beautiful daughter at home; a son; and a beautiful wife. You never know what's gonna happen. So have no regrets and, and… just enjoy what you have."