The Ring: The Murder of Patrick DeLaCerda | Full Episode | Forensic Files

[Music] I was looking forward to getting married we were going to have like the fairy tale life we first met online it
was in June of 2017 Patrick was definitely movie star handsome he definitely had the whole
package I'm Jessica devani and Patrick deera was my fiance this is your engagement yes it's
beautiful thank you he he never got to give it to [Music] me Patrick De lero is planning his
future him and Jessica were looking forward to moving towards West Palm that's where Patrick's mother Patricia
lived and one day he came and he said Mom this one is the one this one is the one and he was waiting for the
ring that morning just started off a normal morning for him and Jessica they texted each other good morning I love
you he had got a phone call from his dad saying that there was a package being delivered at the gate he thought it was
the ring that was coming in that day so Patrick then goes down probably looking forward to this right
[Music] yes he would usually call her and it was about the time she was getting to work
which you know made her worry and it's like she instinctually knew something was wrong at that point and why were you
afraid for Patrick I was afraid because of the threats that were made in the past
I'm making a phone call I'm giving instructions and I'm going to have my my plan put into action you felt at that
moment that something terrible may have happened yes I left work right away to be on my
way to check on Patrick you get here as quickly as you can yes I got up right along this path I
had to climb the fence I don't think Patrick deera had any idea what was waiting for him on the other
side of that door there was multiple shots fired Patrick was hit multiple times it
appeared that he was killed in like Ambush style and I'll never forget the scene
like it's still in my head every day my boyfriend's house is his dad's house if anybody else is here is anybody
else here it was just the worst thing you could ever see in your entire life do friend clearly this wasn't a
random killing someone had a vendetta against Patrick it was personal and it was
planned that's to be it was an assassination my whole future was taken away from
me my whole world was taken away CH off in there come on now [Music] [Music] that day we're at the office kind of
going through case workk and paperwork and things like that what started as a slow Tuesday Morning back in 2018 for
valua County Florida sheriff's detective Chad Weaver changed dramatically 911 where's your emergency when this
fragmented 911 call from a neighbor reporting Patrick D Laser's death came in um um has been shot and killed when
did that happen I don't know you don't want to try CPR correct no no he's dead he's
cold within minutes Sheriff's de wearing body cameras entered this Lush 9 acre Compound on the outskirts of
Deltona worried that the killer may still be here Sheriff's Office you're inside you need to announce yourself now
when the deputies showed up they had their guns out and preparing for the worst but hoping for the best with the
gunman still at large detective Weaver took charge of the crime scene as TV news Choppers
hovered above as we walked up to that area you could see a male looked like he was in his early 20s appeared he was
suffering from multiple gunshot wounds deputies say someone shot right through his front door 25-year-old Patrick
deasura had been shot four times by a high-powered Rifle right in the doorway of the house he shared with his father
Max who was out of town that day I never got to say goodbye to my son I never got to could talk to him
nothing you can see the front door was open there was glass all over the place there's a lot of blood you know right
off the bat you're going okay this is probably going to be a h done it at the scene detective Weaver and
several deputies approached a traumatized Jessica devani Patrick's 29-year-old fiance my boyfriend's house in his house
I was just walking in circles around like the front yard just pacing up and down ma'am come over here stay here
behind the tree just 2 months earlier at this very location Patrick had popped the question
to Jessica and presented her with this temporary engagement ring it just came out of nowhere he he just asked like you
know will you marry me and what did you say of course I said yes I was so excited
[Music] the marriage proposal couldn't have come at a better time for Jessica who worked
as a bank teller months earlier she had ended a tumultuous 8-year relationship and then met Patrick on a dating app we
just fell in love like right away it was a connection from the beginning so it was kind of like love at first
sight Jessica and Patrick who worked a construction job with his father P the Builder partied and played played
together as their romance blossomed Patrick ordered this custommade work of art to be delivered
to his home for Jessica's permanent engagement ring he was a romantic says his mother
Patricia Ron Patrick was a wonderful son and he loved kids he loved babies and I
really was looking forward to have grandchildren from him Jessica and Patrick lived in different cities she
was in Orlando while Patrick lived with his father in Deltona 30 m away on the night of February 26 2018 Patrick left
her this sweet voicemail I love you good night sweet dreams morning I'll call you out send me
