The Gregory Green Murders: A Family Annihilator Strikes Again

Gregory Green was born December 10, 1966. Facts about his life before 1991 are few. In his early twenties, Green met Tonya Clayton, a mother of two. Green and Clayton married. Clayton became pregnant with Green's child. It's beenIn 1991, Gregory Green stabbed his pregnant wife, Clayton, ten times in their kitchen with a steak knife. Their child also died. After killing Clayton, Green called 911 and claimed he had killed his wife. Tonya's children from her past marriage remained unharmed.Green and Clayton's relationship worsened. Green became more possessive and abusive. At the end, Clayton told friends she thought about leaving Green.

On July 14, 1991, Green stabbed Clayton ten times in their kitchen using a steak knife. Clayton was six months pregnant with their child, who also died. Green called 911 after murdering Clayton, telling them he killed his wife. Tonya's children from her previous marriage were unharmed.

Police arrived at Green's home. He opened the door and said, “I stabbed her. She's in the kitchen.” Police assessed theThe crime scene., Green opened the refrigerator where he put the steak knife he used to kill Tonya.

Instead of admitting guilt, Green pleadedNo contest.Green did not verbally admit to killing Tonya. Green was found guilty of second-degree murder, which carried a 15-25 year prison sentence.

While in prison, Green showed little to no regret for killing his wife. He reportedly evenblamed TonyaFor his attack.

Green was a model prisoner despite his violent crime. He had only one fight with another inmate over a TV set. Green reportedly kept to himself and became religious. This major change made friends and family ask for his parole as his sentence neared 15 years.

In 2006, Green's parentsstated in a letterto the parole board, “We believe Gregory is very sorry for what he did and has gained insight into his behaviors… He has worked hard in prison and he continues to make a positive adjustment.” Green had already been denied parole twice in 2004. He faced two more denials in 2006.

Green received parole in 2008, sixteen years after his prison sentence. Had he not gotten parole, he would have been released in 2012 because he earned “time-reducing disciplinary credits” while incarcerated.

Fred Harris, a civil rights activist and pastor at Detroit's Church of the Risen Christ Ministries International, was a top advocate for Gregory Green's release. Harris wrote letters to the parole board about Green's character. In a 2005 letter,Harris stated, “Gregory and I were friends before his mishap and he was incarcerated… He was a member of our church… I feel he has paid for his unfortunate lack of self control and the damage he has caused as much as possible and is sorry.”

Harris wrote Green matured during prison and developed "processing skills." Harris assured the parole board Green would get support at his church.

After leaving prison, Greg Green started dating Faith Harris.

Two years after his release, Green married Harris's daughter Faith.Faith was released on parole.In 2008, Gregory Green began dating Faith Harris. An interview on the show reported this.Evil lives here.Faith knew Gregory before he went to prison. She said she liked him, but she was fourteen; he was ten years older. Faith did not know the whole story of why Green went to prison.

Faith had two children from a past marriage, Chadney and Kara. After two years dating, Green and Harris married on December 18, 2010. They later had two daughters, Koi and Kaleigh.

Green reportedly had...Green had steady employment.Green worked first for the Department of Water and Sewage, then at the Detroit Metro Airport. The family lived in a home in Dearborn Heights, a Detroit suburb. By 2013, Green and Faith's marriage became very volatile.

After marrying Faith, Gregory Green reportedly started showing the same outbursts from his first marriage. Faith sought a personal protection order because of Gregory's behavior, which included being "belligerent," "kicking things," and threatening Faith, including saying, "Things are going to get ugly," during a fight. A judge told Faith she made "insufficient allegations" for a protection order.Faith had a personal protection order.Gregory's behavior included being "belligerent," "kicking things," and making threats against Faith, including the statement, "Things are going to get ugly," during a heated argument. A judge told Faith she made "insufficient allegations" to warrant a protection order.

Faith sought a divorce from Green in October 2013, but the couple stayed together. Three years later, in August 2016, she filed for divorce again. A month later, her husband viciously attacked her, and all four of her children died.

According to Faith's...Evil lives here. interview.Gregory knew she was leaving him, but she did not think he would become violent. Shortly after midnight on September 21, 2016, Gregory Green pulled a gun on Faith and Chadney, whom he had tied with zip ties and duct tape. Kara then entered the room, and Gregory took the whole family to the basement. He tortured Faith by slicing her face with a box cutter across her jawline and shooting her in the foot.

After...Green tortured his wife., Green murdered his stepchildren, 19-year-old Chadney Allen Jr. and 17-year-old Kara Allen. After watching her two oldest children executed, Faith stayed alone in the basement while Gregory went upstairs.

Gregory murdered his stepchildren. He also took Faith's two children, 5-year-old Koi and 4-year-old Kaleigh, and put them in the family car parked in the garage. Gregory duct-taped plastic tubing around the exhaust pipe. He put the open end inside with the children. Gregory started the engine, letting the children die from carbon monoxide poisoning. After they died, Gregory put both children back in their beds. Police found no injuries on either child. Gregory bought the tubing a week before.Green murdered his family..

After murdering Tonya Clayton in 1991, Gregory Green called 911. He told them about the murders of his children and stepchildren. Police arrived shortly after the 1:15 am call. Gregory stood in the driveway waiting for them.

In February 2017, five months after the murders, Gregory Green pleaded guilty to the murders of his children and stepchildren, plus the torture and assault of Faith Green. Gregory's defense attorney, Charles Longstreet II,Green told the media.Gregory said he “wanted to get it over with” about the murder trial. The guilty plea also dropped other charges against Gregory.

At his sentencing hearing on March 1, 2017, Gregory spoke inHe gave a written statement., “I feel bad for how this has deeply impacted everyone, and may God help them, help me.” He reportedly cried while describing how he murdered the children to the court.

The court sentenced Gregory Green to two years mandatory time, then 45 to 100 years in prison. He cannot get parole until age 97.

At Gregory Green's sentencing, Faith Green gave aFaith Green-Harris made a powerful statement.Faith spoke to the court and Gregory. She told her ex-husband, “No punishment fits the crime. Not even torture and death equals justice. Your justice comes when you burn in hell forever.”

Gregory answered, “It is in God’s hands; only He judges.” FaithFaith kept her statement going.Faith said, “You are a con artist. You are a monster... You are a devil in disguise. You are exposed forever.”

Faith finished her statement by telling her ex-husband his plans to make her “suffer” failed. “What you did did not work. While I stand up here trembling with fear I put on my bravest face to be in the same room with the man who murdered all four of my children,” she declared.

In 2022, six years after murdering her four children, Faith GreenFaith published a book.The book was titled,The Monster That Killed His Family Twice: The Faith Green Story. In an interview with theDetroit Free PressIn 2023, Faith revealed a post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis. This made holding a steady job hard. Faith started multiple businesses honoring her children. Faith accepted an honorary high school diploma for her daughter Kara. Faith also worked at women's shelters in a Detroit area, helping those escaping domestic abuse.

She gave the keynote speech.The keynote speech.at the Detroit nonprofit How Understanding Something Helps (H.U.S.H.), Faith told victims to seek help and not feel ashamed. She said, “A lot of times, you're stronger than you think. Even though that's a cliché phrase, we really are. We shouldn't have to be that strong but a lot of times we're put in positions where we have to be, but you can get through it if you get the right help and get with the right people.”