Megan McAllister abandoned her engagement ring as she tries to move on with her life after yesterday’s visit with her fiancé, Philip Markoff, the accused Craigslist Killer. McAllister spent roughly 25 minutes with Markoff inside Nashua Street Jail, in Boston. Until yesterday, McAllister, 25, has been defending her fiancé to the press — saying that the police had the "wrong information" and Markoff "could not hurt a fly."

Now, the young woman’s attorney said that McAllister, also a medical student, is taking Markoff’s charges more seriously.

"But she’s a very bright, articulate young woman, and she’s beginning to understand that she has to find strength from those around her and from those who support her," attorney Robert Honecker Jr. told WBZ-TV. "I think this was a big step for her to realize the seriousness of the charges her fiancé faces. And also that she has to get on and take care of herself and the rest of her life."

"They had a candid, frank discussion about what has transpired and the events which will transpire in the future," Honecker said.

Since Markoff’s April 14th arrest for the murder of Julissa Brisman in an upscale Marriott hotel in Boston, McAllister has been staying at her parents’ house in New Jersey. McAlllister and Markoff’s August dream wedding has been canceled.