Clay family murders
The Clay family murders occurred on March 28, 1988, when 29-year-old Angela Clay (June 10, 1958 – March 28, 1988) and her two daughters, Latoya Clay (April 4, 1978 – March 28, 1988), age nine, and Lakeisha Clay (March 8, 1982 – March 28, 1988; sometimes spelled Lakesha Clay), age six, were murdered inside their house in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The perpetrator, Byron Lewis Black (March 23, 1956 – August 5, 2025), who was Angela's boyfriend, attacked the Clays while he was on work release for a prior incident in which he shot and wounded Angela's estranged husband.