Jennifer Gould

The day before the meeting, a hesitant Campitelli texted Perez, quote, I love you.

I feel kind of weird.

I don't know what to expect tomorrow.

You've never done anything like this for me before, and I feel a little nervous, end quote.

Perez's response was a master class in deception, writing, quote, LOL, it's no big deal.

Just trying to show you that I can be romantic, end quote.

A photo recovered from the victim's phone, taken just minutes before the attack, showed the Tahoe's rear seats folded flat and covered in Ultrasorb medical sheets stolen from Perez's workplace.

A celebratory blanket taped to the ceiling read, quote,

Happy birthday, hope your birthday is out of this world, end quote.

A sentiment that turned into a death sentence.

Campitelli, who'd been married to her doctor husband, John, since 2016, had been leading a double life for two years, entangled in an affair that her husband was completely blind to.

In fact, on the night she was slaughtered, she told him she was heading out for a girl's night, a girl's dinner.

Despite Perez's claims of a canceled meeting and a lost phone, a 17-month investigation utilized DNA, cell phone data, and surveillance footage to dismantle his alibi.

Perez was hauled into the Palm Beach County Jail

where he is now held without bond.

The disgraced nurse faces the ultimate price for his depravity as prosecutors pursue first-degree murder charges that carry the death penalty.

He's due back in court on April 9th.

The motive for the slaughter is a mystery.

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I'm Jennifer Gould.