Boyfriend's Chilling Plot to Murder Pregnant Teenager Uncovered
Kaylin Fiengo had matured rapidly beyond her years, embracing motherhood with dedication and joy. At just 18 years old, she was already raising her one-year-old son from a previous relationship when she discovered she was expecting another child. The young woman from Sanford, Florida, faced the prospect of becoming a single mother of two with determination and excitement.
A Complicated and Dangerous Relationship
Kaylin had been dating Donovan Faison throughout 2022, but their relationship was fraught with deception and complexity. Faison maintained a separate household with another woman, with whom he shared a child. This woman grew suspicious of infidelity after spotting her car, which Faison had borrowed, parked outside Kaylin's residence in August that year.
Although Faison begged for forgiveness and the former couple attempted to reconcile while continuing to live together, he secretly maintained his relationship with Kaylin. When Kaylin confirmed her pregnancy with two separate tests and enthusiastically shared the news with Faison, his response was chillingly opposite to her excitement.
From Celebration to Deadly Opposition
Faison immediately accused Kaylin of dishonesty about the pregnancy, then followed with a text message demanding "Abortion!!!" Despite this rejection, Kaylin refused termination and proudly announced her pregnancy to family and friends. By November, she had completed her first trimester and learned she was expecting another boy, treasuring the ultrasound images of her unborn son.
Faison displayed no interest in the baby and engaged in persistent arguments with Kaylin about her decision to continue the pregnancy. The tension between them escalated dangerously as Faison faced mounting pressure from his live-in girlfriend, who suspected his infidelity and threatened to end their relationship if paternity tests confirmed the baby was his.
The Fatal Meeting at Coastline Park
On the evening of November 11, 2022, Faison instructed Kaylin to meet him at the parking lot of Coastline Park in Sanford. Kaylin informed friends of her plans and brought the ultrasound image of their baby, hoping to change his mind about fatherhood. Later that night, police officers conducting routine patrols noticed a Nissan parked with its engine running.
Approaching the vehicle, they discovered blood on the ground near the driver's side door and observed the window was lowered. Inside, Kaylin sat slumped in the driver's seat, fatally shot in the head. Investigators found a bullet casing near her body alongside the ultrasound picture of her unborn son.
Evidence of Premeditation and Deception
Kaylin's friends arrived at the scene after using the Find My iPhone application to track her location, having grown concerned when she failed to respond to messages. They informed police that Kaylin had arranged to meet Faison specifically to discuss her pregnancy, prompting investigators to examine whether he had deliberately lured her into a trap.
Subsequent investigation revealed disturbing evidence of premeditation. Faison had researched methods to delete tracking and search history on his phone before the shooting. On the day of the murder, he told his girlfriend he was visiting his mother near the park, then removed the SIM card from his mobile device to prevent location tracking.
Revealing Text Messages and Witness Testimony
Kaylin's friends disclosed to police that Faison had offered to purchase medication for terminating early pregnancy and had repeatedly expressed his unwillingness to have another child. Investigators determined that during their meeting, Faison had taken Kaylin's phone and sent messages to himself stating "the baby is not Donovan's."
The father of Kaylin's first son revealed she had expressed fear about meeting Faison, worrying he might "punch her in the stomach" during their encounter. Despite these concerns, she met with him in a desperate attempt to persuade him to accept their unborn child.
The Trial and Devastating Impact
Faison was arrested in August 2023 and charged with first-degree premeditated murder and the killing of an unborn child by injury to the mother. During the trial, prosecutors presented compelling evidence including a text message Faison sent to a friend stating, "On my brother's grave, I'm gonna crop her out," which they interpreted as indicating his intention to eliminate Kaylin from his life.
The prosecution argued that Faison, feeling "angry and pressured" by the pregnancy and his girlfriend's suspicions of infidelity, had executed Kaylin in a calculated manner. The jury found him guilty of first-degree murder and recommended the death penalty, which the judge imposed in December 2025.
A Family's Unending Grief
Kaylin's family expressed profound devastation at their loss. Her father told local media, "I feel devastated. It's going to take all of us to help and chip in to raise that child and let that child know how great his mother was."
In a victim impact statement, Kaylin's mother described her daughter as "vivacious, loving, funny and caring," noting that she had graduated high school early as a young mother with her cap inscribed "Mommy did it." She added, "No words can capture the depth of pain that comes with losing your daughter to murder. Every day I wake up and face a world that no longer has her smile, her laughter, her hugs. The grief never leaves – it sits in my chest like a weight that will never go away."
Instead of celebrating new life, Kaylin's loved ones were left with the heartbreaking image of her abandoned body and the ultrasound picture of her unborn son lying nearby – tragic evidence of a promising young life cut short by calculated violence.
