If you've been following my coverage of the baby Emmanuel ROKs, you know it is one that's shaken this entire community.

And honestly, one that has stayed with me ever since I first started talking about it.

Well, this week, there has been a brand new update in the case.

We have all been waiting.

And while it's absolutely heartbreaking, it's not entirely unexpected.

After months of speculation, court hearings and a narrative that's changed again and again,

Jake Harrow, the father of missing seven-month-old Emmanuel Harrow has pleaded guilty to killing his baby son.

This case has been filled with unanswered questions,

from the false kidnapping story to the heartbreaking search effort,

to the disturbing history of abuse that's now come to light.

And now Jake stood before a Riverside County judge earlier this week and admitted to what he had done.

Those questions didn't necessarily all get answered, but one major chapter in this case has closed. He has pleaded guilty,

and it closed in tears. Let's start with what happened Thursday morning, October 16th.

Jake and his wife Rebecca were both in court in Riverside for what was supposed to be another

felony settlement conference, basically a meeting between prosecutors, defense attorneys,

and the judge to see if a plea deal could be reached before trial. But instead of negotiating,

Jake made a decision one that changed everything. In a quiet, emotional courtroom, Jake Harrow

pleaded guilty to all charges. Yes, all of them. Second-degree murder, assault on a child

under eight causing great bodily injury resulting in death and filing a false police report.

Reporters inside the courtroom described it as an incredibly emotional scene. According to reporters

and public spectators, Jake was crying as he admitted

that he had killed baby Emmanuel, his baby boy crying and saying he did this. But Jake was not

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