On July 24th, 2022, Kayla Hamilton reached a milestone in life, she turned 20 years old.
Three days later, she would be found dead inside the Aberdeen Maryland mobile home she shares with her boyfriend.
A frantic call to 911, responding officers thought they were going to cardiac arrest incident.
However, within minutes, they knew they were dealing with a gruesome crime scene.
Kayla's mother Tammy Nobles remembers getting a call from Aberdeen Police.
"They said Kayla had been murdered," said Nobles.
The suspect broke into the home, raped and strangled Kayla, before stealing her money and cell phone.
Aberdeen Police worked tirelessly to solve the case and learned disturbing details about the suspect, according to Lieutenant Rieber.
“It was determined that our suspect, as it was later developed had ties to the MS13 gang," said Rieber.
Ties to MS-13, and according to police, an undocumented immigrant, who was previously detained at the Southern border.
The suspect is charged with a long list of charges in Kayla Hamilton's death.
However, since he is only 17-years-old, Fox45 cannot identify him, because of Maryland law.
Meanwhile, Tammy Nobles is looking for words to describe what she would say to her daughter's accused killer.
"What can you say to a monster and evil person that had no compassion? He shouldn't have been here, I just want him to pay for what he did," said Nobles.
The family of Kayla Hamilton has set up a gofundme page to help with travel, a lawyer, a private investigator, and other expenses need to find justice for their family member.