Davonda Jones was a two-week-old infant who died in Louisville, Kentucky, in October 1999. At the time her death was recorded as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, but that finding was later re-examined after a subsequent tragedy in the same family.

In March 2000, three of Davonda’s siblings — 5-year-old Jaquanda Smith, 2-year-old Danesha Jones, and 17-month-old Dashay Jones — were found unconscious in the family apartment and later pronounced dead; their deaths were attributed to smothering. The investigation into those deaths led prosecutors to the children’s mother, 22-year-old Shavonda Charleston.

Prosecutors said Charleston was overwhelmed by caring for the children and sought a more carefree life. Facing the evidence, Charleston entered an Alford plea to four counts of capital murder that included Davonda’s death and received life without parole.

Does anyone have information about Davonda or the family from that time that could shed light on what happened?