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Markis Hart

Case from Mendocino County, CA dated Mar 26, 2018

Victim Details

Markis Hart

Male

Black / African American

Mendocino County

CA

2018-03-26

19

Markis

Hart

07/23/2026

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A 19‑year‑old Black male, Markis Hart, was among six adopted children in the tragic Hart family deaths on March 26, 2018. Markis Hart, aged 19, was traveling with his adoptive parents—Jennifer Hart and Sarah Hart —and his siblings when their vehicle plunged off a cliff in Mendocino County, California, along Highway 1.

On the afternoon of March 26, 2018, a passing tourist alerted authorities after spotting an upside‑down brown 2003 GMC Yukon XL SUV at the base of a cli ...
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  • Hart family murders - Wikipedia
  • Hart family inquest finds parents intentionally killed their 6 children
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