a text when I uh I wake up all right good night bye it would be the last voicemail she would ever receive from
her love the next day a series of what seemed like random events would change everything the first came when Patrick's
father Max who was 70 M away working on a construction job received a phone call
so Max gets a phone call from an unknown person stating that they have a package
to deliver to his son Patrick Max hangs up the phone he tries to call Patrick Patrick doesn't answer so he sends him
text message hey there's someone with a delivery Max never hears from Patrick again after that he never answers never
responds meanwhile Max and Jessica kept calling Patrick with no luck Jessica feared the worst because of those
disturbing threats the couple had received you're thinking he's been harmed yes yes for sure Max and Jessica
rushed to the house she got there first I'm approaching the front door and that's where his body laid Patrick just
laying there and this big pool of blood and just he was just lifeless soon after Jessica discovered
her fiance's body Patrick's dad arrived he took us back to the crime scene with Jessica my son was lying down
there his head was right there his foot were still on top of this so that means that he fell back and
that tells you the gunman was right here that tells the no bullet can take a right hand exactly that guy was right
there my son saw this guy he turned the and the guy shot him because my son was just like this my son was like
this WOW detective Weaver's team combed through the house they soon discovered that the killer had taken Patrick's
computer we got a camera above us too and the hard drive from the home security camera
[Music] system investigators also recovered unique shell casings from 300 Blackout
ammunition bullets often used in semi-automatic weapons like an AR-15 when we saw the shell casings with how
close they were to the body immediately realized that this was a calculated murder this was this was
planned but why would anyone want to kill Patrick D lerta Weaver learned about a biz incident in 2017 in a
strange twist new 6 discovered the young man has been shot at before when Patrick called police saying
his neighbor had fired some bullets after arguments back and forth about trespassing Patrick wasn't harmed there
had been some complaints and made Patrick felt that the neighbor was shooting towards their house this is
night footage of the man being tackled and arrested by police for that incident it was an intriguing lead until Weaver
learned the man was in custody on the day Patrick was murdered so we were able to check him off the list detective
Weaver then focused on some ominous voicemails that had been discovered call me back and talk to me which led them to
a man that Patrick and Jessica knew quite well I'll talk to you soon I hope I was really scared because like he was
always shadowing my life a couple in love with everything in front of them dreams of marriage and
family about to come true Jessica look this way then came February 27th 2018 when Jessica devani Came Upon her
fiance Patrick D lerta in a pool of blood at his home shot four times at close range by an assassin I think my
mind just doesn't want to accept it my whole future was taken away from me my whole world was taken away the Ambush
style assault of Patrick made it seem like the killer was lying in weight detective Chad Weaver was hoping Jessica
might have a lead that would jumpstart his investig ation and we were speaking to her about any enemies or any problems
with anyone that you know that Patrick had had the detective learned that there was someone who wasn't happy with
Jessica and Patrick's Whirlwind romance who was that person my ex Gregory Bender
Jessica told detective Weaver that right before she met Patrick she broke up with
Bender her ex-boyfriend of 8 years it was a breakup that he was not happy with he was not accept acting a fit it's
almost like he never left like he was always shadowing my life like he was not accepting a fit at all he very
controlling and as Weaver was about to learn Jessica and Bender had a very complicated LoveHate kind of
relationship over the eight years they were together he could be very charming and
manipulative at 42 years old Bender was almost twice Jessica's age when they first met online in
2009 he was a successful hedge fund manager who lived in this house in windir a wealthy suburb outside of
Orlando he had a very charismatic personality he was very intelligent it felt like we known each other all our
lives he became my best friend was he a downto earth kind of guy not so much in the sense that he did like to show off
he loved fast cars and he loved guns as well but what if anything did Gregory Bender have to do with Patrick's death
detective Weaver wanted to know more Patrick was middle class Blue Collar hardworking young man Gregory on the
other hand who's white colar well educated lived in a 3/4 of a million dollar house totally different people
from totally different walks of life Jessica told the detective that Greg Bender simply couldn't tolerate the idea
of any other man in her life she told a story about what happened when she briefly dated someone else after first
meeting Greg he did stalk the person that I was dating and he described exactly where he lived and he said that
he would tie him up and harm him so a relationship that had love in it now had a little bit of Terror in it I never
