Five-year-old Jaquanda Smith, an African American girl, was found unconscious in her family’s Louisville apartment on March 26, 2000, alongside her younger siblings, 17-month-old Dashay Jones and 2-year-old Danesha Jones. All three children were taken to Kosair Children’s Hospital and died; the cause of death for these children was determined to be smothering.

Investigators re-examined the October 1999 death of 2-week-old Davonda Jones, which had initially been attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Authorities identified the children’s mother, 22-year-old Shavonda Charleston, as responsible for the smotherings. Prosecutors said she was overwhelmed and desired a different lifestyle, and Charleston entered an Alford plea to four counts of capital murder. She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

If anyone knew Jaquanda or the family and has additional information about the events leading up to March 26, 2000, please share what you remember.