Nyla Athena Joyce Crayton

Murdered
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On January 7, 2023, in High Point, North Carolina, 16-year-old Nyla Athena Joyce Crayton tragically lost her life in a murder-suicide incident. Her father, 45-year-old Robert J. Crayton Jr., fatally shot Nyla, her mother Athalia, aged 46, and her brothers Kasin, 18, and Nasir, 10, before taking his own life.

The High Point Police Department responded to the family's residence on Mossy Meadow Drive after receiving reports of two individuals, aged 22 and 25, fleeing the home and seeking ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Nyla Athena Joyce Crayton

    Female

    Black / African American

    High-point

    NC

    2023-01-07

    16

    Nyla

    Athena Joyce Crayton

    12/23/2024

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    Hi everyone,
    I've been following the Crayton family tragedy, and I can't help but think about the... ...Read More
    12/18/2024
    Hey everyone,
    I've been following the tragic case of Nyla Athena Joyce Crayton and her family, an... ...Read More
    11/13/2024
    I keep finding myself thinking about Kasin; it just breaks my heart to imagine how someone so young ... ...Read More
    01/13/2024
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