A Clarksville family was destroyed on September 14, 2017, when 23-year-old Keara Wynn Hazel and her two young children, 3-year-old Kayden and 9-month-old Jaylynn, were killed in their home. Neighbors reported hearing screams; police arrived shortly before 11 a.m. and found all three deceased from apparent gunshot wounds.

Authorities say Keara’s 27-year-old husband and the children’s father, Jordan M. Hazel, was found outside the house and taken into custody. Investigators report he admitted to shooting his wife with a shotgun, leaving the children with her body, then returning and shooting both children; Kayden was shot in the head and Jaylynn was shot in the face while in her playpen. Reports describe prior domestic violence and investigators classified the killings as premeditated.

Jordan Hazel was charged with three counts of first-degree premeditated murder; after a competency hearing he pleaded guilty on August 18, 2020, and received two life sentences with parole eligibility after serving 110 years. Did anyone in Clarksville remember Keara, Kayden or Jaylynn and have information that wasn’t public?