Overview
- Prosecutors in Kenosha County, which filed charges Tuesday, accused Christina L. Torchia of first-degree intentional homicide in her daughter Layla Stahl’s death.
- Deputies found Layla, 6, unresponsive in her bedroom on April 20, 2022 at a home on 15th Place, and medical examiners from Kenosha and Milwaukee listed the cause and manner as undetermined.
- Investigators reopened the case in early 2026, reviewed evidence, re-interviewed witnesses, and said they developed significant new information, which the sheriff said showed persistent work on the case.
- Detectives interviewed Torchia on March 12 and reported numerous inconsistencies in her account that they said were contradicted by evidence.
- A Kenosha County judge approved changing the manner of death to homicide, allowing the charge to proceed after the district attorney sought the order.