# Hidden in Plain Sight: The Murder of Daphne Boyden & the Kidnapping of Le-Zhan Williams

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Podcast: [LOVE MURDER](https://stenobird.com/podcast/love-murder-877958)
Published: 2026-04-01T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In May of 1996 a young mother and honors student is murdered in her home and her newborn baby kidnapped. For 6 1/2 long years, there are no suspects nor baby sightings. Finally, once an anonymous tip comes in, the case is blown wide open and the child is found closer to home than anyone could have ever imagined. Sources: 1.  Fatal Attraction: I’d Kill to Be You . 2026. 2. Moss, Gethsemane. “Lathan ‘Young Lay’ Williams - Benicia Magazine.”  Benicia Magazine ,  https://www.facebook.com/BeniciaMagazine/ , 1 Dec. 2022,  https://www.beniciamagazine.com/lathan-young-lay-williams/ . 3.  Unsolved Mysteries . 1987. 4.  Young Lay On His Son’s Kidnapping & Fiancée’s Murder . YouTube, 15 Sept. 2025,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgVoYEo8I1c . 5.  SF Gate , 10 Dec. 2002. 6.  San Francisco Chronicle , 19 May 1996. 7.  San Francisco Chronicle , 20 May 2002. 8.  San Francisco Chronicle , 23 May 1996. 9.  SF Gate , 6 June 2006. 10.  The Intelligencer , 11 Dec. 2002. 11.  Santa Cruz Sentinel , 26 May 1996. 12.  San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Dec. 2002. 13.  San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Oct. 2004. Find LOVE MURDER online: Website:  lovemurder.love Instagram:  @lovemurderpod Twitter:  @lovemurderpod Facebook:  LoveMrdrPod TikTok:  @LoveMurderPod Patreon:  /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched by Sarah Lynn Robinson and researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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