LARRY Risken had a stellar career in the Navy before he retired from active duty.
As an American citizen, his mysterious death outside the country raised suspicion.
Who was Larry Risken?
Larry Risken was a Navy officer by profession.
He grew up in the state of Washington with his family.
Larry followed in his fathers footseps to become a Navy officer. He enlisted when he was 20 years old.
Before his retirement in Navy, he rose to the rank of Commander.
After a lengthy career in the Navy, he left active duty to become a Special Ed teacher for high school students.
He was married to Sonia Rios Risken. After a brief courtship, Larry Risken and Sonia were married in 1990.
While visiting Sonia’s family in the Philippines, Larry and Sonia decided to adopt two children – Quinzy and Jetmark.
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What was his cause of death?
Larry Risken was reportedly murdered in the Philippines on April 28, 2006.
Concerning the events leading to his death, Larry was on his way back from the hospital with a cousin of one of the children he had hoped to adopt.
While Larry was with Sonia’s family and the child in the car about to leave the hospital, two people on a motorcycle parked by the Larry’s car and shot him.
Even though they were at the hospital, the doctors was not able to save him from his gunshot wounds.
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Who was his wife?
Larry Risken’s wife was Sonia Rios Risken. However, she was given the name Lomita Black Widow Sonia Rios Risken because she was reportedly accused of having a hand in the death of her husband.
The reason why she was reportedly accused because she married two military men who met the same fate at their point of death – they were both ambushed and gunned down in the Philippines, in the presence of Sonia’s family
As a result, both families of the deceased men reportedly accused her of masterminding both killings.
However, after Larry Risken died in the Philippines on April 28, 2006, Sonia was also reportedly shot in her home in Los Angeles.