feared what he could do to me but I feared what he could do to other men despite his jealousness and verbal
threats Jessica accepted Greg's proposal to marry a few years into their relationship I was in love with him at
the time and maybe I was a little bit naive at the time I didn't want to find someone else and there is another twist
in Jessica's Twisted relationship with Greg in early 2016 he was having a procedure done at a local hospital
Jessica decided to drop by for a surprise visit when she entered Greg's room another woman was there I was like
what are you doing here she's like what are you doing here and I told her I'm like I'm his fiance and I showed her the
ring and then she showed me her ring she's like I'm his wife she was this woman deera Sanchez he's secretly
married to this woman yes my heart just dropped I couldn't believe it I was in shock several days passed when Bender
finally called Jessica and tried to explain that he had only married Sanchez so her son could go to school in the
District where his house was located he said I'm so sorry and he told me that he
had only married her as like a business marriage he was just trying to help her out and they had an arrangement together
at that point Jessica had sort of had enough so you end up giving Greg Bender an ultimatum what was that yes I told
him that he had till the end of the year to leave her he had to divorce her not only leave but divorce
but that business marriage line was just another of Bender's lies and he stayed married to deera with that Jessica
finally ended the relationship in 2017 one month later Jessica met Patrick and began dating him but Bender was
often on her mind I was afraid that he would find out about our relationship but just 5 months after dumping him
Gregory Bender came across our face page he immediately started messaging Patrick
on his Facebook threatening him and he said I know where you live I'm going to harm you guys Bender left ominous
voicemails like this one I'm giving instructions and I'm going to have my my plan put into action what's he talking
about at that point in time he had mentioned to me that he was going to hire a hitman or he was going to do the
job himself and what job was that to kill Patrick enough was enough Jessica and Patrick
had these tapes and text messages presented to a judge who issued this restraining order Bender was ordered to
stay away from Jessica and turn in his large collection of firearms to authorities did Greg Bender go away we
thought he did go away we didn't hear anything and we felt confident until she told detective Weaver on the morning of
Patrick's murder Gregory Bender called for the first time in 2 months he called my job that very morning but Jessica
said she didn't answer so when she got the phone call and saw on the caller ID that it was Gregory Bender Flags started
going up and that's what made her so worried flags were also going up for detective Weaver he believed he now had
a prime suspect in Patrick's death and Weaver had an idea now was the time for Jessica to return Bender's calls and
investigators would listen in she really wanted to solve Patrick's murder so she
did that without hesitation okay call him put him on speaker hello hello detective Weaver was hopeful Bender
might say something to implicate himself you ruined my life you got your reng and
you ruined my life what are you talking about [Applause] [Music] hello hello hi hey it was a tense
awkward moment just a few hours after she'd seen her fiance's body investigators asked Jessica devani to
call the man they thought may have murdered him Greg Bender quickly spoke up I saw that happened on the news I
want to tell you I'm I feel sorry for you I just wanted to try to do everything I
could to help the investigation she reminded Bender about his previous threats and he said enough is enough I
can't do this I'm going to hire Hitman I'm going to kill him no that's not no no no I didn't say that did you ask him
outright did you shoot Patrick I did but that's why I want to find out if it is you like no no it's not I'm your friend
I did not do this could you tell he was lying to you yes I could tell he was lying while Bender denied any
involvement in Patrick's death detective Chad Weaver says there was enough evidence to arrest him not for murder
but for violating that restraining order we had seen that he had attempted to contact her twice at work which we found
was a violation of that injunction even with Bender behind bars for the night detective Weaver didn't
have much to link him to Patrick's murder then he received a phone call from the attorney of Bender's now
ex-wife deera Sanchez the woman Jessica had first met in the hospital and he said she has some information that will
be valuable to your case DEA asked to meet detective Weaver in a parking lot she's very very nervous she didn't want
us coming to her house it turns out deera had a pretty good reason to be nervous she was about to provide a
crucial pece piece of evidence so we spoke with her and she had told us that her and Gregory had gotten a divorce and
she had moved out in December of 2017 around that same time she had discovered what she believed to be a murder plan in
a spiral notebook that she had seen Gregory writing in in the past a murder plan handwritten in a notebook detailing
an elaborate plot to kill deis said when she confronted Bender about it he told her it was all a fantasy and she forgot
