Date/Period - Event

• Early years - Linda experiences childhood trauma and emotional isolation
• 1980s - Divorce and single motherhood intensify Linda’s emotional vulnerability
• 1985 - Begins private relationships, isolating son Derrek from family and partners
• 1997 - Confidential relationship begins with future suspect
• 2000 - Suspect moves in, increasingly isolates Linda from family
• 2010s - Suspect evicted multiple times for financial delinquency, gaslighting, and intimidation, but repeatedly returns as a roommate. Linda keeps the conflict private
• Mar 2020 - Linda texts Derrek: “pray for me, I pray for myself to stop the demands” and “I’m asking for help, what do I do?”—suggesting emotional overwhelm and external pressure
• Feb 2023 - Linda texts about needing money and not wanting the suspect to return—indicating financial vulnerability and fear of renewed contact
• Sep 6 & Sep 29, 2023 - Linda mistakenly texts Derrek instead of the suspect—early signs of confusion and cognitive strain
• 2024 – mid-2025 - Financial documents found showing suspect uses Linda’s debit card online sporadically without permission; coerces her into signing personal checks
• July 6, 2025 - Derrek suffers leg injury; Linda begins visiting and supporting him
• Post-July 2025 - Debit card use resumes and intensifies—suggesting renewed coercion or opportunistic escalation
• Post-July 2025 - Linda texts about dizziness and lightheadedness over a short period—unusual symptoms possibly linked to toxic exposure or extreme fatigue
• Aug 17, 2025 - Linda mistakenly texts Derrek thinking he is the suspect. She responds to a prior text requesting her employee ID with'*********@', then “lol,” then follows with “I’m sick of the bullshit, move on”—suggesting emotional exhaustion and conflict
• Oct 3–5, 2025 - Linda sends garbled texts with 'Ft', 'Get4 t ft x4fjm7 t t ft 400.an t 5,600.a t44', '.' suggesting financial distress and calls excessively. Derrek’s vehicle is vandalized during a live call.
• Oct 4, 2025 - Linda texts Derrek "my mom's last text to me was on Oct 4 at 11:25 AM. She says "Mayb3 Y0u should st0p driving the moticle the car incident the other incident stop driving apparently you not a good driver just saying"
• Oct 5, 2025 - Linda dies under suspicious circumstances. Suspect texts Derrek: “found her on the floor and she’s not good”
• Oct 6, 2025 - Suspect makes ATM cash withdrawal for $200.99 from Linda’s account (confirmed post-mortem transaction)
• Oct 7, 2025 - Suspect pays rent on New Jersey apartment using Linda’s debit card for $300.
• Oct 7–10, 2025 - Derrek finds all valuables missing from Linda’s home; searches for estate documents and gifts—none found
• Oct 10, 2025 - Suspect refuses to return Linda’s phone; admits intent to intercept bank verification code text messages
• Oct 11, 2025 - Financial Group sends confirmation letters to the Linda's address confirming requests to change to security credentials such as user name, secret questions. Suspect was attempting to enroll Linda's online 401k profile.
• Oct 13, 2025 - Detective calls suspect, accepts her claim that transactions occurred before death. Derrek calls bank and confirms post-mortem transactions and failed card attempts
• Oct 13, 2025 - Derrek returns to precinct and files report
• Oct 19, 2025 - Detective states he does not see anything to investigate, despite bank confirmation of post-mortem activity