Investigation of deadly Riverton fire continues

LANDER, Wyo. - The investigation of a mobile home fire that killed three children in Riverton is taking longer than expected.

[whoknows]

the reason the case is taking so long is rachel has a lawyer what she is hiding we dont know but bridget told them everything from her drug use to the way she didnt want those children to the parting that vary nite

[crying]

bridget is so heart broken on the outcome of this case knowing rachael has a lawyer and is hidding the truth yet she'll get away with almost killing bridgets children and bridget and her own children yet collecting money for thoes children death how much was it worth a new car a new house bridget has tears hearing this come thur everyone will hear and know bridget is still our hero and after getting her children and herself and then trying to get rachaels three children out while rachael did nothing nothing nothing now hidding behind a lawyer bridget is heartbroken

[when will it stop]

I still cant believe the kids are dead. Why didnt stepanie mullins have smoke detecters in the house she owned that her grand kids lived . Every onwer of a house that lets others live there is responsable for there protected its a law that landlords have these in place hopefully she will be charged with criminal neglect.AS for Racheal she still is drugging as usual

[oh my]

from the story one matches the other is a lie with rachael running out leaving everyone inside a burning trailer why cant rachael take a lie test or be arrested for drugs if rachael has any friends dont they feel for thoes three children enough to say anything to help if she lies to the police about her own children then can anyone trust her someone knows why didnt she help bridget get the kids out or bridget or her own children out insead she runs runs out never looking back what happened to the water she was so determined to get walking thru the fire to get never getting hurt not once isint it true rachael was never in the back with her three children but on the sofa sleeping waking up to fire running out the door never letting the 7 people inside know their was a fire never going around the house to help at the side window to catch bridgets children nor racing around to the back to climb into that window to get her own children out remember rachael was not hurt or burned at all no suiet on her cloths

[Oh My Is Right]

Listen. No one passed in the fire that any of you people love so maybe you shouldn't talk about it.

[oh my]

then why didnt you have smoke alarms in that house and why did you have life insurance on thoes kids why is rachael on drugs the morning and continues to use and now has a new car and stephine has a new house because why would rachael leave her children in a car for 4 hours or feed them yougert thru a bottle all three if she cared wouldnt rachael have gone in side the house to help all those inside or even yell to see if anyone was awake rachael was outside first and answered bridget outside never helping any of the heros so yes everyone else cared about thoes children except rachael stephanie get real people that is why rachael never never was burned at all did she plan this probbly so it matches with the cowards that family is and always will be cowards drug users delivering mail smoping pot using needles take a drug test prove it any one else can and pass except you riverton bunch

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Oh My Is Right wrote:

Listen. No one passed in the fire that any of you people love so maybe you shouldn't talk about it.

neither did you so if you did you would press rachael to admit she killed her own kids for money it appears thats all she was needing and collected if it aint so have her take a lie test then youll all see yes their are people who know more than you think ask the investagators who proved the fire was in the dining room right beside rachael and her friend rob??????

[oh my]

yes it is true bridgets soon to be ex husband rachaels brother david the father of the four children who made it out of the fire now has a restainting order on him because he threatend bridget saying he has a loaded shotgun and was going to hunt bridget down and kill her last week not allowing bridget time with her four children why only that family knows and could be from all along davids girlfriend is due soon with another kid davids family knew what they planned all along and that was to get rid of bridget so maybe more peolpe should ask why but bridget has surrived the families threats and will not be stand for it any more that family disabled bridget so what more could they do to her bridget already proved that she surrived and made it this far

[oh my]

stephine and her husband both had the pleasure of going to jail in torrington wy friday for some reason maybe things are turning around and they did something bridgets ex lied under oath on the stand says he drinks twice a month and never was violent but only once david lives with his girlfriend for 7 month but his girlfriend lived with david for 10 months and shes 7 months pregrent opps his aunt walked out while david was on the stand knowing he lied but she still thinks david is full of poop she once worked for dfs and so now we know that she isnt truthful

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Yeah, they did. And they enjoyed it, because it just showed how wonderful you really are donna.

