On January 23, 2025, 36-year-old Sophia Javan Williams, an African American mother of five, was fatally shot in a Carroll County, Arkansas residence. Williams was found dead in a back bedroom, shot while lying in bed; Green survived a gunshot wound to the cheek.

Santiago later turned herself in to police in Aurora and, during an interview, admitted to killing three people and said she shot Huffman to take his vehicle to drive to Arkansas. The reported motive was a custody dispute involving a child Santiago shared with Nathan Green. Santiago pleaded guilty in Missouri to first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, unlawful use of a weapon, and child endangerment and received life plus 41 years. Williams’ family has pushed for changes in custody laws to better protect the addresses of those involved in disputes.

Did anyone in Carroll County know Sophia Williams or have information about how the home’s security and custody protections were handled?