With many big projects about to seek agency benefits, the answer is critical. His father said that the family is in shock and eagerly awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death. "I can't it's just too much, too much right now," said Viola Morning, the mother of the victim. ''That will all come out in the trial,'' he said. A Central Islip woman has been charged with murder for the homicide of an Aquebogue man last March. A heavy law enforcement presence remained at the scene Wednesday as the suspect remains at large. 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. A 15-year-old Riverhead High School student was fatally shot yesterday afternoon in Calverton. Simple, fast sign-up here. The eyewitness is unreliable and tainted," defense attorney John Loturco said. ''This is a very difficult kind of case to bring home when you don't have actual eyewitnesses who observed the event,'' Mr. Catterson said. Her daughter's chilling killing captivated a nation. Back in 1996, Curtisha Morning, a college-bound nursing student, high school senior and homecoming queen, mysteriously vanished. The survival of local journalism depends on your support. ', Long Island Siblings Saved By Heart Transplants Beat COVID. RIVERHEAD, NY A " hold-in-place" response at Riverhead High school after bullets were found in the hallway Friday led to terrified students, not sure if there was an active shooter in. The survival of local journalism depends on your support. The dispute erupted into gunfire and a teenage boy was killed, he said. Suffolk. Support RiverheadLOCAL today. Riverhead High School art students have created 200 ceramic poppies for placement on the lawn of the Suffolk County Historical Society, near the World War I monument. They have no witnesses, and that's because Kalila didn't do it. Morning and her daughter Trina Morning have been attending the trial. The doctor came and said that he was very sorry, but that his heart had stopped working, that they were treating him, but if nothing happened, they were going to have to disconnect him from all the machines, Ruano said. One wound virtually severed her spinal cord, he said. With many big projects about to seek agency benefits, the answer is critical. A mobile crime scene unit was also called to the scene and officers began flying a drone as the search for a suspect continued. Taylor stabbed Morning, 17, more than 90 times, according to prosecutors, who said the attack was provoked by Taylors belief that her boyfriend, the father of her child, showed a romantic interest in Morning. This is the second conviction for Ms. Taylor in the murder case. When 17-year-old Curtisha Morning, a promising and popular senior at Riverhead High School, disappeared a year and a half ago, her parents repeatedly told the police that she was not the type of girl to run away from home. "My daughter's spirit can rest," Morning said. A month before Miss Morning disappeared, the police said, Miss Taylor assaulted Mr. Brown during an argument over Miss Morning, stabbing him in the back. Despite 15 years having passed since the grisly killing, the courtroom was still on edge. We are a small family-owned operation. Taylor is now 35 years old. Denis was known to everyone as the friend they could call on when anyone needed help. The student who brought the bullets to school told authorities that he found them on a shelf at his brothers business, police said in a press release. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards, including investigative reporting and writer of the year awards from the N.Y. Press Association. Close family friend Wendy Alexander said Morning's future was bright; she had excellent grades and was headed to college to study nursing. Sep 16, 2022, 4:49 pm. It is our hope this second conviction will provide the Morning family with some measure of peace and closure, District Attorney Thomas Spota said. Catherine Sullivan- Wilson Memorial "There is not murder weapon recovered from the scene. Riverhead School District Superintendent Augustine Tornatore informed the school district community of the shooting in a call to parents and a letter posted on the district website. Miss Taylor's lawyer, Martin Effman, entered a plea of not guilty for his client, who stood silently throughout the brief proceeding, her head bowed. "I know my cousin and she is innocent," she said. Officers could be seen escorting residents of Hill Rise who lived past a police blockade to their homes. 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. 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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. After that, she said, parents were allowed into the building after having their IDs scanned by security. 16 years after Riverhead High School student Curtisha Morning was brutally murdered, families on both sides speak out. We are a small family-owned operation. The trial is expected to take up to three weeks. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Denise Civiletti. