In February of 2018, Patrick De La Cerda was shot four times when he answered the front door, thinking that a package had arrived. He thought it was an engagement ring for his fiancée, Jessica Devnani. Instead, he found death.
According to Devnani, her ex-boyfriend, Gregory Bender, was responsible. They already had a restraining order against him after hundreds of abusive calls and messages. A judge made Bender turn over his extensive gun collection. The calls stopped until one night. The same night that De La Cerda was murdered.
Bender’s ex-wife, Daymara Sanchez — he was dating Devnani while married to her — found a notebook with the entire plan, which she gave to the police. The notebook pages had De La Cerda’s address, drawings of his home, and notes on how to enter and leave without being seen.
In May of 2021, Bender was found guilty of first-degree murder and is now in prison, doing a life sentence. This Tubi Original, directed by Victoria Duley (who has made several Tubi true crime stories) and written by Curtis Paine, explains the events of this case and how the law got justice for De La Cerda.
You can watch this on Tubi.
