Transcripts for MSNBC Dateline 20190831 07:14:00

she embodied everything that was positive and about supporting people. >> reporter: there was no one who didn't like her? >> right. she was well respected and well loved. >> reporter: especially by her fiancé, jermeir stroud, who appeared devastated by denita's death. >> jermeir didn't say anything. jermeir cried. we all cried. he didn't really say a whole lot. >> reporter: jermeir and denita had met back in college and became the "it" couple on campus. >> they had been dating for a few years. and you know, before i even met him denita spoke very highly of him. >> reporter: what'd she say? >> like he's a gentleman, he's intelligent. he's active, involved, well-rounded, he's kind, he respects me. he protects me. he's loving. >> reporter: the perfect guy? >> the perfect guy. the perfect guy. >> reporter: he was apparently even perfect enough for denita's cautious mother, sharon smith, who came to trust that jermeir

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