In the early morning hours of August 27, 2021, a tragedy unfolded in a Memphis, Tennessee, home that would claim the life of 8-year-old A’layla Bassett. An African American girl, A'layla was in her home on Timothy Drive in the Whitehaven neighborhood when her mother, Ciera Martin, reportedly heard a noise that prompted concern about an intruder. This set in motion a chain of events that would have a devastating conclusion.
A'layla's father, 31-year-old William Oliver, responded to the p
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