The wake for the 21-year-old, arising star in the R & B world, was held at the Pitts Funeral Home at 20th and Capitol Wednesday. Click on the link under related content to see clips from LaLa Brown’s wake. Brown was from Milwaukee’s north side, and was found dead inside her recording studio on 55th and Lisbon Friday. Her producer and boyfriend, 22-year-old JeTannue Clayborn was also killed.
Brown and Clayborn were murdered in their Milwaukee home which doubled as a recording studio. Police have considered robbery as a possible motive for the murders since their studio had been burglarized a week before and police thought burglars might have come back for accessories they left behind on their first heist.