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Kayla Marie Holton

Case from Shelbyville, TN dated Nov 30, 1997

Victim Details

Kayla Marie Holton

Female

White / Caucasian

Shelbyville

TN

1997-11-30

4

Kayla

Marie Holton

07/17/2026

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Four-year-old Kayla Marie Holton, a biracial female, was tragically killed on November 30, 1997, in Shelbyville, Tennessee. On that day, her mother's ex-husband, Daryl Keith Holton, a 36-year-old Gulf War veteran, picked up Kayla and her three half-brothers, Stephen Brent and Eric for a scheduled visit. Instead of the promised Christmas shopping trip, Holton took the children to his uncle's auto repair garage where he lived.

At the garage, Holton led the children to a back room. He first ...
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  • Tampa Bay Times: 4 children killed in custody dispute
  • Daryl Holton - Wikipedia
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