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. The ferocity of the attack that killed a Riverhead High School homecoming queen became quietly clear as the Suffolk chief medical examiner described 94 stab wounds on the victim's body.. One deep . It is with the deepest sorrow that we inform you this evening that a Riverhead high school student was a victim of an act of violence that occurred in our community, Tornatore said. Curtisha Morning's family quietly sobbed in court Thursday, when her convicted killer was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. The survival of local journalism depends on your support. Curtisha Morning was even crowned the Riverhead High homecoming queen. He declined to say whether the evidence included the knife used in the murder. Kalila Taylor will get credit for time already served, so she'll be eligible for parole in eight years. 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Two separate school shooting threats last year led to the arrests of Riverhead High School students. Eighteen-year old Denis Ruano came home around midnight after visiting his girlfriend, looking completely normal, his father Melvin Enrique Ruano said. Parent Monique Parsons said she first learned something was amiss at the school when she received repeated text messages from her daughter telling her how much she loved her and informing her mother that she was very, very scared.. State Supreme Court Justice William Condon will sentence the defendant. Eighteen-year old Denis Ruano came home around midnight after visiting his girlfriend, looking "completely normal," his father Melvin . Denis, who immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 12 years old, had studied nursing while in high school and at the time of his death, was working at a rehabilitation center for the elderly. Denis was known to everyone as the friend they could call on when anyone needed help. A jury found Kalila Taylor guilty three years after it happened, but an appellate court threw out that decision in 2004 because of faulty jury instructions. ", Of reliving the agony of her daughter's murder in court, Morning said, "It's really rough.". Despite the grief, during the past 16 years, Morning has tried to, somehow, "get on with my life." At no point were students or faculty in danger, school superintendent Dr. Augustine Tornatore said in a Friday afternoon letter to parents. Five weeks later her tall slender body was found punctured with 96 stab wounds on school grounds, near an athletic field and covered by branches and leaves. When a second student, 14, turned in a matching bullet that he said was given to him by another 14-year old student, administrators contacted a Riverhead police officer on campus. "Right now, she's able to rest in peace," said Patrina Morning, the victim's sister. Rehashing the details of the tragedy have made the pain fresh, Morning said. 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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. She has two sons. "I am in emotional turmoil right now," she said Monday evening. Riverhead Town police responded to Riverhead High School Friday after a threat of an altercation involving several students, according to the district superintendent. Mr. Catterson said the slaying, which occurred 120 feet from where the body was hidden, left a trail of forensic evidence that police investigators carefully collected. Send her an email: juliana@tuprensalocal.com. By Chris Francescani and Melissa Azofeifa. In 1996 she had it all -- youth, beauty, smarts. August 23, 2012 / 5:16 PM Speaking to reporters at the scene Wednesday night, Suffolk County Police Det. The victim's family brimmed with emotion over the re-trial. Romantic Rival Is Arrested in 1996 Death of a Teen-Ager, https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/11/nyregion/romantic-rival-is-arrested-in-1996-death-of-a-teen-ager.html. Around 1:30 in the morning, Deniss grandmother was the first to realize that something was not right with the young man after she heard him struggling and strongly complaining, Ruano said. 2012 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. They said DNA tests on various samples were delayed by the demands on the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's office and the police crime lab caused by the crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 and the need to identify crash victims. She maintains it today," defense attorney John Loturco said. The Riverhead community is mourning the sudden death Saturday of a 2022 Riverhead High School graduate who had an apparent cardiac arrest following a seizure, according to his family. She had the students go and huddle in a corner together, out of view of the classroom door.. An appeals court overturned the first conviction, ruling that the jury in her 1999 trial received incorrect instructions regarding DNA evidence. Back in 1996, Viola Morning told CBS 2's McLogan, "They found my baby's body last night. Regan, 48, a husband and father of two, was promoted from assistant principal to principal at Riverhead High School in 2013. With many big projects about to seek agency benefits, the answer is critical. Knowing what the climate [in schools] is nationally, its ridiculous that they havent held a drill all year., In an April 3 statement, Riverhead officials said the district is in compliance with the required drills up to this point in the school year. ', Long Island Siblings Saved By Heart Transplants Beat COVID. Jun 1, 2021, 6:47 pm Riverhead High School unveiled the PFC Garfield M. Langhorn Veterans Wall of Honor this afternoon. As soon as Curtisha M. Morning, a 17-year-old senior, disappeared from Riverhead High School nearly a month ago, her family, friends and schoolmates had been making emotional appeals for help. She was convicted again in July. