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 told The ENQUIRER.
“She 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, Miss. She was a language arts teacher and coached the cheerleading squad. He was the head basketball coach.
He 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.
On Nov. 29, 2006, 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.
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