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Hannah Hart

Case from Mendocino County, CA dated Mar 26, 2018

Victim Details

Name

Hannah Hart

Gender

Female

Race

Black / African American

City

Mendocino County

State

CA

Date Of Death

2018-03-26

Age At Death

16

First Name

Hannah

Last Name

Hart

Last Updated

07/31/2026

Case Description

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A 16-year-old Black girl named Hannah Hart was among the six adopted children of Jennifer and Sarah Hart. On March 26, 2018, in Mendocino County, California, the couple drove their SUV deliberately off a cliff in what has been determined to be a murder-suicide. The vehicle plunged into the ocean, killing both parents and their six children, including Hannah. All members of the family were adopted children of color, while the parents were a white lesbian couple. The crash initially seemed acciden ...

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I've been following the Hart family tragedy and can't help but be overwhelmed by the systemic failur... ...Read More
05/26/2024

Just heartbreaking to think about the lives of those children, especially someone like Hannah, who s... ...Read More
10/30/2023

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