On June 9, 2004, Emily Ann Clemons was beaten with a hammer and some other household objects. Her assailants struck her over 30 times, and also used the hammer's claw on her face. They wrapped her body in a blanket and threw her in a dumpster, where a neighbor noticed her final struggles, but was too late to save her life. Emily was 16 years old, as were her murderers, Laisha Landrum and Rocky Almestica Jr.