The Latest: Jury Rules Murder-Suicide In Cliff Deaths

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A coroner’s jury ruled Thursday that two women killed themselves and their six adopted children when they drove off a Northern California cliff last year. The Mendocino County jury deliberated for about an hour before delivering the unanimous verdicts after nearly two full days of testimony. The crash happened days after authorities in Washington state opened an investigation following allegations the children, ages 12 to 19, were being neglected by Jennifer and Sarah Hart. The bodies of the women were found in the vehicle, which landed upside down below a cliff more than 160 miles north of San Francisco. The bodies of four children were recovered and a fifth was matched to remains found in a shoe. The remains of 15-year-old Devonte Hart have not been found.

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