Connecticut woman’s last meal was McDonald’s, courtesy of her boyfriend. She had no idea what was coming

In February 2026, a Connecticut judge sentenced Pedro Grajales to 30 years in prison for the 2023 stabbing death of his girlfriend, Nilda Rivera, in a case that began with what appeared to be an ordinary date: a stop at McDonald’s.

The sentencing, handed down in Hartford Superior Court, followed Grajales’ guilty plea to murder in a case prosecutors described as premeditated and driven by jealousy.