Jennifer Hart drove her six children over a cliff to their deaths as her wife sat in the passenger seat looking up how much they would suffer, jury says
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As a drunk Jennifer Hart drove her six adopted children in their family SUV, her wife, Sarah, sat in the passenger seat looking up different ways to end a life. Inquest finds the Hart parents intentionally killed their 6 adopted kids and themselvesThe SUV carrying the Hart family would drive off a 100-foot Pacific coast cliff on that day in March last year — a tragedy police say took all eight lives and sparked questions about abuse and homicide.
Questions surround family killed off cliff 02:08Driver got intoxicated to build her courage The coroner's inquest gave more insight into what led Jennifer and Sarah to end the lives of all eight Harts. There was no sign that children lived in the Hart family home, report saysWhen authorities entered the Hart home, it seemed neat, orderly and newly remodeled, said investigator Jake Slates from the California Highway Patrol.
Body found near Hart family SUV crash site 01:00Jennifer and Sarah cannot be questioned or stand trial for what happened on that California cliff. The inquest is closed, and their death certificates now list suicide while the children's list homicide.What can change now, Mendocino County Sheriff-Coroner Thomas Allman told reporters, is the federal oversight of abuse. Five states were involved with the adoptions and abuse allegations of the children.
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