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What began as a short-lived relationship allegedly turned into a stalking investigation after a Florida woman reported that a teddy bear containing her deceased son’s ashes had disappeared from her hotel room.

Investigators alleged the missing keepsake was only one part of a pattern of harassment that unfolded over several days. According to the investigation, the woman also received dozens of threatening text messages and repeated phone calls after ending the relationship. One message allegedly threatened to destroy the teddy bear, while others warned that she would continue being harassed if she ignored him. The suspect also allegedly claimed authorities from another state were on their way to arrest her.

As deputies continued investigating, they learned the woman had recently moved to Florida and met the man online. The two had dated for only a few weeks before she decided to end the relationship because she said he had become verbally aggressive and increasingly controlling. She told him she no longer wanted contact with him and asked him to return a spare key to the hotel where she was staying.