about it 25-year-old vucha County Man is dead until she saw the report that the man Bender was supposedly fantasizing
about killing had just been murdered but once she told us about the murder plan and that gave us what we needed to get
into the house to see you know what else was in there Valia County prosecutor Ashley twilliger says learning about the
murder plan was a potential Game Changer if investigators could find it so the next day February 28th of 2018 they
execute the search warrant at Gregory Bender's home in Orange County Florida in windir detective Weaver had some doubts
but almost as soon as he entered Bender's house Weaver hit Pay Dirt he spotted several balls of
crumpled up Note Paper I looked in the trash can and I was in shock it's like there's no way that we just found this
murder plan the first thing I wanted to do was reach in the trash Canam grab it Weaver wisely held off while this paper
was bagged and tagged for forensics later when he was able to read the plan it was just as DEA said a detailed road
map for murdering Patrick D lerta some of the first things in it were directions and it actually had Patrick
Diller's address palen Boulevard Weaver took us to the crime scene to explain how the plan matched
the actual murder this road leads down the side of the property it's off of hen Boulevard this is important because the
dirt road that was drawn on the murder plan runs down the side of the property it's pretty heavily wooded down this way
so I think he walked on foot until he got to this opening and this is the area that we believe Gregory Bender accessed
to sneak up on our victim the sketch of the property was spot on the plan was evidence of Bender's
obssession with detail and compulsion to kill says Weaver the plan read put duct tape on
the bottom of a second pair of shoes so no tread prints wait for confirm that he
is alone then turn off cell phones and dispose of clothes plate tracker gloves with the murder plan in hand
Weaver had a powerful case against bender and with the discovery of this ammunition there was now a direct link
to those unique bullet shells found at the scene they find that arsenal of 300 Blackout
ammunition remember Patrick was shot four times with that type of unique ammo but only two shell casings were
recovered at the crime scene that's what made another Discovery by investigators
at Bender's house so important they find a shell casing and a desk drawer essentially a junk drawer the casing
matched the two recovered shell casings from the crime scene short of actually finding the murder weapon um in my
opinion I think that was probably the most important piece of evidence that we found that's because the murder weapon
has never been recovered although Jessica remembers seeing a powerful rifle at Bender's house when they dated
the AR-15 the semi-automatic rifle did he have one of those yes he did I think it's probably at the bottom of a lake
somewhere the evidence was overwhelming Weaver now had a clear and concise theory of the crime Greg Bender was
lying in wait in the bushes just out of view he made the phone call posing as a delivery man um Patrick receives a text
messages thinking that he has a package as Patrick answered the door he shot and killed him less than 48 hours
after Patrick's death an arrest warrant was issued for Gregory Bender charging him with the murder fuchia County
sheriff's deputies had an easy time locating their suspect who had been released from jail after violating that
restraining order Bender was in his own front yard says prosecutor Andrew urbanic and Mr Bender actually showed up
bonded out from the Orange County Jail just a short time after they started executing that warrant for Patrick's
mother the arrest is just the first step against a man she despises psychopath that's what he is do you want me to say
his name I've never pronounced his name I don't want to pronounce his name that is hurting my mouth to just say his name
why did Patrick have to die just out of jealousy of of a man that was obsessed he thought that by doing this that I
would go back to him but with no weapon no eyewitnesses and no DNA at the crime scene ultimately
this case is a circumstantial case bender and his attorneys are planning a vigorous trial defense you started
dating Patrick in June and using undercover video shot by a private eye they plan to challenge
Jessica on the stand about the real nature of her relationship with Greg Bender why are you dining with Greg and
going to Greg's house in November of 2017 if you're happily moving on with [Music]
Patrick two months after Patrick D lerta was gunned down as he went to his front
door expecting to pick up that engagement ring for Jessica devani he got me the perfect ring she was finally
able to put on the ring at her 30th birthday celebration a surprise finally delivered by Patrick's family why do you
wear that ring today I wear it because Patrick will always be the love of my life and Jessica will be wearing the
ring at the murder trial of Greg Bender her former boyfriend who stands accused of stalking and killing the man she had
hope to marry this day could not have come soon enough says Patrick 's devastated mother
Patricia Jessica and I we felt victimized every single day for 3 years and a half because we have no voice
absolutely no voice prosecutor Ashley tiiger is now the voice Patrick's loved ones had longed for as she began her
opening statement Patrick De laerta was the victim of a murder a detailed and meticulously thought out murder plan and
