| Kayla Marie LaSala was a pretty little waif, barely over | | | | adult prison, she was under house arrest, confined to |
| five feet tall, with cat-like green eyes and an alluring | | | | her uncle's home. She was to wear an electronic ankle |
| smile. She was fourteen and intelligent beyond her | | | | bracelet to monitor her every move, at all times. |
| years. Like most teenagers, she could also be cunning | | | | On July 3, 2004 police were notified that the monitoring |
| and precocious. Yet she was still such a child! She | | | | device was disturbed. As it turned out, by the time |
| never slept without her fluffy little black kitty. Kayla | | | | they became aware of the problem, LaSala was long |
| lived in Mercer County, West Virginia with her adoring | | | | gone, having severed her anklet and attached this |
| father Steven LaSala. Kayla's mother was no longer | | | | makeshift collar onto her kitty. However, her little cousin |
| around, and Steven was raising his daughter alone. | | | | told the police Kayla left in a BMW, with an |
| Lately, it had become pretty difficult because the little | | | | African-American male named Troy Gilmore whom |
| angel could at times get a bit unruly. | | | | she met in an online chat room. Kayla was now going |
| On February 23, 2004 the world found out that Kayla | | | | by the name Tyragha McCala. Police confronted |
| LaSala was also devious and deadly. She stabbed her | | | | Gilmore in Altomonte Springs, Florida, and he admitted |
| father 108 times and calmly confessed to her crime. In | | | | to sheltering LaSala. She was found playing video |
| spite of allegations of abuse on his part, LaSala was | | | | games at his home. |
| charged with first-degree murder as an adult and | | | | The above account is based on a true story. |
| sentenced to 25 years. Pending her coming-of-age | | | | Background checks protect peaceful citizens from |
| when she could actually start serving her sentence in | | | | being deceived and/or harmed by a cunning criminal. |