Records Reveal Troubled Lives Kalab's Parents Had Long Rap Sheets

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A glimpse at the criminal histories of Amanda Brooks and Terry Lay - who have been charged with murder in connection with the alleg- ed beating death of their 3-year-old son, Kalab Lay, on April 1 - shows they have been in and out of the criminal justice system in Illinois and Indiana.

Lay's criminal history is longer, the theme being drug abuse, methamphetamine in particular. According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, he was to be on parole until July 25 for a Saline County, Ill., methamphetamine conviction.

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Records Reveal Troubled Lives Kalab's Parents Had Long Rap Sheets

Here is a look at their past court cases and the outcomes:

* May 1989 - Lay, 40, is convicted in DuPage County, Ill., for burglary. He is sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

* July 1989 - Lay is convicted in Vanderburgh County for possession of a controlled substance, a...

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