Hart family of eight died by murder-suicide in California cliff crash

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Mother’s Reportedly Drugged Themselves & Family Before Driving Off A Cliff On Purpose

According to the NY Daily News, a lesbian couple reportedly drugged themselves and their six children before intentionally driving off a California cliff leaving the entire 8-member family dead.

Earlier this week a special coroner’s jury unanimously ruled that Jennifer and Sarah Hart, 38, killed themselves while their children “died at the hands of another” as part of their murder-suicide plot. Authorities previously believed that this was the case, but the jury’s findings backed their claims.

“It is my belief that Jennifer and Sarah succumbed to a lot of pressure,” sheriff’s Lt. Shannon Barney told jurors. “Just a lot of stuff going on in their lives, to the point where they made this conscious decision to end their lives this way and take their children’s lives.”

A search of Sarah Hart’s cellphone also pointed toward the act being intention. It contained Google inquiries, including “Can 500 mgs of Benadryl kill a 120-pound woman?” and “is death by drowning relatively painless?” She also searched for no-kill dog shelters, likely implying they were searching for a place for their pets in preparation for their future absence.