She planned to graduate in May 2018 and had a job lined up with Northwell Health, at an emergency room of one of its Long Island hospitals.

The police report included some details about Tercero and Anderson's relationship: they had previously dated for a short period of time.

According to the police report, the party confrontation went as follows: Tercero shouted at Anderson, then offered her alcohol in an attempt to smooth things over.

[7] Tercero murdered Anderson by manual strangulation on March 8, 2018, at his Oak Street apartment on the West Side of Binghamton, a city in Broome County, New York.

[8][10] Anderson's body was found by police on Friday, March 9 at 12:53 PM after they conducted a welfare check at Tercero's apartment.

The investigation determined that the person of interest had left the United States by an international air travel flight, prior to the discovery of Haley Anderson's deceased body.

[12] The Broome County District Attorney, Steve Cornwell, "said his office will be seeking an indictment from a grand jury in the case, and after one is granted, will file a warrant for Tercero's arrest.

Also on Monday, March 12, University President Harvey Stenger and Decker School of Nursing Dean Mario Ortiz released statements mourning Anderson's death and extending condolences to her friends and family.

[4] In Broome County on March 17, Tercero was charged with second-degree murder, which meant he could face up to life in prison if convicted.

Additionally, District Attorney Cornwell publicly released the information that Anderson's roommates initially found her unresponsive in Tercero's Oak Street apartment.