Biographical Record
William Sascha Riley was born Manuel Sascha Barros in June 1973 in Germany. They were adopted in 1977 by William Kyle Riley — a licensed pilot whose credentials have been independently verified through the FAA Aviation Database — and Irene Riley, née Liske. Sascha has described Irene as loving and kind. WKR and Irene divorced shortly after the adoption, and WKR remarried just 54 days later — confirmed by Texas marriage records.
Sascha served in the United States Army for over 21 years across two enlistments: 1991 to 1998, and again from 2002 to 2016. During their second enlistment they completed three tours of duty in Iraq and sustained blast-related injuries. Their DD-214 — the military discharge document — was provided to Snopes, which confirmed its authenticity. A veteran colleague who reviewed it said: "You can tell that's an individual that acts with valor."
In 2022, Sascha filed a police report with the Lawton Police Department in Oklahoma. Detective Donald Pauley confirmed on record that the report was filed and forwarded to OSBI Agent Adamson due to jurisdictional scope. Sascha's former spouse independently confirmed this to researcher Sue Selle.
In July 2025, Sascha gave six recorded telephone interviews totaling over four hours to Lisa Noelle Voldeng. Those recordings were published on November 23, 2025 and went viral globally. On March 10, 2026 — days before Sascha's scheduled first mainstream media appearance on MSNOW — Voldeng publicly withdrew her support, citing a "safety misalignment." No substantive explanation was offered for the timing.
"He's noble. He tries to be noble. If that's not a show of great character, I don't know what is — after all of that. Twenty-two years. You served your country."
Veterans advocate, quoted by Don Lemon, referencing Sascha's service record
Sascha uses they/them pronouns. They are currently living outside the United States. They have been consistent in their account across multiple hours of recorded testimony, have asked for institutional investigation, and have had no claims independently disproven by any research conducted to date.
At a Glance
| Legal name | William Sascha Riley |
| Birth name | Manuel Sascha Barros |
| Born | June 1973, Germany |
| Pronouns | They / Them |
| Army service | 21+ years, two enlistments, three Iraq tours |
| Follow | @saschabarros — X / Instagram |
A Note on Framing
Sascha's testimony contains graphic allegations about named individuals. Those allegations are presented here as Sascha's account — not as established fact. What is presented as fact is independently corroborated: military service, police report, pilot credentials, CSAM investigation. The distinction is held throughout this site.