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On March 26, 2018, a tourist spots a flipped-over GMC Yukon XL at the bottom of a cliff in Mendocino County, California. The car belongs to Jennifer and Sarah Hart, two white moms who have adopted six black children. Six passengers are dead at the scene; two have yet it to be found.
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In the weeks after the horrific accident, upsetting details begin to emerge about the crash—and about the Hart family themselves. None of the victims in the car as wearing a seatbelt. Jennifer Hart, the suspected driver, had an elevated blood alcohol level. Sarah and two of the children had an ingredient commonly found in Benadryl in their system. The speedometer was…