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Editor,
I recently read the article in your March 20th issue of the Ranger about my daughters August 7th, 2008 trailer fire that took the lives of her 3 children and severely burned my daughter-in-law Bridget, and her two daughters Sierra and Sativa. I and my family have serveral questions regarding the authorities conclusions.
First of all, I'd like to ask Detective Bill Braddock and Ms. Yvonne Snider why no one in our family, here in Riverton, were informed of the press conference. Then I would like to ask Ed McAuslin why he changed my grandchildrens death certificates without informing their mother or father before informing the press. I would also like to ask them why they have never asked my son or I any questions about the fire, as we were witnesses. I thought all witnesses were questioned in a case like this.
The story states Bridget was calling Rachels name, but Rachel states that she was awoken to Bridget screaming her name. The story also states that Rachel went to the kitchen for water. She stated to authorities several times that she ran to the kitchen for the bucket she thought was under the sink.

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When not finding the bucket she thought it must be in the back and ran to go through the hall. When she got to the hallway, she states the fire was coming out of Bridget's bedroom, catching the opposite wall of the hallway on fire, and licking up the doorway to the ceiling of the hall. She never stated the whole area was "engulfed in flame".
The story says that Rachel then exited the trailer and went for help. Rachel stated to authorites, that she exited the trailer out of the front door and she ran to the back of the trailer and tried unsuccessfully to break the back door down.

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She found the childrens slide in the yard and put it against the back of the trailer to try and climb through the window. But the toy was melting and collapsed under her and she was unsuccessful. The story states that Rachel was uninjured. She was treated and released for minor injuries on 8/7/08 in the a.m at R.M.H. She received burns to the hands while trying to crawl through the back bedroom window.
She then got a neighbors cell-phone and contacted 911. At this point, their were two neighbors, a male and a female, in the yard with Rachel. The man, Mr. C, ran to the back of the trailer put a blanket over himself, broke down the back door and entered the trailer. He got stuck and disoriented in the hallway from smoke and fire. He then exited the trailer, and the other neighbor from spot 13 of Cozy Mobile Home Trailer Park took the garden hose and put out the fire on Mr. C. These neighbors of Rachels were very heroic in their actions. At this point firefighters arrived at the back of the trailer.
The story states that Bridget and her children escaped through a window in the bedroom. It states that there was no fire in the room. This window was 7 to 8 ft from the ground outside and there was a tree directly outside the window. If she put the children out the window then got out, why were my granddaughters, Sierra and Sativa, so severely burned? Why did they have no scrapes or bruises from the fall, just burns?
They were both in the Denver Childrens Burn Center for a week and a half. When released, they had to continue making weekly trips to the Denver Burn Treatment Center to redress their wounds to avoid infection. This lasted about 2 months. Their burns start at their necks and continue down one side of their bodies to their ankles. Their burns are severe and they will carry the scars for the rest of their lives. The girls stated to their father, David Mullins, and I that they had to jump over the fire to exit the bedroom, then went out the front door. This coincides with Rachels statement to authorities that she saw Bridget and her children heading toward the front door of the trailer. When Rachel asked Bill Braddock about Sierra and Sativas' statements that they made to the authorities in the hospital after they woke up, he told her that their statements were disregarded in the investigation because of their age. Why then was taxpayer money used to go to Denver and interview them?
Ralph Estell said in the story that there would have been more loss of material had the fire started in Bridgets room. We saw the trailer, as I'm sure many others did. There was nothing left in Bridgets room, not even a floor. Which brings us to the question of why the fire hydrant was inoperable. I witnessed a fireman hooking a hose to the hydrant and when producing nothing another fireman walking down the street towards him with his arms outstretched as if to say "Where's the water?" When the ambulance rushed my grandson Ezra to the hospital and we left the scene to head to the hospital there was no water truck on the scene.
We were told in another Ranger article that the fire consumed the trailer within 7 to 12 minutes. We were told that water in the fire hydrants would have made no difference. I believe that lives and critical evidence may have been saved had there been water. My family has been mourning for seven months and we want nothing more than to find out the cause of this tradgedy.

