Kerby Guerra, 1985-1999
Colorado Springs, Colo.
The day Kerby Casey Guerra killed herself, the 13-year-old wore a perfect mask of happiness.
A day earlier, Kerby's mother had treated her to a manicure at a
fashionable Colorado Springs salon, and Kerby seemed elated. The 8th
grader was transferring from a school she hated, and things finally
were starting to look up. That evening, March 19, 1999, the Guerras
took Kerby's sister Kristy Hignite out to celebrate her 30th birthday,
and asked Kerby to baby-sit her niece and nephew, something the
responsible girl had done dozens of times before.
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