Hart family murders

Hart family murders
Ciera, Sarah, Hannah, Markis, Abigail, Devonte, Jennifer and Jeremiah Hart
LocationMendocino County, California, U.S.
DateMarch 26, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-03-26)
Attack type
Familicide, murder–suicide
Deaths8 (including both perpetrators)
Victims6 adopted children
PerpetratorsJennifer and Sarah Hart 39°42′08″N 123°48′14″W / 39.7023005°N 123.803873°W / 39.7023005; -123.803873

The Hart family murders was a murder–suicide which took place on March 26, 2018, in Mendocino County, California, United States. Jennifer Hart (37) and her wife, Sarah Hart (38), murdered themselves and their six adopted children: Ciera (12), Abigail (14), Jeremiah (14), Devonte (15), Hannah (16), and Markis (19). Jennifer intentionally drove their sports utility vehicle off a cliff, killing everyone in the family.[1][2] Jennifer was in the driver's seat, and Sarah was in the front passenger seat.

  1. ^ Levenson, Eric (April 5, 2018). "Authorities now believe all 6 Hart children were in the SUV at the time of the fatal cliffside crash". CNN. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Hart family crash: Investigators reveal details from search of home after family SUV plunged off cliff". CBS. August 25, 2018. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.