Stephanie Ramos

I mean, I loved him back then.

I really did.

It's kind of hurt to know that he's the person responsible for the loss of your mom.

Right.

And the fact that somebody knew that I dated, went to prom with, it's insane.

As Lauren grappled with this news, detectives asked what she remembered about Eugene and their relationship.

Detective Allison Dupuy.

Lauren said, you know, my mom would have given him anything he wanted if he had just asked, you know, meaning this was unnecessary.

She would have helped him if he needed help.

My mom was just open door, you know.

When he was who he was when I dated him, she loved him.

She adored him.

My mom totally took him in.

that really stuck with me because that was the kind of person Leslie was.

I think she was just a sweetheart that was just trying to do the best she can and would have helped any of her daughter's friends if they needed it.

The news of Eugene Gligor's arrest spread quickly among the people who knew him.

Lisa Wood, one of Lauren's friends from high school, remembers Lauren calling her.

Jordan Wires, Eugene's former colleague and mentee.

He showed us photos of him and Eugene smiling with their colleagues.

Jordan struggled to make sense of his memories of Eugene, given what he knows now.