Foster son suspected of killing Calif. attorney, burying her in yard – SFGATE

Foster son suspected of killing Calif. attorney, burying her in yard  SFGATE

A California attorney’s adult foster son is in custody on suspicion of killing her in order to get control of her estate. “This is a case of deadly greed,” San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said at a news conference last week. LA County family law attorney Nadine Jett, 64, was diagnosed with cancer in August 2023. When she learned she would have to undergo chemotherapy, one of her foster children, Cedric Von Ferdinand, volunteered to move back into her Valley Center home. According to Stephan, it was not the caring act of a worried family member; instead, she said it was the first of a series of calculated moves to take over Jett’s finances.

Not long after her treatment began, investigators say Von Ferdinand began telling friends and family that Jett’s prognosis was grim. He allegedly said his foster mother wanted to go to Mexico for a second opinion, and that when she died, she wanted to be cremated without a funeral service. On Jan. 14, 2024, Jett left a chemotherapy appointment and went home. Three days later, Von Ferdinand allegedly called Jett’s caretaker to tell them Jett had died. He also called Jett’s doctors and canceled all future appointments, Stephan said. When Jett’s other family members spoke with Von Ferdinand, he allegedly told them Jett had died