In December 2022, “Girl X” additionally confided in “Boy Y” that she was “obsessed” with Brianna, whom she had met a few month earlier, in keeping with prosecutors. Brianna was born as a boy, however was residing as a lady and utilizing feminine pronouns, they mentioned. By January, nevertheless, “X’s fascination with Brianna had turned darker,” prosecutors mentioned, main her to speak in confidence to “Boy Y” that she had tried to kill Brianna with an overdose of ibuprofen tablets.

Individuals “already know she is depressed,” “Girl X,” wrote in a message to “Boy Y” on Jan. 23, indicating that she believed others had been prone to get suspicious. However “for some reason she has a high tolerance like I gave her some today that should have been enough to kill her,” she added. Though Brianna had felt ailing and vomited, “she didn’t die,” “Girl X” mentioned within the message. In accordance with the paperwork, Brianna’s mom confirmed her daughter had been sick that week, and that her vomit had contained what she thought had been grape skins however might have been the remnants of ibuprofen tablets.

Within the following days, the 2 teenagers continued discussing numerous strategies for killing Brianna, in addition to 4 different individuals they knew, in keeping with prosecutors, and by late January, had formulated their plan to stab her within the park. On Feb. 10, “Girl X” instructed “Boy Y” that she had despatched a message to Brianna encouraging her to come back to the park the next day to take medication, and that Brianna had confirmed she could be there at 1 p.m. “Boy Y” confirmed he was bringing his searching knife, prosecutors mentioned.

Brianna, who had pink hair and glasses, and that day wore a brief grey tartan skirt, lengthy white socks and a fluffy white hooded jacket, left house round 12:45 p.m. on Feb 11., in keeping with prosecutors. About an hour after leaving house, Brianna, who in keeping with her mom, not often went out alone, texted her mom: “I’m on the bus by myself, I’m scared.”