Court documents are revealing more about an investigation into a 17-year-old from Fayetteville who is accused of stabbing his mother to death a week earlier.
On Tuesday, Feb. 10, Isaac Tracy, 17, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after authorities found his mother, 49-year-old Katharine Svaldi, dead from several stab wounds.
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According to an affidavit, which was filed the day after the alleged murder, Tracy confessed to his grandparents that he killed Svaldi. The grandparents then called 911 and told operators that their grandson killed her.
His grandparents went on to say that Tracy told them “he wanted to get himself arrested because he just killed his mom.”
When authorities searched his home on Daphne Circle, the affidavit states that they found Svaldi in her garage, and it appeared that her body was partially put into a recycling bin in the garage. Authorities also found a note from Tracy on his kitchen table detailing why he killed Svaldi.
Tracy was arrested at his grandparents’ house, and authorities noted that he had self-inflicted injuries.
Fayetteville police said that in accordance with North Carolina law, Tracy was charged as an adult due to his age and the nature of the offense. Therefore, his name is a matter of public record.
Friends of Svaldi say she lived a life full of love and devotion, and was accepting of everyone and their choices. Svalid's friends have started a GoFundMe to help with the memorial costs.
