Show Notes
In January 2023 46 year old Athalia Crayton, her 18 year old son Kasin and her 16 year old daughter and 10 year old son were all shot and killed by husband and father Robert Crayton. He then took his own life.
Crayton was someone who struggled with mental health issues with police having attended the Crayton’s house five times in the years before the murders with one time resulting in an involuntary commitment of Crayton. The devastation of his mental health issues came to a head in that New Year of 2023.
This is the story of the Crayton Family.
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References Robert Crayton - IMDb
Police identify North Carolina father who killed his family before turning gun on himself | Daily Mail Online
Police: Father killed family in High Point NC murder-suicide | Charlotte Observer
Dad Was Involuntarily Committed a Year Before He Killed Wife, 3 Children & Himself – Crime Online
True Crime Society - Actor Robert Crayton killed his family in a murder-suicide
Man kills his wife and 3 children in North Carolina murder-suicide, officials say
Update: Police say High Point man killed wife and 3 children before turning gun on himself
5 dead after man shoots and kills wife and 3 children: Police - ABC News
Fox 8 news piece https://youtu.be/SZwKuSRF1HQ
High Point, North Carolina - Wikipedia
Athalia A. Crayton (1976-2023) - Find a Grave Memorial
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