California furry 'orchestrated triple homicide after becoming obsessed' with teenage girl he met at convention

It was emotion astatine first show for a 25-year-old dragon furry who fell for a teen who called herself Day Dreamer Fox Wolf. 

But aft her parents forbade nan 2 from seeing each different because she was underage, he concocted a twisted scheme to swipe them out, a California tribunal has heard. 

Frank Felix, 33, who went by nan fursona Entey, met past 17-year-old Katlynn Goodwill Yost astatine a 'furry convention' – an arena for group who get their kicks from dressing successful elaborate animal costumes. 

Felix knew Katlynn and her parents done nan furry community, wherever her mother Jennifer acted arsenic a enarthrosis to thin connected for different furries to thief them header pinch their problems. 

Felix's accomplice, Josh Acosta, 29, besides had a relationship to nan family and was a known 'Brony' – a man who's a instrumentality of My Little Pony. DailyMail.com has learned that Felix's fursona was a dragon.

Felix is charged pinch 3 counts of execution and faces life successful situation without nan chance of parole if recovered guilty.

Acosta was recovered blameworthy connected each 3 counts of execution connected November 8, 2018 and sentenced to life successful situation connected December 14 that aforesaid year. 

After discovering her daughter's narration pinch Felix, who was past 25, Jennifer, 39, told her she must extremity seeing him, nan tribunal successful Santa Ana, California, heard.

Her friend Melinda Giles, who's besides a furry, told DailyMail.com backmost successful 2016: 'To protect her daughter, Chris and Jenn were like, "We don't want you to beryllium friends pinch our girl anymore".'

After their narration ended, Felix and Acosta, who was past 21 years aged and a backstage first people successful nan Army stationed successful Fort Irwin, plotted to free Katlynn from her parents, the Daily Bulletin reported.

The obsession, aft their narration fell apart, grew to nan constituent of self-mutilation. Prosecutors described really successful 1 instance, Felix trim himself successful beforehand of nan teenager.

During nan week starring up to nan murder, he allegedly planned their deaths pinch Acosta done email.

They carried retired this scheme during nan early greeting of September 24, 2016.

The bodies of Jennifer, her husband Christopher Yost, 34, and their family friend Arthur 'Billy' Boucher, 28, were recovered by their past 6-year-old girl successful their Fullerton home. 

Their 9-year-old girl was besides successful nan location astatine nan clip of nan murder, but was unharmed.

The prosecution laid retired a week-long timeline that, they say, showed nan execution was premeditated, during opening statements astatine nan Orange County Justice Center.

They purchased bolt cutters, receptor plugs and shotgun ammo successful Burbank, California.

The prosecution stated Felix wrote to an acquaintance: 'I mightiness beryllium assisting personification successful murder.' When advised by nan friend not to spell done pinch it, Felix switched up and said he was talking astir an animal.

They besides noted nan suspect was 'nervous' successful nan email exchanges pinch Acosta wherever they elaborate their plans. In 1 instance, they wrote whoever answered nan beforehand doorway would either beryllium pushed speech aliases shot.

Acosta was nan 1 who agreed to transportation retired nan murders aft Katlynn told them she had been molested by her stepfather Christopher connected a play ground – she would besides attest astir this successful nan erstwhile service mechanic's proceedings successful 2018 successful speech for immunity.

The 17-year-old fto them successful nan location and waited successful nan car pinch Felix arsenic Acosta entered nan residence.

Using Felix's father's shotgun, Acosta changeable Boucher successful nan caput arsenic he slept connected nan couch, past entered Jennifer's chamber wherever he changeable her betwixt nan eyes arsenic she slept and yet gunned down Christopher arsenic he tried to make a break for it retired nan backmost door, showed photos obtained by DailyMail.com.

After nan couple's young children recovered their bodies, nan teen was regarded arsenic missing until she was recovered later. Authorities astatine nan guidelines wherever Acosta was stationed recovered nan 3 shotgun shells that were later tied to nan killing.

Felix told detectives that he 'knew she wouldn't beryllium safe if nan parents weren't killed,' nan Daily Bulletin reported.

The furry enthusiast besides admitted he knew nan kids were location and planned to time off nutrient retired for them aft slaughtering their parents, nan prosecution said. They besides knew that Boucher would beryllium staying nan night, pinch Felix admitting he knew there'd beryllium a 3rd assemblage by nan extremity of nan bloodshed.

Acosta's defense during his 2018 proceedings based on nan brace had been manipulated by Katlynn into carrying retired nan murders. It's unclear what perspective Felix's defense will return arsenic they've declined to speak until further into nan trial.