Kamisha Richards and Kayla Henriques were supposedly best friends. They knew each other since they were kids, growing up in Brooklyn, New York.
Kayla’s mother died when Kayla was very young and Kamisha sort of took her under her wing. Kamisha became romantically involved with Kayla’s brother as well.
As they got older, as often happens, they started to take different paths in life.
Kamisha wanted more out of life.
She attended high school and went on to graduate from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Her family was so proud of her since she was the first family member to graduate from college.
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She had a job as a security guard at a bank, also worked as a housekeeper and wanted to attend law school.
Kayla was more a product from the streets. Not overly educated, became a single mother at a young age, and seemed content to hang out with her friends with no real aspirations.
Kamisha stood by her younger friend, who was like a sister and, since they lived in the same apartment complex, they saw each other frequently.
More and more, Kamisha found herself giving Kayla money. Seemed like Kayla always needed some help and her best friend kept helping her. Even though she was never paid back.
Some say that Kamisha could be a little overbearing, but most would agree that her heart was in the right place and she wanted to make sure that her best friend’s baby was properly cared for.
One day in February 2011, she found out that that Kayla did not use the $20 she gave her for diapers. That’s what she said she needed it for.
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It hasn’t been made clear where the money went, however, for a girl that perpetually seemed to need money, she still found a way to get her nails done!
It finally dawned on Kamisha that she was being taken advantage of. She likely thought about it in the past, but when she found out for sure that the $20 did not go towards care for the baby, as intended, she was angry.
Their argument got carried over to facebook and some words were exchanged. The facebook pages for both, Kamisha and Kayla, are still on facebook however the exchange has been removed. There is still one exchange that didn’t escalate.
Even though the facebook exchange was heated, it’s hard to imagine that a public spat would lead to the murder of Kamisha.
It was agreed that they would meet when Kamisha got home from work on February 28, 2011.
In Kayla’s apartment, an argument started. It became so heated that Kamisha reportedly opened the refrigerator and poured out a container of milk, or baby formula, and commented that it was half of what was owed to her.
About 24 hours after their last Facebook exchange, Kamisha was dead. Killed by a kitchen knife to the chest.
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By about 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Ms. Henriques had been arrested, after witnesses helped point investigators in her direction, and the suspect “said things to implicate herself,” according to a law enforcement official. “It was witnessed by several people, in the apartment,” the official said.
In retrospect, some of the clues were spread like electronic bread crumbs for anyone to see.
After running from the apartment, Kayla reportedly calmly ate Chinese food at a restaurant. She even had the audacity to send out a message to facebook from her blackberry.
That’s right! The girl who never had any money had a BlackBerry! Imagine that. Sounds like most iPhone users.
Kayla was charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Kayla had confessed to the murder of Kamisha, but said it was self defense.
Kyala Henriques pleaded guilty to manslaughter on July 31, 2013 and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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