The tennis stars grew up as the. Venus and serena williams experienced a tragic loss when their older sister, a doting mother, a loving sister, and a successful businesswoman, passed away almost two. Serena and venus williams lost their eldest sister, yetunde price, in a tragic killing in their hometown of compton, calif., over two decades ago.
The Murder of Yetunde Price A Tragic Loss for The Williams Family
The woman, yetunde price, 31, was shot in the upper body shortly after midnight in a confrontation with two or three men, said scott butler, a los angeles county sheriff's.
Here's a look at what happened and the close bond they shared.
Venus and serena williams' sister yetunde price was killed in 2003. Rolland wormley never talks about the night his girlfriend, yetunde price, was murdered beside him. Robert maxfield, the man who served 12 years in prison for the shooting death of yetunde price, the oldest daughter of oracene price, mother of venus and serena williams, is. He never talks about how he desperately tried to save the older sister of.
Yetunde was shot and killed on september 14, 2003, in compton. Yetunde price, 31, of corona was shot shortly after midnight in the 1100 block of east greenleaf boulevard, according to the los angeles county sheriff’s department. 14 — an older sister of the tennis stars venus and serena williams was shot to death early this morning in this suburb about 15 miles south of los angeles.