a tragic end in which he was shot four times in the head face chest and hip defense attorney
Richard Parker says the state's case is No Slam Dunk will show that there's more
than just one or two people that have motive and opportunity in this case Jessica is the prosecution's star
witness and will be the first to testify it was really hard I was really nervous
Jessica describes for the jury how Gregory Bender was a man consumed by jealousy who made many threats he
messaged me saying if if I didn't leave Patrick he would harm Patrick and Jessica read one of those threatening
texts for the jury think about it if I don't hear from you or the cops call again I'll just do what I said and move
on jurors learned that Bender went to extraordinary links to poison Jessica and Patrick's relation ship as you can
see on this secretly recorded video it appears bender and Jessica are at lunch and then a week later at a restaurant
enjoying dinner just a few months after she started dating Patrick prosecutor Andrew urbanic did you actually see
these videos I did the encounters were captured by a private investigator hired by Bender there's a scene of the two of
them entering and leaving Bender's home he seen rubbing Jessica's leg for the camera they hold
hands and here he leans in for a kiss it felt really odd I felt like he was trying to put on a show because he kept
like trying to get close to me and trying to hold my hand which he never used to do I was like what are you doing
I was like we're just friends right now what are you trying to do but prosecutors Say the video was all a
setup what did he do with it he had given it to Patrick did that cause some Strife between you and Patrick in your
relationship yes we had a a fight and we had broke up for a few days did the two
of you end up getting back together after that yes defense attorneys tried to use their clients video production to
convince jurors that Jessica and Bender actually were more than just friends why
are you dining with Greg and going to Greg's house in November of 2017 if you're happily moving on with Patrick
because the defense was threatening and I was trying to calm him down and he said that if I went to see him he would
not harm anyone the defense tries another tactic making what prosecutors say is an unfounded allegation that
Patrick's father Max was attracted to Jessica did Max de Sera comment in a a very positive way regarding your
appearance same objection judge still here say statement would you say you have a good relationship with her I
didn't have a relationship with her at all I knew that led to a combative cross-examination when Max took the
stand what you're asking is making no sense I don't think that has nothing to do with Patrick's murder and the defense
implied he may have had the motive and the opportunity to kill his own son because of discrepancies in his
whereabouts that day your girlfriend said that you were in fact staying with her is it her memory that's wrong or is
it yours it might be mine sir I was I'm constantly on the go I work here I work there I don't keep track of phones I
don't keep track of time so what point are you trying to make I don't know they wanted to blame it on Max and you can
tell he's angry that his son was killed unnecessarily violently horrifically and
now he has to be in a room with his son's killer throughout the trial Bender remains
stoic until his ex-wife deera Sanchez took the stand and spoke through an interpreter were you married to Mr
Bender Bend see yes during dea's testimony Bender broke down showing emotion for the first time in the trial
and jurors heard her audio interview with Weaver about the murder plan it was a plan to kill the guy guess the guy is
Patrick Yeah during a break in her testimony Bender appears to say I love you to someone in the gallery and is
admonished by an official don't talk to anybody in the cor when detective Weaver
took the stand the defense grilled him about the lack of forensic evidence in the case how about any hair or skin or
DNA anything like that from the scene that was helpful to your investigation uh no sir prosecutors responded by
calling cell phone experts who could connect Greg Bender's personal phone to a burner phone that was tracked to a
cell tower near the murder scene so the burner phone is the cell phone that made
the call to Max de laerta that morning at 7:18 a.m. yes the state would rest at this time thank you after the
prosecution rested Greg Bender chose not to testify are you comfortable with the
decision you have made yes thank you your honor thank you for closing arguments prosecutors said Greg Bender
was the only person who had motive to kill Patrick he couldn't take the Jessica left him and wouldn't come back
to him because of Patrick D servant Council you may proceed in his closing defense attorney Richard Parker insisted
that Bender's murder plan did not equate to guilt this case is about the difference between a fantasy and reality
people should not be judged on their worst thoughts just because they put them to paper but that's what they're
doing in this case finally after 4 days of testimony the case went to the jury prosecutor Andy urbanic was uncertain
about what verdict they come back with once it goes to the jury we can't make any guarantees but Jessica devani was
confident a guilty verdict would finally put an end to Bender's reign of terror it's my understanding you have a verdict
