'Worst cry I had ever heard': Father who shook infant daughter to death while 'playing rough' with her preached about 'pro dad' tips for new parents

A Nebraska begetter who posted "pro dad" tips online for caller parents portion preaching astir the Bible and "repentance" is headed to situation for decades aft shaking his 4-month-old girl to death.

Ryan Greenwood, 36, was sentenced past Friday to service 65 to 80 years successful situation for intentional kid maltreatment resulting successful decease aft helium was recovered blameworthy successful March pursuing a five-day trial, according to section CBS affiliate KOLN.

Greenwood and his wife, Tanya Greenwood, were some charged with child abuse resulting successful the decease of their babe connected Aug. 14, 2025. Tanya Greenwood was recovered not competent to basal trial, with prosecutors saying she could go competent astatine immoderate constituent successful the future. She is owed to look for a competency reappraisal proceeding connected Thursday, May 14.

Court documents obtained by KOLN and the Lincoln Journal Star said Ryan Greenwood admitted to "playing rough" and causing his girl to outcry uncontrollably. The kid was enactment to furniture with a bottle, but she failed to aftermath up astatine her accustomed time, according to Tanya Greenwood. The ma told constabulary she came location from market buying earlier successful the time to what she described arsenic "the worst outcry I had ever heard."

Ryan Greenwood claimed their girl was "perfectly fine" erstwhile helium checked connected her aboriginal that nighttime astir 11 p.m., KOLN reported. The babe was unresponsive and acold to the interaction erstwhile the dada recovered her the adjacent day.

Ryan Greenwood allegedly performed CPR connected the kid earlier helium contacted his wife.

Tanya Greenwood told constabulary she wanted to instrumentality their kid to a aesculapian halfway for help, but Ryan Greenwood told her not to bash it, according to prosecutors. An autopsy aboriginal revealed that the babe died from a traumatic encephalon wounded and suffered different injuries accordant with shaken babe syndrome.

An maltreatment specializer astatine a section children's infirmary concluded that the injuries were non-accidental and contiguous aesculapian attraction could person improved the infant's chances of survival, per KOLN.

Tanya Greenwood allegedly told constabulary she saw Ryan Greenwood shingle their girl connected astatine slightest 1 juncture and compression her limb tightly connected another. The couple's net hunt past allegedly shows Tanya Greenwood looking up accusation connected shaken babe syndrome aft their kid died.

On Facebook and YouTube, Ryan Greenwood posted and preached repeatedly astir the Bible, Christianity and being a "pro dad."

A video posted astir a period earlier helium killed his girl covered "repentance" and "the sorrowful heart," per its description.

"In bid to repent, you indispensable beryllium sorrowful of your sins," Ryan Greenwood said. "If you are not sorrowful of your sins, past you are not repenting of your sins. You are not a Christian successful thing different than sanction and not successful deed."

Using the hashtag "dadtips," Ryan Greenwood made a "pro dada tip" station connected June 30, 2025, saying: "If you're the 1 who takes attraction of your babe astatine night, cleanable the vessel aft they're done eating. Because a cleanable vas is acceptable for its adjacent use. And that's precisely what Jesus Christ does for america connected the cross. … So you tin spot him that each azygous clip that you marque a mistake helium volition cleanse you from the wrong retired if you travel to him with repentance, asking not conscionable for forgiveness but a mode to crook astir and alteration your life."