Saturday, January 21, 2006

Kayla Reed Found Dead

"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander." (Matthew 15:19)

A body found January 10th in a San Joaquin County irrigation canal was identified as Kayla Reed, the 15-year-old Livermore girl who had been missing since early December. She was last seen at home by her mother about 12:30 a.m. on December 3rd. Kayla was mad when mom told her not to leave the house so late. Two days later, mom reported her as a runaway.

Just a few days ago, TV reporters were interviewing teenagers at her high school. Her friends said they were NOT surprised that Kayla ran away because they knew she had a troubled home life. (Her single mom often had arguments with her; her dad had only seen her eight or ten times in her entire life.) However, they became worried after she was missing for so long.

Police is investigating Kayla's death as a homicide. Her body had no obvious sign of struggle so she might know her killer. Police are checking all possible connections including Kayla's home page on the website myspace.com which is very popular among teenagers. Did she meet someone online? Was there a stalker who found her by profiling her information off the website?

Parents, are you in touch with your kids' feelings? Do they know and feel your love? Are you aware of issues with Internet Safety? Do you give them proper guidance?

Copyright © 2006 Winnis Chiang, Parenting ABC

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