I just wanted to see the expression on this face [Music] this is where my son lives we'll follow you this is his place
okay this was Patrick's Place memories this is from a Christmas card that he gave me tender words from a son dad with
all my love thank for always being there for for me to many War years love Patrick Max D lerta surrounds himself
with reminders of his son that's Patrick taken violently and far too soon I feel my son's FR here I have't movie
stuff I have you know it's everything is pretty much the same because I love this so much man the only
reason make me feel better is that I lost my child for love Patrick's mother Patricia has found
some solace in her suffering he had love in his heart when he passed he was going
down the stair to get the ring and Jessica Dev Nani still wears that very engagement ring in honor of a
marriage that never took place it's been hard um past 3 years like I've been living in respect to Pat
but now Patrick's loved ones huddle together hoping finally 3 years after Patrick's murder the jury will give them
justice state of Florida V Gregory Bender during four days of testimony they relive the horror of his death
listening to excruciating details of Bender's murder plan we can see the an entrance wound on the right side of the
face it's my understanding you have a verdict is that correct as the verdict was about to be read Bender looked
directly at Jessica he was looking at me I don't know what was going on in his head Madam clerk if you could please
read the verdict we the jury find the defendant Gregory Bender as follows guilty of the charge of first-degree
murder as charged in the indictment and it's guilty in his face does what nothing absolutely nothing in
Florida a conviction of first-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence without parole so just moments
after the emotion of Victory Patrick's loved ones are allowed to address the court as Greg Bender listens just a few
feet away for your honor Patrick's mother I want to thank all of you for having put evil way bels Jessica then
spoke but chose not to look at her Tormentor you will not win you have only lost I hope you feel some peace Patrick
rest assured the man who took your life is going to pay with his own life now then it was Max's turn I will miss my
son and I regret that I wasn't there for remember that during the trial the defense shamefully tried to suggest that
Max may have been involved in his son's murder I hope they keep you in jail until you died
there until you died because the moment you step out I'm going to finish you off
I'm going to peel you like an onion the same thing you did to my son Max you have to address the judge you
have to address the judge I will miss my son he was a beautiful soul and I a beautiful
kid and with that Greg Bender was CED off to prison for the rest of his life he lost everything he's not going to win
again ever again Jessica and Patricia are angry that this restraining order they felt would offer protection for
Patrick turned out to be worthless my son would be today alive if the restauran order had been enforced by by
the law enforcement Bender had been ordered to turn over his gun collection to the Orange County Sheriff's Office he
never did and without probable cause for a search warrant law enforcement lacked
the authority to seize those weapons it failed us it failed Patrick now Behind Bars the days of Greg Bender lurking in
the shadows of Jessica's life are finally over will you go on with life as Patrick would like you to do I will I
will go on for Patrick I will live in his happy memories close to my heart one week after Greg Bender's
conviction was what would have been Patrick's 29th birthday Patrick's mom and I we went out
to the cemetery in West Palm Beach and we just celebrate his life we brought some cake and we brought some champagne
and what did you say to Patrick on his birthday when you were at his grave we finally did it we got the guilty
[Music] verdict we always tell him we love him we will always love [Music] him 48 Hours don't miss an episode
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An undelivered engagement ring leads to murder. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This episode aired on July 8, 2023. Watch more full episodes of "48 Hours" on Pluto TV.

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Brief Summary

Patrick DeLerta is murdered by jealous ex Gregory Bender, leading to a gripping investigation and trial that reveals deep emotional scars.

Key points

A Fairy Tale Life. Jessica and Patrick envisioned a perfect future together, but tragedy struck unexpectedly.
The Shocking Murder. Patrick was ambushed and shot multiple times, leaving his loved ones devastated.
A Troubling Past. Jessica reveals her ex-boyfriend's disturbing behavior and threats towards her and Patrick.
The Murder Plan. Investigators discover a detailed plan to kill Patrick, linking Gregory Bender to the crime.
The Murder Weapon. The murder weapon was never recovered, but a powerful rifle was seen at Bender's house.
The Arrest of Gregory Bender. An arrest warrant was issued for Bender less than 48 hours after Patrick's death.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

My whole future was taken away from me.

Jessica reflects on the loss of Patrick.

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Tension

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