Hockey player finds wife murdered in New York home | 20/20 ‘What The Little Girl Saw’ Part 1

0 February 7, 2026 04:00

When former semi-pro hockey player Thomas Clayton found his wife, Kelley Clayton, murdered in their New York home one night after a late poker game, he called 911 in distress. But as police investigated, they discovered evidence calling Thomas’s motives into question and sensed something more sinister at play. “20/20” co-anchor Deborah Roberts reports on the twisted plot behind the gruesome murder of the mother of two, Kelley Clayton, and how her 7-year-old daughter was the sole witness to the crime. “Nightline” co-anchor Byron Pitts also shares an exclusive interview with the man serving life in prison for Kelley’s murder. Stream 20/20 “What The Little Girl Saw” on Disney+ and Hulu, under Season 45, Episode 16.

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