Payton Moreland

So it's no secret that Esmeralda was likely off her medication and struggling. And it was no secret that she was wandering around the neighborhood asking for help from strangers. But apparently one of those strangers was a friend of Christopher and Cassandra's. And he found Esmeralda on the street that night, likely in the early hours after she rang the other neighbor's doorbell.

So it's no secret that Esmeralda was likely off her medication and struggling. And it was no secret that she was wandering around the neighborhood asking for help from strangers. But apparently one of those strangers was a friend of Christopher and Cassandra's. And he found Esmeralda on the street that night, likely in the early hours after she rang the other neighbor's doorbell.

So after 2.30 a.m. So they invite her into the house. They're all partying. And I think at some point shortly after the friend who had like gone outside and invited her in left. But then Christopher, this is all according to them, got Esmeralda high on methamphetamines. This, of course, only worsened her current mental state. And when she started behaving strangely, it scared Christopher.

So after 2.30 a.m. So they invite her into the house. They're all partying. And I think at some point shortly after the friend who had like gone outside and invited her in left. But then Christopher, this is all according to them, got Esmeralda high on methamphetamines. This, of course, only worsened her current mental state. And when she started behaving strangely, it scared Christopher.

So after 2.30 a.m. So they invite her into the house. They're all partying. And I think at some point shortly after the friend who had like gone outside and invited her in left. But then Christopher, this is all according to them, got Esmeralda high on methamphetamines. This, of course, only worsened her current mental state. And when she started behaving strangely, it scared Christopher.

He grabbed some rope and tied her to a bedpost. According to him, Esmeralda got more erratic. She began screaming and thrashing. But Christopher and Cassandra said they were afraid to let her go at that point, thinking that she might call the police and turn them in. Eventually, as Mirelda starts calming down, they go to untie her. She starts fighting back.

He grabbed some rope and tied her to a bedpost. According to him, Esmeralda got more erratic. She began screaming and thrashing. But Christopher and Cassandra said they were afraid to let her go at that point, thinking that she might call the police and turn them in. Eventually, as Mirelda starts calming down, they go to untie her. She starts fighting back.

He grabbed some rope and tied her to a bedpost. According to him, Esmeralda got more erratic. She began screaming and thrashing. But Christopher and Cassandra said they were afraid to let her go at that point, thinking that she might call the police and turn them in. Eventually, as Mirelda starts calming down, they go to untie her. She starts fighting back.

She attacks Christopher, punching him in the face. Christopher retaliates by trying to strangle her, ties her back up, throws some blankets over her, and then he goes downstairs, comes back up with a syringe filled with pool cleaner.

She attacks Christopher, punching him in the face. Christopher retaliates by trying to strangle her, ties her back up, throws some blankets over her, and then he goes downstairs, comes back up with a syringe filled with pool cleaner.

She attacks Christopher, punching him in the face. Christopher retaliates by trying to strangle her, ties her back up, throws some blankets over her, and then he goes downstairs, comes back up with a syringe filled with pool cleaner.

He injects it into her and then he and Cassandra go downstairs. They come back up to check on her later and they find her dead. Christopher panics, devises his complicated plan to get rid of the body, which as we know doesn't work. Oh, that's not much at all. Oh. Christopher, on the other hand, thought he could fight the charges, at least at first.

He injects it into her and then he and Cassandra go downstairs. They come back up to check on her later and they find her dead. Christopher panics, devises his complicated plan to get rid of the body, which as we know doesn't work. Oh, that's not much at all. Oh. Christopher, on the other hand, thought he could fight the charges, at least at first.

He injects it into her and then he and Cassandra go downstairs. They come back up to check on her later and they find her dead. Christopher panics, devises his complicated plan to get rid of the body, which as we know doesn't work. Oh, that's not much at all. Oh. Christopher, on the other hand, thought he could fight the charges, at least at first.

Early on, he entered a plea of not guilty, later changed his mind to plead guilty via an Alford plea. We've talked about this before. It basically says you're maintaining your innocence while pleading guilty. So as a result, Christopher was sentenced to 10 to 25 years for second degree murder and 5 to 15 years for kidnapping. His sentences will run concurrently.

Early on, he entered a plea of not guilty, later changed his mind to plead guilty via an Alford plea. We've talked about this before. It basically says you're maintaining your innocence while pleading guilty. So as a result, Christopher was sentenced to 10 to 25 years for second degree murder and 5 to 15 years for kidnapping. His sentences will run concurrently.

Early on, he entered a plea of not guilty, later changed his mind to plead guilty via an Alford plea. We've talked about this before. It basically says you're maintaining your innocence while pleading guilty. So as a result, Christopher was sentenced to 10 to 25 years for second degree murder and 5 to 15 years for kidnapping. His sentences will run concurrently.

It is kind of interesting because it appears that although a stranger, Christopher wasn't one of Esmeraldas online followers after all. Esmeralda just happened to find herself in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong people in her own neighborhood.

It is kind of interesting because it appears that although a stranger, Christopher wasn't one of Esmeraldas online followers after all. Esmeralda just happened to find herself in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong people in her own neighborhood.

It is kind of interesting because it appears that although a stranger, Christopher wasn't one of Esmeraldas online followers after all. Esmeralda just happened to find herself in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong people in her own neighborhood.