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The story states that Bridget and her children escaped through a window in the bedroom. It states that there was no fire in the room. This window was 7 to 8 ft from the ground outside and there was a tree directly outside the window. If she put the children out the window then got out, why were my granddaughters, Sierra and Sativa, so severely burned? Why did they have no scrapes or bruises from the fall, just burns?
They were both in the Denver Childrens Burn Center for a week and a half. When released, they had to continue making weekly trips to the Denver Burn Treatment Center to redress their wounds to avoid infection. This lasted about 2 months. Their burns start at their necks and continue down one side of their bodies to their ankles. Their burns are severe and they will carry the scars for the rest of their lives. The girls stated to their father, David Mullins, and I that they had to jump over the fire to exit the bedroom, then went out the front door. This coincides with Rachels statement to authorities that she saw Bridget and her children heading toward the front door of the trailer. When Rachel asked Bill Braddock about Sierra and Sativas' statements that they made to the authorities in the hospital after they woke up, he told her that their statements were disregarded in the investigation because of their age. Why then was taxpayer money used to go to Denver and interview them?
Ralph Estell said in the story that there would have been more loss of material had the fire started in Bridgets room. We saw the trailer, as I'm sure many others did. There was nothing left in Bridgets room, not even a floor. Which brings us to the question of why the fire hydrant was inoperable. I witnessed a fireman hooking a hose to the hydrant and when producing nothing another fireman walking down the street towards him with his arms outstretched as if to say "Where's the water?" When the ambulance rushed my grandson Ezra to the hospital and we left the scene to head to the hospital there was no water truck on the scene.
We were told in another Ranger article that the fire consumed the trailer within 7 to 12 minutes. We were told that water in the fire hydrants would have made no difference. I b

[Haha]

Well, who got custody? Who did the judge think was a better parent?"

That's right, Bi-Polar Bridget only wants the kids because they make her happy.

[Haha]

And bridget was trying to sleep with Rob. Not me. Gross.

[rotten killer]

david got the kids only because he lied about everything only drinks twice a month never was mean you as his family should know that the kids are scared of him and becca pulls their hair and they get spanked thoes kids are going to grow up hating you killers

[rotten killer]

what child molesting or what????????

Oh my wrote:

Yeah, they did. And they enjoyed it, because it just showed how wonderful you really are donna.

[rotten killer]

stephine get real the det told rachael she chose to lie to you once again killed your grandchildren point blank since rachael didnt show up it goes to show how she is still running give her some more money to buy her meth maybe she has plans for you also??????????

Oh my wrote:

Editor,
I recently read the article in your March 20th issue of the Ranger about my daughters August 7th, 2008 trailer fire that took the lives of her 3 children and severely burned my daughter-in-law Bridget, and her two daughters Sierra and Sativa. I and my family have serveral questions regarding the authorities conclusions.
First of all, I'd like to ask Detective Bill Braddock and Ms. Yvonne Snider why no one in our family, here in Riverton, were informed of the press conference. Then I would like to ask Ed McAuslin why he changed my grandchildrens death certificates without informing their mother or father before informing the press. I would also like to ask them why they have never asked my son or I any questions about the fire, as we were witnesses. I thought all witnesses were questioned in a case like this.
The story states Bridget was calling Rachels name, but Rachel states that she was awoken to Bridget screaming her name. The story also states that Rachel went to the kitchen for water. She stated to authorities several times that she ran to the kitchen for the bucket she thought was under the sink.

[rotten killer]

rachael was outside way before bridget called her name she ran out killing her own children ever think to change her name to casey???????

Oh my wrote:

When not finding the bucket she thought it must be in the back and ran to go through the hall. When she got to the hallway, she states the fire was coming out of Bridget's bedroom, catching the opposite wall of the hallway on fire, and licking up the doorway to the ceiling of the hall. She never stated the whole area was "engulfed in flame".
The story says that Rachel then exited the trailer and went for help. Rachel stated to authorites, that she exited the trailer out of the front door and she ran to the back of the trailer and tried unsuccessfully to break the back door down.