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Alayah Butler

Case from Saint-louis, MO dated Dec 25, 2020

Victim Details

Alayah Butler

Female

Black / African American

Saint-louis

MO

2020-12-25

1

Alayah

Butler

07/13/2026

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On Christmas morning of 2020, a welfare check at a home on Lakeside Lane in the Spanish Lake area of St. Louis, Missouri, led to a grim discovery. Inside, law enforcement found the bodies of 28-year-old Charese Garvin and her 23-month-old daughter, Alayah Butler. Both mother and child had been fatally shot. The St. Louis County Police Department's Bureau of Crimes Against Persons immediately began a homicide investigation into their deaths.

The investigation quickly zeroed in on Timothy B ...
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  • ksdk.com: Man who killed himself after standoff identified as suspect in deadly Christmas shooting
  • KMOV.com: Man accused of killing ex-girlfriend, her daughter on Christmas Day found dead
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    I've been following the discussion about Charese Garvin and her daughter Alayah, and my heart goes o... ...Read More
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