It was a cool night in Caton, New York, in September of 2019. Residents on the rural and wooded Gunnan Road were fast asleep. At least most of them. Shortly after midnight, a resident awoke to a thumping sound on his front door. He opened it up to find his neighbour and their two children.
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Associated Press, 30 September, 2015 – “Former Minor League Hockey Player Charged with Killing Wife”
The Evening Tribune, 30 September, 2015 – “Woman Killed; Husband Charged”
The Steuben Courier Advocate, 30 September, 2015 – “Shock, Grief in Wake of Canton Killing”
The Steuben Courier Advocate, 1 October, 2015 – “Bail Hearing Set for Clayton”
The Steuben Courier Advocate, 3 October, 2015 – “Second Man Charged with Murder in Clayton Case”
Associated Press, 5 October, 2015 – “Ex-Hockey Pro Had Wife Killed”
The Steuben Courtier Advocate, 5 October, 2015 – “DA: Clayton Killing was Murder for Hire”
Associated Press, 6 October, 2015 – “Ex-Hockey Player Charged in Wife’s Slaying is Free on Bail”
The Evening Tribune, 8 October, 2015 – “Caton Homicide Probe”
The Steuben Courier Advocate, 9 October, 2015 – “DA in Clayton Murder Case Steps Down”
The Steuben Courier Advocate, 13 October, 2015 – “Murder Suspect Clayton out on Bail Again”
The Leader, 16 October, 2015 – “Clayton Homicide Probe”
The Leader, 19 November, 2015 – “Kelley Clayton Killing”
The Steuben Courier Advocate, 16 December, 2015 – “Clayton Indicted for Murder”
The Steuben Courier Advocate, 12 April, 2016 – “Clayton Defence Attorney Asks for More Evidence”
The Leader, 3 September, 2016 – “Clayton Murder Case”
The Evening Tribune, 26 October, 2016 – “Michael Beard Trial”
The Evening Tribune, 27 October, 2016 – “Michael Beard Trial”
The Evening Tribune, 28 October, 2016 – “Michael Beard Trial Day 4”
The Leader, 29 October, 2016 – “Alleged Murder Weapon Shown”
The Evening Tribune, 1 November, 2016 – “Possible Motives Heard in Beard Trial”
The Evening Tribune, 2 November, 2016 – “All About Blood Evidence”
The Evening Tribune, 3 November, 2016 – “Prosecution Rests its Case”
The Evening Tribune, 4 November, 2016 – “Beard Case Goes to the Jury”
The Leader, 5 November, 2106 – “Jury Finds Beard Guilty”
The Evening Tribune, 13 January, 2017 – “Clayton Trial Gets Under Way”
The Leader, 14 January, 2017 – “Testimony Begins in Clayton Trial”
The Evening Tribune, 18 January, 2017 – “Mark Blandford Takes the Stand”
The Evening Tribune, 20 January, 2017 – “Day 8: Phone Calls and Poker”
The Leader, 21 January, 2017 – “Day 9 Packed with Witnesses, New Information”
The Steuben Courier Advocate, 2 February, 2017 – “Investigators Among Key Witnesses”
The Evening Tribune, 16 February, 2017 – “Prosecution Rests”
The Evening Tribune, 17 February, 2017 – “Six Defence Witnesses Testify“
The Leader, 24 February, 2017 – “Beard-Clayton trials”
The Evening Tribune, 28 February, 2017 – “Beard Gets Sentenced to Life”
