Erin Moriarty

He went to Guitar Center with his family.

His friend Daniel didn't join him, but he did invite Alvaro to hang out that Sunday to talk about something important.

Avro said Daniel wanted to tell him about the interesting night he had had hours earlier.

According to Alvaro, Daniel said he killed two people.

Alvaro didn't know what to make of what Daniel just told him, and he didn't want to hear any more.

So he left.

But Alvaro told me that the next day, Daniel still wanted to talk to him.

Later on, in social studies class, someone told Alvaro about a story they had read in the newspaper.

It was about a double homicide that had taken place over the weekend.

Alvaro began connecting the dots.

Later, he received a text from Daniel to come over to his house.

I know, but tell me what you can.

Just describe what he told you.

And this is what Daniel told him.

that on Saturday, instead of attending Alvaro's birthday celebrations, Daniel had put on all black clothing and a ski mask over his face.

He told Alvaro that he had grabbed his mother's six-inch hunting knife and then left his home in the darkness of the night.

Yeah, his shoes.

Daniel had thought of everything Alvaro said, even wrapping the bottom of his boots in duct tape so he wouldn't leave any footprints.

Did it seem real at that point?

And why did he do this?