Overview

• On May 31, 23-year-old Teodora Marcu, who was 26 weeks pregnant, was shot four times while walking with her toddler daughter and cousin near Bucharest.
• Lupu, 49, shot Marcu with a pistol and later took his own life when officers located him at a nearby residential complex, where two handguns were recovered.
• Marcu had secured a protection order against Lupu in 2021 after accusing him of stalking and he had penned an unpublished book chronicling his obsession with her.
• The former 'Love Island'-style show contestant gained national attention in 2022 and was expecting her second child with partner Alexandru Marcu.
• Ilfov County Police weapons specialists are examining the seized guns to determine how Lupu obtained them as the homicide investigation progresses.