Ion Nicola had a visitor visa and planned to fly from Bucharest to New York on October 17th, and then from New York to St. Thomas on October 25th or 26th [1] [2]. He needed to find a flight from Bucharest with a departure time after 1pm-2pm, as he required 4 hours to get to Bucharest from Tulcea, the city he lived in [2] [3]. Ion Nicola also had paintings in New York that he needed to attend to [1]. On a separate occasion, Ion Nicola was scheduled to start painting an apartment, and he inquired about leftover painting supplies from the previous summer [5]. He was instructed to start painting the apartment, with the bedroom to be painted in the color Silver Bells [5] [6]. Ion Nicola communicated with various individuals, including Lesley and Sarah, regarding his travel and work arrangements [1] [4] [6].