Patrick De La Cerda murder: Inside the case 21 photos That's when she rushed over to De La Cerda's home, and found him dead in a pool of blood. Fearing for De La Cerda's safety, she tried to reach him, but he didn't answer his phone. On February 27, 2018, Jessica received two unexpected calls from Bender. De La Cerda presented Devnani with a temporary engagement ring, while he waited for the delivery of a ring he had designed.īut the day De La Cerda would give Devnani that ring never came. By the end of 2017, De La Cerda proposed to Devnani. The couple were now excited about their future without the looming threat of Bender, says Devnani. The order, issued in December 2017, stated Bender could not contact Devnani, and he had to hand over his firearms. Within months, Devnani says Bender would leave alarming messages to them both.Įventually both Devnani and De La Cerda had enough, and Devnani asked a judge for a restraining order against Bender. And I'm going to have my plan put into action." Jessica Devnani says when Gregory Bender learned about her new relationship with Patrick De La Cerda, Bender started messaging De La Cerda and threatening him. In one voicemail for Devnani, Bender said, "I'm giving instructions. Within months, Devnani says Bender would leave alarming messages to them both. She said that's when Bender started messaging De La Cerda and threatening him. "I was afraid that he would find out about our relationship." Devnani said.ĭevnani says Bender learned about her new relationship with De La Cerda from Facebook. A month later, in June 2017, she met 25-year-old Patrick De La Cerda on a dating app. However, for months, Bender stalled and Devnani says she eventually dumped him. Devnani says she took him back, but she issued an ultimatum – he had to divorce his wife. He told her it was strictly a marriage of convenience so he could help the woman's son attend a better school district. Several days passed before Bender finally contacted Devnani to explain the situation. She's like, 'I'm his wife!'" Devnani recalled.ĭevnani says she was devastated by the news. "I was like, 'what is she doing here?' and she's like, 'What are you doing here? And I told her I'm like his fiancée and I showed her the ring. That woman was Daymara Sanchez, his wife at the time. ![]() When she entered his room, another woman was there. Bender had undergone a procedure and, while he was recuperating in the ICU, Devnani decided to drop by for a surprise visit. Before dating Patrick De La Cerda, Jessica Devnani was in an tumultuous eight-year relationship with Gregory Bender, a successful hedge fund manager.Ī few years after their engagement, Devnani was confronted with a shocking twist in their relationship. Devnani tells her story exclusively to "48 Hours," in "The Ring: The Murder of Patrick De La Cerda," reported by correspondent Peter Van Sant. Despite his flaws, she remained with him and eventually they got engaged. "I never feared what he could do to me, but I feared what he could do to other men," she said. As their romance developed, Devnani says she noticed Bender had a streak of jealousy in him and sometimes it would escalate to verbal threats.
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