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Dixie Lee Hollier

Death by Force
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Dixie Lee Hollier, a 42-year-old Warner Bros. record executive, was brutally murdered on January 16, 1996, in her Burbank, California home. The crime was committed by her daughter, Amber Bray, and Bray's boyfriend, Jeffrey Ayers. The couple meticulously planned the murder over several weeks, driven by the motive of inheriting Hollier's $310,000 life insurance proceeds. On the day of the murder, Hollier was attacked in her bedroom before dawn. She was shot, stabbed, and beaten, and despite her at ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Dixie Lee Hollier

    Female

    Burbank

    CA

    1996-01-16

    42

    Dixie

    Lee Hollier

    11/17/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    I've been following the Dixie Lee Hollier case, and it's so disturbing to think about how someone co... ...Read More
    01/22/2025
    Does anyone else find it chilling how Amber and Jeffrey so meticulously planned out every detail of ... ...Read More
    12/28/2024
    I've been thinking a lot about the incredible amount of media coverage this case received back in th... ...Read More
    09/22/2024
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