Every once in awhile we find a story that reflects the need for parental controls that offer more modern tools to monitor social networking sites, like screenshots and a keylogger.

And sometimes, those stories are tragic and heartbreaking.

This is the case for the story of young Ashleigh Hall - a teenage girl whose rape and murder was made possible when she met a "boy" in the popular site Facebook.

Ashleigh, whose story is painfully recounted in a piece on Internet safety by the Independent, was a shy and naive young lady living in the UK, who went to meet this "boy," and was instead raped and murdered by a repeat offender by the name of Peter Chapman.

In today's day and age it's difficult for parents to keep track of what their kids are doing, and this goes double for Internet use.

But here is an example of every parent's worst nightmare.

The ability to monitor social networking sites should come standard with all parental controls now, particularly as both kids and predators find new ways to beat older programs.

It's great to block websites, record Instant Messages and emails, and more. After all, there are many different ways for online predators to reach out to your child.

But with the vast popularity of sites like Facebook parents must have the ability to monitor social networking sites. It's where scum like Chapman go to prey on unsuspecting kids, and concerned moms and dads deserve to have access to the tools that can keep their kids safe.