Retired NFL player Aaron Donald received an email in March from the head of people and culture for a health care technology startup.
“Hi Hubby!” Janelle Anwar wrote. “Please save. Love you!”
She attached a copy of her annual performance review, which was filled with glowing comments from the company’s chief executive.
By Nathan Fenno
The Athletic
What appeared to be a routine email from a significant other was part of something much darker. Donald is not Anwar’s husband. The two have not met. For years, she has sent him unsettling emails, chats and voice memos and called him on the phone, according to court records. She tracked down his brother, sending him numerous emails, and attempted to have items delivered to Donald’s children. She traveled to Pittsburgh for his football camp, wh