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April Vander Linden, 39, was found shot to death in her Ponchatoula, Louisiana home on April 23, 2013, with wounds to her chest and head. Investigators located 18-year-old Ryan Pourciau hiding under the victim’s daughter’s bed in the house the next day.

Officials say the killing grew out of a troubled teenage romance. Pourciau had been the boyfriend of Vander Linden’s 16-year-old daughter; after their breakup he was arrested on child pornography charges for posting images of the girl, and Vander Linden obtained a protective order on her daughter’s behalf following threatening phone calls allegedly made by Pourciau. The relationship and those threats are described as the motive for the attack in the home.

What details about the days before April 23 could help clarify how the confrontation unfolded?