The Ring: The Murder of Patrick De La Cerda
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(upbeat music) - I was looking forward to getting married. We were gonna 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 am Jessica Tabnani and Patrick Del Asserta was my fiance. - This is your engagement. - Yes. - It's beautiful. - Thank you. Never got to give it to me. - Patrick Del Asserta was planning his future. Him and Jessica were looking forward to moving towards West Palm. That's where Patrick's mother, Patricia, lived. And then 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? - Yes. - He would usually call her and it was about the time she was getting to work, which made her worry. - 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 the phone call. I'm giving instructions and I'm gonna have 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.
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An undelivered engagement ring leads to murder. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.