Viola, who has since moved to North Carolina, is back in Riverhead this week for the re-trial of her daughter's alleged murder Kalila Taylor. She was also the subject of an order of protection to stay away from a woman in Southampton, but she violated the order and threatened to kill her, Mr. No sales tax increase for clean water initiative: government must find another way, Holidays open the floodgates of family memories, March is an awareness month that hits home. Riverheads High School is ranked 97th within Virginia. Sep 16, 2022, 4:49 pm. The woman, Kalila Taylor, 35, was sentenced on Thursday in Suffolk County Court. Despite the grief, during the past 16 years, Morning has tried to, somehow, "get on with my life." ', Long Island Siblings Saved By Heart Transplants Beat COVID. "Some things will never change. Kalila Taylor, who was convicted in July for the second time of murdering a Riverhead high school homecoming queen, will be sentenced in Suffolk County criminal court on Thursday. In August 2021, a scourge of overdoses traced to fentanyl-laced cocaine led to six deaths in Southold Town and Southampton Town police arrested a 25-year-old from Flanders Sunday after he reportedly threatened someone with a box cutter in A former Suffolk County police sergeant who has given trainings at hundreds of schools, businesses and houses of worship Riverhead Town initiated a second attempt to complete its comprehensive plan update Saturday during a workshop at The Suffolk. A publication of Times Review Media Group, 7555 Main Road Many had tears in their eyes. New Sentence in 96 Death of Homecoming Queen, https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/24/nyregion/new-sentence-in-1996-killing-of-homecoming-queen-curtisha-morning.html, Curtisha Morning, was stabbed more than 90 times. They have no witnesses, and that's because Kalila didn't do it. District Attorney James M. Catterson Jr. said the suspect, Kalila Taylor, 20, was driven to kill by jealousy over a boyfriend the two young women had shared, Carl Brown, who left Miss Taylor for Miss Morning. The wall holds the names of 89 veterans and fallen soldiers who attended the Riverhead Central School District. ", Reflecting on the years her cousin has been imprisoned, Brandon said, "They took her life for something she did not do. We went to see when they began to disconnect him and at that moment we realized that our son had died.. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the shooting and ask anyone with information to contact detectives at 631-852- 6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. You rely on us to stay informed, and we depend on you to make our work possible. Simple, fast sign-up here. Justice for the murder was not swift. A mobile crime scene unit was also called to the scene and officers began flying a drone as the search for a suspect continued. State Supreme Court Justice William Condon today sentenced Kalila Taylor to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of Riverhead High School student Curtisha Morning in 1996. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The slain teen's former classmate, now 35-year-old Kalila Taylor, said nothing when given the chance. Student, 14, Arrested, After Bullets Found At Riverhead High: PD Suffolk. School Outing Ends in Tragedy and a Hail of 'If Onlys' - New York Times To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com. "How could there not be emotion in the court? 3 Students Threaten to Shoot Up 2 East End Schools in 2 Days "It's not easy," Morning said outside the Arthur M. Cromarty Court Complex in Riverside, where the trial is being presided over by Judge William Condon. Please enter valid email address to continue. The Riverhead Central School District Board of Education approved new hires last Wednesday for two positions in the office of Pupil Personnel Services. 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