Love Triangle Solved With "Murder"

Teacher Carla Hughes was having an affair with another instructor at her school--but she learned a hard lesson when she turned to murder to solve her romantic difficulties.

The problem : Her boyfriend Keyon Pittman was engaged to be married to another woman, Avis Banks, who was 5 months pregnant with his child, and he told Carla he wasn't going to leave Avis. So Carla, a single mom with a young son, murdered Avis and her unborn child--hoping she'd have Keyon all to herself. Carla was obsessed with Keyon--and Avis paid the price.

Police Lt. John Neal also stated :" Carla is evil. Her relationship with Keyon had taken over her life, she was bound and determined to be with him, but he wasn't willing to leave Avis, so Carla took matters into her own hands".

Carla, 28, and Keyon,34, worked at the Chastain Middle School in Jackson,Mississippi. She was a language arts teacher and coached the cheerleading sguard. He was the head basketball coach. Keyon was also engaged to 27-year-old Avis, a day care teacher.

At Carla's trial, Keyon testified he began his affair with Carla one month before Avis became pregnant. He said they had sex at the home he shared with Avis while she was out. Cold-blooded Carla murdered Avis and her unborn child, say authorities. She broke into her home in Ridgeland, Miss. and waited for her to return.When Avis came home she was met by a stone cold killer, said Assistant District Attorney John Emfinger.

As Avis got out of her car in the garage, Carla shot her four times--in the head, chest and leg. Then as Avis lay dying, Carla stabbed her three times and slashed her throat. A devastated Keyon, who found her, recalled :" Avis was on the ground in the garage. Blood was everywhere. I held her and kissed her and tried to get her to wake up".

Her twisted killer tried to make the grisly crime look like a burglary gone wrong. Carla yanked open dresser drawers in the house and scattered items on the floor.

"We knew it wasn't a burglary", said Lt. Neal of the Ridgeland police department." If a homeowner came home and found a burglar, the burglar might shoot them once or twice and then flee. They are not going to shoot the homeowner four times and then pull out a knife and stab them as well . This was a crime of passion--done in a rage".

The police quickly discovered that Carla had been having an affair with Keyon. They also discovered that just three days before the murder Carla got a loaded .38 caliber gun and a knife from her cousin. Carla gave them back to him two days after the murders ; the gun was empty."We got the gun and matched it with the bullets found in Avis's body", said Lt. Neal.

As evidence piled up, Carla was arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder. Officials found no evidence of involvement by Keyon, but he still lives every day with a terrible burden of guilt. Carla's own 5-year-old son is being cared for by his father and his wife. On October 13, Carla was convicted of murder and is now serving life behind bars with no chances of parole.

My spin on this : There is no fury like a woman scorned...Keyon if you had only been faithful and kept your dangle in your pants , maybe , just maybe none of these events would ever have taken place. When you play with the devil, you have to pay with your soul. There are both men and women who don't take rejection well. My advice is to end one relationship before starting another. You never know what state of mind a person is in....Keyon there are four lives you ruined, Carla in jailed for life...where she belongs...her son , not being able to grow up with his mother...Avis and your unborn child and you will have to live with the consequences of your actions for the rest of your life. Stay tuned :

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