Woman wears the engagement ring of her slain fiancé years later | Forensic Files

i am jessica tavnani and patrick de la cerda was my fiance patrick de la cerda was living in
deltona florida when he first met jessica davnati we first met online it was in june of
2017. patrick was definitely movie star handsome he definitely had the whole package
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
devnani worked as a bank teller in orlando while de la serta worked a construction job with his father max
it was late 2017 when de la serta popped the question 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
de la cerda then ordered this custom-made work of art engagement ring to be delivered to his home
de la cerda's mother patricia rons said her son was a romantic i love you good night sweet dreams
i'll call you i'll send you a text i wake online on february 27 2018 de la cerda's father
max received a phone call from an unknown person stating they have a package to deliver to his son
max de la cerda then called patrick but when he didn't answer he sent him a text
message saying there is a package at gate for you man is waiting max and patrick's fiance jessica kept
calling patrick with no luck raising concern you're thinking he's been harmed yes
yes for sure when devnani arrived at de la cerda's home she made a disturbing discovery
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 i don't think patrick de la souta had
any idea what was waiting for him on the other side of that door on devnani's 30th birthday the de la
serta family was finally able to give her the engagement ring why do you wear that ring today i wear
it because patrick will always be the love of my life devnani still wears the engagement ring
in honor of a marriage that never took place

In 2018, Patrick De La Cerda ordered a handmade, work-of-art engagement ring for his fiancée, but was killed before he could present it to her. "48 Hours" goes inside the story of a complex murder plot.

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Brief Summary

Jessica Tavnani shares her love story with Patrick de la Cerda and the tragedy of his untimely death.

Key points

Love at First Sight. Jessica and Patrick's connection was instant and profound, feeling like love at first sight.
The Proposal. In late 2017, Patrick surprised Jessica with a marriage proposal that she eagerly accepted.
A Tragic Discovery. Jessica found Patrick's lifeless body on a disturbing visit to his home.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

It was kind of like love at first sight.

Jessica describing her initial connection with Patrick.

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