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. However, after therapy and medication she is now deemed fit for re-trial. 2012 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The 15-year-old, identified in a police press release as Preston Gamble, was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead by family members, where he was pronounced dead, Det. Lt. Beyrer said they believe the shooting took place outside of a unit but did not speculate on what caused the fight to break out. Curtisha had so much going for her.". A confrontation among teenagers in Calverton left a 15-year-old dead Wednesday, according to Suffolk County police. 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 Ms. Hagemeyer's contract runs through. Though it came 16 years later, Morning's family said it's better than never. 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She faces two counts of second-degree murder -- one count for inflicting fatal wounds and another count for stabbing Miss Morning to death. In January 1996, authorities said, she stabbed Mr. Brown. The victim was a 17-year-old homecoming queen. I want her to suffer the way Curtisha suffered, for every stab wound Curtisha got, she has got to suffer. Ms. Parsons said her daughter told her that the high school has not conducted a lockdown drill during this school year, an assertion that she said she finds disturbing. The evidence is circumstantial. 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. All Rights Reserved. Kalila Taylor was convicted for a second time last month of stabbing Morning in a fit of jealously in February 1996. Anyone can read what you share. ", And, added Morning, "I thank God -- that He let there be justice.". We are a small family-owned operation. Justice has been served," Patrina Morning said. CBS 2's Jennifer McLogan first covered the murder in 1996 and returned to court Monday. If convicted, she faces 25 years to life in prison. Darla Hagemeyer was hired to serve as assistant director of PPS effective April 21, replacing Maureen Martin. Published April 3, 2023 at 9:08 AM EDT. RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- Sixteen years after a murder that stunned Suffolk County, Thursday was sentencing day for the convicted killer. Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said Kalila Taylor faces a sentence of 25 years to life. Please enter valid email address to continue. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. He told his mother that he had arrived and, then she told him, go to sleep because tomorrow you have to work, Ruano explained. Scholarship awardees are selected based on one-page essay or video presentation, educator or personal references, school and community activities, and overall high school transcripts. In a stunning twist that capped a fast-moving scandal involving a member of the Riverhead Central School District Board this week, board vice president Laurie Downs resigned her position Tuesday in the wake of outrage over comments she made disparaging Brentwood as the home of dangerous Latino gangs. Two 15-year-old boys were accused of making threats against Riverhead High School in less than 24 hours and a 13-year-old boy made a threat against Westhampton Beach Middle School on Thursday, Riverhead Town and Westhampton Beach Village police said. Anyone can read what you share. The incident took place just four days. "There's a hole inside of me. The survival of local journalism depends on your support. RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) A Long Island woman has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for killing a high school homecoming queen in 1996. Tornatore said counselors throughout the district will be available beginning today for all students, faculty and staff as needed. Officers responded to a report of shots fired at the Calverton Hills condominium complex around 3:55 p.m., police said. After the verdict, Morning was filled with gratitude. RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- It's been more than 16 years since a Riverhead High School homecoming queen was killed in a frenzied rage. After several attempts to save his life, the young man was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center for further treatment. He had told us that he was going to work very hard, to continue saving for his studies, his father said. Just a few dollars can help us continue to bring this important service to our community. Taylor a homecoming queen who was reportedly killed in a jealous rage over a boy. 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. It is our hope this second conviction will provide the Morning family with some measure of peace and closure, Spota said. You cant be here, this is not a safe situation, Ms. Parsons quoted the guard as telling her ninth grade daughter. