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A’layla Bassett

Case from Memphis, TN dated Aug 27, 2021

Victim Details

A’layla Bassett

Female

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2021-08-27

8

A’layla

Bassett

07/06/2026

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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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  • https://www.actionnews5.com: Father charged with homicide after mistaking 8-year-old daughter for intruder
  • https://www.actionnews5.com: Child dead, 1 in custody in connection to residential shooting
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    I've been following the case of A’layla Bassett, and my heart goes out to her family and the commu... ...Read More
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