4 years without answers: Family calls for renewed attention in brutal murders of young couple, baby

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Vigil held Wednesday for Quesean Trotter, Ariyan Johnson, and Arielle

Quesean Trotter, Ariyan Johson, Arielle

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Four years aft a young mates and their babe were recovered dormant successful a burning location successful Arlington, their household is calling for renewed attraction successful the probe of the brutal murders.

Family members told News4JAX they privation the heinous murderer(s) to look the consequences of what was done.

The latest from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office connected the lawsuit is that 19-year-old Ariyan Johnson, 20-year-old Quasean Trotter, and 11-month-old Arielle Trotter were recovered by constabulary successful a burned-down location successful December 12, 2018.

The parent and begetter were recovered with gunshot wounds. After an autopsy, investigators recovered the babe had an wounded to her forehead and suffered fume inhalation.

The authorities occurrence marshal determined aboriginal the origin of the occurrence is suspicious but has ne'er determined precisely what started it.

In the years since the vacation murders, gramps Mario Peterson said fearfulness and despair person grown into frustration.

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“Just to spot that portion of the taken from me... it conscionable feels similar my satellite has been ripped from maine and that I conscionable can’t adjacent determination connected without having immoderate closure successful my life,” Peterson said. “It’s conscionable similar each twelvemonth astatine this time, I can’t relation I can’t bash nothing. I conscionable consciousness empty,”

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Peterson said his repeated interaction to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office turns up the aforesaid each time: No caller information.

While Peterson said helium accepted the probe has gone cold, determination is 1 anticipation helium has not yet abandoned-- that idiosyncratic comes guardant connected their own.

“I anticipation God touches them, particularly during Christmas time,” Peterson said

Anyone with accusation astir the triple homicide is asked to telephone the Sheriff’s Office astatine 904-630-0500 oregon email JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org. To stay anonymous and person a imaginable reward of up to $3,000, interaction Crime Stoppers astatine 1-866-845-TIPS.

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News4JAX reached retired to the Sheriff’s Office for comment.

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Brie Isom joined the News4JAX squad successful January 2021 aft spending 3 years covering quality successful South Bend, Indiana.

Specializes successful Clay County issues, wide duty reporting and stories disconnected the beaten way and anchors play evening newscasts.

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