Natalie Morales

Well, with her mother, Maggie Fryer, Maggie says they have a good relationship, that they talk regularly. And Maggie is an advocate for Ellie. She believes Ellie was a victim in all of this and really believed that Ellie was abused. Her sister, Sierra, she didn't want to tell us too much. Now, whether or not she believes Ellie's abuse claims, she said she preferred not to talk about that as well.

But she said, my dad was a good dad. And she loved him very much and thought he was a great father to her. And she and Ellie are communicating. They talk to each other. They've been together. There are pictures of them together. So she told us it's sort of a complicated relationship, but she still, it seems, loves her sister and chooses to have a relationship with her.

But she said, my dad was a good dad. And she loved him very much and thought he was a great father to her. And she and Ellie are communicating. They talk to each other. They've been together. There are pictures of them together. So she told us it's sort of a complicated relationship, but she still, it seems, loves her sister and chooses to have a relationship with her.

But she said, my dad was a good dad. And she loved him very much and thought he was a great father to her. And she and Ellie are communicating. They talk to each other. They've been together. There are pictures of them together. So she told us it's sort of a complicated relationship, but she still, it seems, loves her sister and chooses to have a relationship with her.

I think so. It's a thought-provoking hour. And we, of course, present all the evidence that we could present on both sides. And it's just heartbreaking. It seems like Ellie, given her situation in life, her parents were split up. You know, that destroyed her. We know that because her sister said it. The whole family dynamic changed.

I think so. It's a thought-provoking hour. And we, of course, present all the evidence that we could present on both sides. And it's just heartbreaking. It seems like Ellie, given her situation in life, her parents were split up. You know, that destroyed her. We know that because her sister said it. The whole family dynamic changed.

I think so. It's a thought-provoking hour. And we, of course, present all the evidence that we could present on both sides. And it's just heartbreaking. It seems like Ellie, given her situation in life, her parents were split up. You know, that destroyed her. We know that because her sister said it. The whole family dynamic changed.

That said, she was very involved in planning, if not, according to police, possibly the mastermind of this whole operation to begin with. But Gavin and Russell were, you know, 19 and 22. They were young men now. who perhaps took advantage of a 15-year-old, as Aliza Kaplan points out, and maybe they were manipulating Ellie. So it'll leave you thinking. Indeed.

That said, she was very involved in planning, if not, according to police, possibly the mastermind of this whole operation to begin with. But Gavin and Russell were, you know, 19 and 22. They were young men now. who perhaps took advantage of a 15-year-old, as Aliza Kaplan points out, and maybe they were manipulating Ellie. So it'll leave you thinking. Indeed.

That said, she was very involved in planning, if not, according to police, possibly the mastermind of this whole operation to begin with. But Gavin and Russell were, you know, 19 and 22. They were young men now. who perhaps took advantage of a 15-year-old, as Aliza Kaplan points out, and maybe they were manipulating Ellie. So it'll leave you thinking. Indeed.

Natalie Morales reports, first love, then murder.

Natalie Morales reports, first love, then murder.

Natalie Morales reports, first love, then murder.

Ellie Fryer will be eligible for parole in 2032. She will be 30 years old.

Ellie Fryer will be eligible for parole in 2032. She will be 30 years old.

Ellie Fryer will be eligible for parole in 2032. She will be 30 years old.

Join me Tuesday for Postmortem from 48 Hours, where we'll dive even deeper into today's episode and answer your questions about the case.

Join me Tuesday for Postmortem from 48 Hours, where we'll dive even deeper into today's episode and answer your questions about the case.

Join me Tuesday for Postmortem from 48 Hours, where we'll dive even deeper into today's episode and answer your questions about the case.

Yes. And we're just a couple of towns over from the Palisades fire and all around me, a lot of people have lost a lot. So my thoughts are with them. If, you know, there are also some technical difficulties as well in recording this because with winds the way we've had them for the last couple of days, if I freeze every now and again, I apologize. Right.