A Florida man was arrested on Tuesday, August 30, 2023, for the murder of his girlfriend, Kaylin Fiengo, and the couple’s unborn child.
Fiengo was just 18 years old and was pregnant at the time of her death.
According to police, on November 11, 2022, a Sanford Police Officer patrolling the area of Coastline Park, located at 900 West 9th Street, found a vehicle backed into a parking spot.
The officer located Kaylin Fiengo in the driver’s seat of the vehicle, dead from an apparent gunshot wound. It was later confirmed that Kaylin was pregnant and at end of her first trimester at the time she was killed.
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Through the course of the investigation, investigators determined that Kaylin went to Coastline Park the night of the homicide to meet 21-year-old Donovan Faison. In the weeks before the homicide, Kaylin and Faison had multiple arguments in which Kaylin’s pregnancy was the focus of the argument.
Investigators believe that Faison wanted Kaylin to terminate the pregnancy and Kaylin’s refusal to do so was the probable motive for the homicide.
On August 29, 2023, Sanford Police Department’s Neighborhood Response Unit located and arrested Donovan Faison without incident. He is charged with two counts of Felony Homicide; one count for Kaylin and one for the unborn child.
Sanford Police Chief Cecil Smith stated, “Today’s events come after a long, almost ten months, of an exhaustive investigation. Our investigators have made sure every possible shred of evidence was processed and analyzed in order to bring Kaylin’s killer to justice. This beautiful, young woman and mother, was taken from this world far too soon, and in a horrific way. We hope that today’s arrest brings the slightest amount of peace for Kaylin’s family and the young son she left behind. It doesn’t bring her back, but at least she will have the justice she deserves.”
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Anyone with information pertaining to this crime, please contact the Sanford Police Department or Crimeline at 800 423-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimeline.org. Calls made to Crimeline remain anonymous, and tips to Crimeline that lead to solving homicides are eligible for a cash reward of up to $5,000 dollars.
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