Chakaya Folborg

Murderer

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Case Facts

Gender: female
Country: USA
Location: Mableton, Cobb County, Georgia, USA
Date of birth: 1990
Age at first offence: 22
Characteristics: jealousy
Victim profile: Her adopted sister, Kourtney Chanel Dyches, 21
Method of murder: Stabbing with a steak knife
Date(s) of murder: February 20, 2012
Years active: 2012
Date of arrest: Same day (turned herself in to police)
Status: Life imprisonment
Sentenced to life in prison on April 25, 2014; eligible for parole after serving 30 years

Case Summary

Case overview

Chakaya Brittney Folborg pleaded guilty to the murder of her adopted sister, Kourtney Chanel Dyches.

The offence

Folborg admitted that she used a steak knife to kill Dyches in the shower. Investigators said Dyches died before police could get to the house after being stabbed several times. Authorities said the prosecution described the motive as jealousy, and that Folborg took a knife from the kitchen about two hours before the killing and waited until the victim was in the shower before stabbing her at least six times.

The mother and their 12-year-old sister were on the other side of the bathroom door begging Folborg to stop when they heard the stabbing.

Investigation

Officer Kim Isaza said:

"The mother and their 12-year-old sister were on the other side of the bathroom door begging her to stop when they heard this,"

Sherwin Figueroa, assistant district attorney of Cobb County, said:

“It was straight up jealousy,”

Assistant district attorney Sherwin Figueroa also said:

“It’s just wrong and it is what it is.”

Figueroa explained that Folborg was adopted as an infant from a woman with a crack problem in New York and that the girls’ mother did not think she could get pregnant; Dyches was born shortly after. Figueroa said that as they aged, Dyches became a popular girl with lots of friends, and that the girls never talked about boys, entertainment or other light-hearted subjects as teenagers. Folborg admitted that she felt like a failure.

Figueroa also stated:

"The defendant, without any provocation, took a knife from the kitchen some two hours before the killing and waited until the victim was in the shower before viciously stabbing her at least six times."

Figueroa said:

"This victim was a vibrant young lady with the rest of her life ahead of her,"

Officer Mike Bowman with Cobb County police said investigators believed a dispute between the sisters led to the killing and that it happened with other family members in the home. Bowman said officers were called to the Gallant Circle home shortly after 11 p.m. Monday, and that Dyches was dead when officers arrived and had been stabbed several times.

Arrest

Folborg turned herself into police around 3 a.m. Tuesday, according to jail records. She was arrested early Tuesday, hours after authorities said she killed Dyches.

Folborg was charged with felony murder and aggravated assault and was booked into the Cobb County jail, where she remained Wednesday without bond.

Trial

Sentencing

Folborg was sentenced to life in prison on April 25, 2014. She had pleaded guilty earlier. Authorities said she would be eligible for parole after serving 30 years.

Timeline

April 25, 2014 — Sentenced to life in prison; eligible for parole after serving 30 years.
Feb. 20, 2012 — Authorities said Folborg admitted she used a steak knife to kill her adopted sister Kourtney Chanel Dyches in their Mableton home.
Nov. 25, 2010 — Folborg was arrested after she allegedly pushed, scratched and struck a man while she was holding her child.
Monday — Officers were called to the Gallant Circle home shortly after 11 p.m. where Dyches was found dead.

Outcome

Folborg pleaded guilty and received a life sentence.

Other details

Folborg was described as living in Mableton. Police and authorities described the incident as a stabbing in the shower.

Lisha Mauzy told the AJC she and Dyches, who also went by Chanel, were friends while attending Hiram High School. Mauzy said Dyches attended the Paulding County school for two years before her family moved into the McEachern High School district in Cobb County. Mauzy said:

“She was sweet. Everybody respected her,”

Mauzy said:

“This caught everybody off guard.”

Mauzy said news of Dyches’ death spread quickly on Facebook and Twitter, with many friends shocked that a relative was believed responsible. Mauzy said:

“Life’s too short,”