The suspect is the victim's expartner. Jason Cachuela, 44, allegedly fled the scene and was found dead behind a residence hours after the murder. A weapon was found at the crime scene. It is suspected that he committed suicide.
The victim was granted protective measures by the courts. Lucita explained that the request, which was valid for a year and came into force two days before the crime, was due to Jason harassing and persecuting his wife because she did not accept the separation.
The couple was together for 11 years and the victim recently filed for divorce. The influencer even told family members that she was abused by her exhusband and was afraid of him. The man had threatened the woman with a gun several times and Theresa's mother said she believed the tragedy could be avoided if her daughter's reports were taken seriously by authorities. “They never arrested him because they knew he had guns and that he had threatened to kill the children and them in his own garage. The court was not there for them. The system failed. And now she’s gone.”
The influencer leaves behind three children, including the girl who saw the crime. The girl who witnessed the murder is Theresa's daughter with Jason. “She is traumatized. This little girl has great faith. She can't believe her mother is dead. “I don’t believe it,” Lucita said.
The suspect's lawyer said the couple agreed to visit with the children. In approving the protective order, the judge in Jason's case also required him to hand over his firearms, Hawaii News Now and the website KHON2 reported. At that time, five guns were confiscated, the New York Post website reported. The exhusband had to keep a distance of 100 meters from Theresa and had agreed with the victim to spend Christmas Eve with their daughter.
Family crowdfunds to cover funeral costs. On the GoFundMe website, Theresa's mother asked for help paying for funeral services. The fundraising goal is $20,000 (approximately R$96,000), but has reached more than $39,000 (R$187,800) at the time of publication of this report. “My daughter doesn’t deserve this. We are very devastated,” the mother lamented on the site.