"You Got To Get Back": Mpls. Author Pens Book On Stages Of Grief After Losing Daughter

By Shayla Reaves, CBS Minnesota

November 27, 2022

A Minneapolis father is putting his pain into words after experiencing a devastating loss.

Lehman Riley is the author of "Losing Lizzy: A Story of Grief," the latest book in his "Papa Lemon's Little Wanderers" series. The book is named after the Rileys' 23-year-old daughter Tianna Elizabeth Riley, known to friends and family as Lizzy. The Hopkins High School graduate was found dead on June 6, 2020. Crystal police launched a murder and death investigation.

"It felt like Mike Tyson gave me an uppercut," Riley said of the news. "I grab the phone and it's the Crystal police and I'm like, 'Who is this?' She said, 'We are sorry to inform you your daughter Tianna has passed away.'"

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