wendy give him some tips hincapie told abc news they became a couple and in september 2018 days before wendy martinez was killed hincapie popped the question daniel hincapie fiance of wendy martinez speaks during a candlelight vigil in her honor in washington dc on sept 20 2018 washington postgetty images file he decided to propose at her favorite spot in dc the spanish steps to actually tell her that i loved her and i wanted to spend the rest of my days with her in that place had a lot of meaning he said it was a moment of joy we were very much in love she was living the happiest moment in life cora martinez said she was excited about what was coming wendy karina martinez is seen here in this undated digitally altered image martinez family via ap more stabbed 7 times dc jogger wendy karina martinez fought up to the last second of her life mom three days before the attack the mother and daughter picked out a wedding dress the 35yearold would be buried in that dress its almost like running with her crawford martinezs suspected killer underwent psychiatric treatment and medication for psychosis and this month he was ruled competent to stand trial reported abc washington dc affiliate wjla crawford is due to return to court on may 17 his defense attorney did not immediately respond to abc news request for comment hincapie called the shocking crime one of those things i think that no one is prepared to face daniel hincapie poses for a portrait at the location where his fiancee was fatally stabbed in washington dc dec 7 2018 the washington postgetty images file and when you actually realize how random the whole thing was its very difficult to grasp because i think at the end of the day were humans and we try to rationalize violence he said amid the grief hincapie said the worst thing you can do is fall into hate so he instead chose to celebrate his fiances life if you can be any person in the world be someone like wendy one of her dreams was actually to run the boston marathon hincapie said a race hell run in her honor next month having the opportunity to fulfill her dream after what happened its extremely symbolic hincapie said she was running when she was attacked so its also a way to tell the world we will finish her race its a way to cope he said its also a way to connect with her its almost like running with her beyond the marathon hincapie said he wants to inspire other young women to embrace a full life the way his fiance did i want to young women to continue believing that its possible to be kind to give back to the community to pursue love and to be successful wendy represented all those aspects i think he said if you can be any person