San Diego County man fatally poisoned foster mother with fentanyl to steal her identity, D.A. says
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Set us as preferred A San Diego County man has been charged with fatally poisoning his 65-year-old foster mother before stealing her identity to take her money and property, according to prosecutors.Cedric Von Ferdinand, 34, is accused of killing Nadine Jett and burying her remains in her Oak Creek Road property, San Diego County Dist.
Atty.Summer Stephan said at a Wednesday news conference where prosecutors announced filing more than 30 counts of real estate and other fraud charges against Von Ferdinand.“This is a case of deadly greed,” Stephan said.
“It’s a case where the defendant is already a defendant in real estate fraud involving our victim Nadine.” An attorney for Von Ferdinand didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.Von Ferdinand was arrested Tuesday in Los Angeles County and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday afternoon on the murder charge, according to Stephan.
Jett died from an acute overdose of fentanyl and the manner of death was homicide, according to a toxicology report cited by Stephan.For years, Jett, a Los Angeles County lawyer, was a foster mother to Ferdinand, Stephan said.Jett was last seen Jan.
14, 2024, when she went to a chemotherapy session to treat her cancer.Investigators believe Jett was killed between Jan.
14 and Jan.17, 2024.
California A Berkeley engineer released a secret recording of her co-worker poisoning her water.She is frustrated that he has petitioned to get his felony conviction dismissed and believes he is a danger to others.Investigators searched Jett’s property and found her partially mummified remains buried in a six-foot-by-six-foot hole, according to Stephan.
They also discovered that Jett was scheduled for a CT scan on Jan.19, 2024, but never showed up.
Von Ferdinand had allegedly canceled all of her other appointments.After allegedly killing...