The Brief
- Police say 31-year-old Paxton Wallace was brutally murdered by her boyfriend, 47-year-old Jeffrey Rael, on Nov. 7 in Phoenix.
- Her family believes she was attempting to leave Rael, stating that she had a caseworker but that the system “failed her.”
- While grieving, Wallace’s family remembers her as a “light” and is using her story to urge neighbors to call 911 if they hear fighting, hoping to prevent future tragedies.
PHOENIX – The details surrounding the brutal murder of 31-year-old Paxton Wallace are horrific, involving a chainsaw, but, her loved ones say her legacy will be defined by more than her death.
What they’re saying:
“She was a light,” said Tiffany Wallace, Paxton’s aunt.…