Natalie Morales

And you see in that video, this character holding a bloody knife.

There is a young woman.

I mean, it's jarring seeing some of that now.

You know, it sounds like this relationship, though, was pretty well known.

It was documented.

And people in Celeste's life apparently knew about it.

They even had, you know, unfortunately, when they discovered in the autopsy, you know, this tattoo that says, and they both had these tattoos, hers on her index finger, on her right index finger.

So...

It seems like, you know, they were together and people knew about it.

I mean, and I think a lot of people at home probably asking themselves, so why now?

I mean, she was reported missing multiple times.

She's a minor.

He is a legal adult.

So her sexual abuse, according to the DA, I mean, was that being investigated that far back while she was still alive?

So this brings us now to to the arrest.

Yeah, let's talk a little bit about these charges, because in a case that is so heinous, there are special circumstances attached to this first degree murder charge.

For our listeners not familiar with that as a legal term, explain what that means.

And let's break down what these special circumstances are.

So interesting.

He's releasing some detail here.