On the evening of June 4, 1995, three children were executed in their Little Rock home. Twelve-year-old Mustafa Hussian, his 10-year-old sister Malak Hussian, and their 17-year-old half-brother Marcell Young were sitting in the living room when several men forced entry while searching for another family member in retaliation for that person’s recent death. The intruders, reportedly under the influence of drugs, forced the children to lie on the floor; Riley Dobi Noel then shot each child in the head. During the attack, another intruder, Terry Carroll, confronted the children’s mother with a shotgun elsewhere in the house; the gun jammed and she managed to wrest it away.

The investigation identified and led to arrests. Noel was charged with three counts of capital murder and one count of attempted capital murder, convicted, and sentenced to death. The other men arrested included Terry Carroll, Curtis Cochran, and Tracy Calloway; one accomplice testified for the state and received a 20-year sentence, one was sentenced to life without parole, and another received 132 years. The children’s mother later publicly forgave one of those involved and spoke about seeking closure.

Are there readers who remember the case or have additional details about the victims and their lives?