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When the next day came, a cruiser showed up to Michael's house and arrested him for stalking.

Then Michael finally starts to open up. He explains that, get this, he makes porn movies in his free time. And that Ellie apparently wanted to star in one of his porn films for payment. That's what he says they plan to do the night they met up. You know, the night that she thought she'd be hanging out with Nate Peters.

Then Michael finally starts to open up. He explains that, get this, he makes porn movies in his free time. And that Ellie apparently wanted to star in one of his porn films for payment. That's what he says they plan to do the night they met up. You know, the night that she thought she'd be hanging out with Nate Peters.

Then Michael finally starts to open up. He explains that, get this, he makes porn movies in his free time. And that Ellie apparently wanted to star in one of his porn films for payment. That's what he says they plan to do the night they met up. You know, the night that she thought she'd be hanging out with Nate Peters.

Even just as it felt like they'd get a confession from him, it was just another dead end again. Michael claimed that when the police first came to his house to ask about Ellie, he had destroyed the SD card holding their quote-unquote consensual sex tape, complete with handcuffs, strangling, and, oh yeah, a bag over Ellie's head, according to Michael himself.

Even just as it felt like they'd get a confession from him, it was just another dead end again. Michael claimed that when the police first came to his house to ask about Ellie, he had destroyed the SD card holding their quote-unquote consensual sex tape, complete with handcuffs, strangling, and, oh yeah, a bag over Ellie's head, according to Michael himself.

Even just as it felt like they'd get a confession from him, it was just another dead end again. Michael claimed that when the police first came to his house to ask about Ellie, he had destroyed the SD card holding their quote-unquote consensual sex tape, complete with handcuffs, strangling, and, oh yeah, a bag over Ellie's head, according to Michael himself.

He describes this snuff torture porn video that he planned to sell and the details of what he admits he did to Ellie add to the case another dark coincidence, he says. After hours upon hours of painstaking interrogation, even without a full confession, Michael had revealed enough cracks in his story for detectives to piece together a detailed picture.

He describes this snuff torture porn video that he planned to sell and the details of what he admits he did to Ellie add to the case another dark coincidence, he says. After hours upon hours of painstaking interrogation, even without a full confession, Michael had revealed enough cracks in his story for detectives to piece together a detailed picture.

He describes this snuff torture porn video that he planned to sell and the details of what he admits he did to Ellie add to the case another dark coincidence, he says. After hours upon hours of painstaking interrogation, even without a full confession, Michael had revealed enough cracks in his story for detectives to piece together a detailed picture.

August 24th, 2018 was the date of Michael's last BCI interrogation, and on the same day, Ellie's body was located in a ditch near the corner of a farming field. She was found within a quarter of a mile of Michael's house. Her shallow grave was concealed by shrubbery, with a barbed wire fence dividing it from the rest of the field. A square shovel was discovered nearby.

August 24th, 2018 was the date of Michael's last BCI interrogation, and on the same day, Ellie's body was located in a ditch near the corner of a farming field. She was found within a quarter of a mile of Michael's house. Her shallow grave was concealed by shrubbery, with a barbed wire fence dividing it from the rest of the field. A square shovel was discovered nearby.

August 24th, 2018 was the date of Michael's last BCI interrogation, and on the same day, Ellie's body was located in a ditch near the corner of a farming field. She was found within a quarter of a mile of Michael's house. Her shallow grave was concealed by shrubbery, with a barbed wire fence dividing it from the rest of the field. A square shovel was discovered nearby.

Ellie's remains, mostly skeletonized, told a story that was heartbreaking. And horrifying. Wrapped in a bed sheet and a purple blanket, her arms and legs were bound with duct tape, and a bag had been tied over her head. The cord was also entangled with her body. The coroner determined her cause of death to be asphyxiation, so it's possible this was the murder weapon.

Ellie's remains, mostly skeletonized, told a story that was heartbreaking. And horrifying. Wrapped in a bed sheet and a purple blanket, her arms and legs were bound with duct tape, and a bag had been tied over her head. The cord was also entangled with her body. The coroner determined her cause of death to be asphyxiation, so it's possible this was the murder weapon.

Ellie's remains, mostly skeletonized, told a story that was heartbreaking. And horrifying. Wrapped in a bed sheet and a purple blanket, her arms and legs were bound with duct tape, and a bag had been tied over her head. The cord was also entangled with her body. The coroner determined her cause of death to be asphyxiation, so it's possible this was the murder weapon.

Though Michael hadn't spelled it out, he'd said enough. Enough to lead detectives to Ellie and charge him with her murder. Meanwhile, as law enforcement swarmed the field, gathering evidence and preparing for the removal of Ellie's body, a bright rainbow stretched across the sky. above the crime scene. Everyone noticed it. People cried and took photos.

Though Michael hadn't spelled it out, he'd said enough. Enough to lead detectives to Ellie and charge him with her murder. Meanwhile, as law enforcement swarmed the field, gathering evidence and preparing for the removal of Ellie's body, a bright rainbow stretched across the sky. above the crime scene. Everyone noticed it. People cried and took photos.

Though Michael hadn't spelled it out, he'd said enough. Enough to lead detectives to Ellie and charge him with her murder. Meanwhile, as law enforcement swarmed the field, gathering evidence and preparing for the removal of Ellie's body, a bright rainbow stretched across the sky. above the crime scene. Everyone noticed it. People cried and took photos.

29-year-old Michael Strauss eventually pleaded guilty to all his crimes. His sentencing brought to light the horrific reality of her final moments, something that her family had not understood up until that point. During his sentencing, Strauss appeared in court with two black eyes, the work of his fellow inmates.