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. The woman, Kalila Taylor, 35, was sentenced on Thursday in Suffolk County Court. The victim was a 17-year-old homecoming queen.. Lt. Kevin Beyrer, head of the homicide squad, said a fist fight broke out among two groups believed to be teenagers or people in their early twenties. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2022 Times Review Media Group. Looking to comment on this article? Looking to comment on this article? She was motivated, prosecutors said, by a jealous rage over a boy. On Monday, the classmate convicted of the shocking stabbing went on trial for a second time. . One of the last people to see a Riverhead High School homecoming queen alive 16 years ago testified Thursday about seeing her in an "animated discussion" with a shorter girl before turning and . Is the Riverhead IDA serving the publics interest? At least one student was taken into custody by police, Superintendent Augustine Tornatore wrote in a letter to families in the district. Family and friends of the victim and the suspect packed the courtroom here today for Miss Taylor's arraignment. The AP participation rate at Riverheads High School is 18% . The woman, Kalila Taylor, 35, was sentenced on Thursday in Suffolk County Court. Mattituck, NY 11952. Support RiverheadLOCAL today. The alumni of Riverhead in Riverhead, New York are encouraged to use this site to relive their time in high school by sharing with former students and teachers of Riverhead High School. "We understand the tremendous amount of evidence to the contrary, but she professes her innocence. Prosecutors said Ms. Taylor believed that her boyfriend, the father of her child, had shown a romantic interest in Ms. The victim, Curtisha Morning, was stabbed more than 90 times in February 1996 near Riverhead High School, on. When the state's highest court overturned the conviction, ruling the judge had given the original jury faulty instructions concerning DNA evidence, a second trial was ordered, CBS 2's McLogan reported. 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Originally convicted in 1999 of second-degree murder, Taylor's case was later thrown out after a judge allegedly gave the jury incorrect instructions during the initial trial. We are processing the crime scene right now.. The Riverhead Central School District Board of Education approved new hires last Wednesday for two positions in the office of Pupil Personnel Services. Is the Riverhead IDA serving the publics interest? Riverhead School District Superintendent Augustine Tornatore informed the school district community of the shooting in a call to parents and a letter posted on the district website. As of tomorrow, were in April, she said. Last month there was a second conviction. Ms. Parsons said she observed students exiting the side of the building without a security guard present while the lockdown was still in place, and asserted that it appeared that anyone could have entered the school at that point. They said Kalila Taylor believed her boyfriend -- the father of her child -- was dating Curtisha Morning and she snapped. Morning. Riverhead Central School District buses that were en route to drop students off at the complex were diverted back to the high school campus, according to a message from superintendent Dr. Augustine Tornatore sent to parents. Morning but my cousin didn't do it. On Thursday, Feb. 17, Riverhead Police officers responded to Riverhead Middle School at 600 Harrison Ave., to assist with a school investigation into students ingesting a commercially made THC candy the day before while at school. An assistant Suffolk County district attorney, Christopher Powers, who has been handling the case from its beginning, said that Miss Taylor had a history of violent behavior. Neighbors in the area, many overcome with emotion, told the News-Review that a fight broke out. Our thoughts and prayers are with the students family and friends at this time.. We are a small family-owned operation. On Monday, the classmate convicted of the. The victim, Curtisha Morning, was stabbed more than 90 times in February 1996 near Riverhead High School, on eastern Long Island. In a call to district families Wednesday, Mr. Tornatore confirmed that Preston was a high school student. Weve been in school since September. ", Her eyes filled with tears, Morning said rehashing the details of her daughter's murder has made the pain fresh, 16 years later. Felt my whole world fall apart, my whole world crashing under my feet. In March of this year, she was involved in a fight in a bar in Riverhead, and on April 17, at a party in Riverhead, she fired a gun several times near a crowd of people, he said. Support RiverheadLOCAL today. After 10 minutes they came back and told us that there was nothing to do. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. The survival of local journalism depends on your support. RIVERHEAD, NY Riverhead High School was put on a "hold-in-place" response Friday after two students found bullets in the hallway, officials said. The wall holds the names of 89 veterans and fallen soldiers who attended the Riverhead Central School District. But the verdict brought some measure of closure. To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com. 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