William Johnson "Petite" Clayborn (1969 - 1999) was an African-American contract killer who was hired by Donnie Paduana to kill Tony Soprano in 1999.
Biography[]
Petite Clayborn and Rasheen Ray both worked as contract killers, and, in 1999, they were contacted by Junior Soprano's crew to kill Tony Soprano via intermediary Donnie Paduana. Their first attempt was aborted when Christopher Moltisanti boxed in the Taurus the would-be assassins were using outside a Montclair, New Jersey donut shop. Minutes later, Junior Soprano severed the link between himself and the assassins by having Mikey Palmice murder Paduana. The next day, during a second hit on Tony, Clayborn attempted to shoot Soprano in his car, but he was accidentally shot in the head by Ray.