Michele Yvette Avila
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Michele Yvette "Missy" Avila (February 8, 1968 – October 1, 1985) was an American teenager who was murdered by her best friend, Karen Severson and another friend, Laura Doyle in Arleta, California. In 1990, Severson and Doyle were convicted of Avila's murder, and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
In popular culture
- The case inspired a book and a television movie. The movie, called A Killer Among FriendsA Killer Among FriendsA Killer Among Friends is a 1992 made-for-television movie that aired on CBS on December 8, 1992. Based on a true story, the film stars Patty Duke as a mother grieving for her murdered daughter and sets out to find the killer....
, starred Tiffani-Amber Thiessen and Patty DukePatty DukeAnna Marie "Patty" Duke is an American actress of stage, film, and television. First becoming famous as a child star, winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 16, and later starring in her eponymous sitcom for three years, she progressed to more mature roles upon playing Neely...
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- A book, called Missy's Murder, was written by Karen KingsburyKaren kingsburyKaren Kingsbury is an American Christian novelist. Her first novel was Missy's Murder. She got this idea from an optional topic in the Los Angeles Times....
who covered the case.