Her Ex's New Girlfriend Blocked Her on Social Media — Then She Flew to Fla. to Murder Her in Jealous Rage

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Sakiyna Thompson, 31, was convicted in the 2022 stabbing death of Kayla Hodgson in Tamarac, Fla.

She flew from New York, disguised herself and used a fake Uber account to reach the victim’s home, per multiple outlets

Hodgson’s family said the verdict brought “peace” and justice after more than three years of waiting

A New York woman flew to Florida to confront her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend — a woman who had blocked her on social media — and a jury has now found her guilty of first-degree murder in connection with the violent attack in 2022.

Per court records, on Oct. 15, a Broward County jury found Sakiyna Thompson, 31, guilty of murdering Kayla Hodgson, the 23-year-old woman she viewed as a romantic rival — ending a case that rattled families in both New York and Sou