Kristen Arno

We did not know how things were going to go until we got that verdict.

We did not know how things were going to go until we got that verdict.

Nikki's mom knew something was up right away.

Nikki's mom knew something was up right away.

Snapchat is where the investigation first went to because the last very early morning that Nikki was seen, she had been talking to someone on Snap. I believe using one of her friend's devices to do that because Nikki didn't have her phone. So they knew that whoever she'd been talking to, she'd been doing it with Snap. These are messages that didn't just evaporate after they were sent, thankfully.

Snapchat is where the investigation first went to because the last very early morning that Nikki was seen, she had been talking to someone on Snap. I believe using one of her friend's devices to do that because Nikki didn't have her phone. So they knew that whoever she'd been talking to, she'd been doing it with Snap. These are messages that didn't just evaporate after they were sent, thankfully.

So they got his account information, able to get things like his IP address and use their investigative tools to figure out where he was.

So they got his account information, able to get things like his IP address and use their investigative tools to figure out where he was.

They set up a time for him to talk. So at that time, David was just a person of interest. They didn't know exactly what had happened to Nikki. And so they talked to him.

They set up a time for him to talk. So at that time, David was just a person of interest. They didn't know exactly what had happened to Nikki. And so they talked to him.

By his account at that point, he was the last person to see her at all. No one had seen her thereafter. So that's obviously going to bring up a lot of flags right there.

By his account at that point, he was the last person to see her at all. No one had seen her thereafter. So that's obviously going to bring up a lot of flags right there.

And they were able to place together, using the cell tower data, timeline and location of where David had been in it. put him in some interesting places.

And they were able to place together, using the cell tower data, timeline and location of where David had been in it. put him in some interesting places.

It definitely told a very different story than what David had reported in his interview. Took things in a different direction.

It definitely told a very different story than what David had reported in his interview. Took things in a different direction.

It was a very serious case. You have a minor trans female being murdered. It's a It's horrible. Nikki's family, also the LGBTQIA plus community was there and very vocal and wanting justice for Nikki, as did many people. But there's a lot riding on this.

It was a very serious case. You have a minor trans female being murdered. It's a It's horrible. Nikki's family, also the LGBTQIA plus community was there and very vocal and wanting justice for Nikki, as did many people. But there's a lot riding on this.

Given that her body had been left out in the wilderness for approximately six months, much of the evidence you would normally have in a homicide case was not there, you know, in terms of what happened to her body. We didn't know exactly where it had happened. We didn't know exactly what was done to her body.

Given that her body had been left out in the wilderness for approximately six months, much of the evidence you would normally have in a homicide case was not there, you know, in terms of what happened to her body. We didn't know exactly where it had happened. We didn't know exactly what was done to her body.