The Athletic shares new details of Aaron Donald's stalker, who claimed to be his wife
Former Los Angeles Rams star Aaron Donald filed a restraining order against a stalker back in April after he received harassing messages for years from a woman who claimed to be his wife. That order was granted by a judge in May, and on Wednesday, The Athletic's Nathan Fenno published a story about Donald's stalker with additional details of her actions, which left Donald fearing for his safety.
According to The Athletic, Donald's stalker, Janelle Anwar, 'sent him increasingly unsettling emails, chats and voice memos in addition to repeated phone calls' and sent numerous emails to Donald's brother.
Anwar also had balloons and Amazon packages delivered to Donald's children and visited the former Rams star's football camp in Pittsburgh.
In the filing by Donald, he feared for the safety of himself and his family after Anwar made threats against his son.
Two weeks before the emailed performance review, Anwar sent a series of Google Chat messages that Donald took as threats against his 3-year-old son: 'So make sure you pay for (him) to live … Cause that's what it will be … You will have to pay for his life now and everyone will get a cut …'
Even after having a restraining order filed against her, Anwar's pursuits did not stop. Claiming to be Donald's wife, he wanted to have his children's DNA tested, and also planned to subpoena 50 NFL players to see if they knew her as a 'spiritual guru.'
She even alleged that Rams players broke into her home in L.A. and left a sock that belonged to Sean McVay.
Donald's application for a restraining order in April didn't appear to give Anwar pause. Her responsive declaration filed a few days later sought to subpoena 50 NFL players — the suggested queries included whether they knew of her as a 'Spiritual Guru' — in addition to DNA testing for the Donald children. She wanted a handwriting expert to examine Donald's signature on the application. She suggested Rams players broke into her southwest L.A. home as a prank and left a sock belonging to coach Sean McVay — she wanted it tested for DNA, too.
Anwar used at least nine email addresses to contact Donald, though he repeatedly blocked those accounts, as well as phone numbers she used. These messages began in 2020 and continued for years, leading Donald to file for the restraining order.
The five-year restraining order prohibits Anwar from contacting Donald and his family, and she's also ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from the Donalds, their homes, cars and workplaces.
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