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Monday, April 5, 2021 - 5:57 am POTSDAM – A father whose son took his life following an extortion attempt on Facebook last week is making it his mission to warn parents and kids of the dangers of social media. Riley Basford, 15, killed himself March 30 after being told online that embarrassing photos of him would be circulated to his friends and throughout the internet unless he paid $3,500, said his father, Darren Basford. “My young sweet boy was cyberbullied by some very sick individuals on Facebook,” he said. “I am going through one of the worst things a parent...

Riley K. Basford, 15, of Potsdam By Submitted by funeral home | April 1, 2021 at 4:24 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 4:25 PM Riley K. Basford, 15, of Potsdam, was called home to heaven on Tuesday March 30th. (Source: Funeral Home) POTSDAM, N.Y. (WWNY) - Riley K. Basford, 15, of Potsdam, was called home to heaven on Tuesday March 30th. Riley is survived by his parents and step parents, Mary & Elliott Rodee and Darren Basford & Melissa Marion. Along with his siblings Casey and Julia Basford, step siblings Sean (Taylor), Brandon, Liam, Amelia & Sarah Rodee, Emma, Connor, Nathan O’Geen, Mia...

Thursday, April 1, 2021 - 4:49 pm POTSDAM -- Riley K. Basford, 15, was called home to heaven on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Riley is survived by his parents and step parents, Mary & Elliott Rodee and Darren Basford & Melissa Marion. Also surviving are his siblings Casey and Julia Basford; step siblings, Sean (Taylor), Brandon, Liam, Amelia & Sarah Rodee, Emma, Connor, Nathan O’Geen, and Miah Marion; niece Charleigh Rodee; maternal grandparents, Richard and Katherine Casey; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends who were family. Riley was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Kenne...