The original meaning of stalk was to pursue in a stealthy manner, and it still may be used in this way, but in this context it would mean that the stalker had an obsession with the victim, and followed the victim around, repeatedly contacted them etc. contrary to the wishes of the victim.

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The title of the article used past tense "stalk". It raises a question for me about who stalks and who is stalked.
Teleka Patrick (the missing female doctor) was stalking (following) Marvin Sapp, the gospel singer?
My guess is so, because "Marvin Sapp told TV station he filed protection order against Teleka Patrick months before her disappearance." That

In this case it seems Dr. Patrick was stalking Marvin Sapp. The point of a protective order would be to give the police the power to arrest Dr. Patrick if she approached Mr. Sapp. It might also prohibit her from phoning him, writing to him, etc. which could be very disruptive if she called him at all hours of the day and night. Without it, if she approached him in a public place it would be diffic

Do you think the title of the report also gives us an impression that Marvin Sapp may be the suspect who murders the female doctor?

Few reports are like this which does not give us a clear clue, rather, it gives us a mess to clear up, not an easy task of course.

NL888Do you think the title of the report also gives us an impression that Marvin Sapp may be the suspect who murders the female doctor?

Without knowing anything else about the case, and just reading the headline, we might wonder if that was the situation. I imagine that anyone following the case would see it as just another piece of information about Dr. Patr