Rebecca Zahau did not commit suicide, jury finds
Murder
Adam Shacknai found legally responsible for brother’s girlfriend’s death; ordered to pay over $5 million in damages
April 4, 2018
Devonte Hart’s sister Hannah claimed mother hit her with belt in 2008; parents pulled kids out of public school after abuse conviction
The women who died in a possible murder-suicide last week, driving at least three of their adopted children over a cliff in Northern California, were accused of child abuse as early as 2008. The Oregonian obtained a police report from 2008 showing that Hannah Hart, who was six years old at the time, told authorities that …
Child Abuse
April 3, 2018
BREAKING: Police release surveillance image, travel route of Devonte Hart family before fatal SUV plunge
The California Highway Patrol has released a surveillance image of a woman believed to be Jennifer Hart, along with new information about the family’s movements in the days before their SUV went off a cliff into the Pacific Ocean in Mendocino County, California. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Jennifer Hart was killed along with her wife …
Family Crime
April 3, 2018
BREAKING: ‘Unknown’ if Devonte Hart and sisters went on family trip before fatal plunge; police did not know about missing children until day after SUV was found
The California Highway Patrol released a lengthy statement on Tuesday with the latest information about the SUV plunge that killed five members of the Hart family. The press release confirms the deaths of the five victims found at the crash site: Jennifer Jean Hart, 38; Sarah Margaret Hart, 38; and their adopted children Markis Hart, 19; Jeremiah Hart, …
Violent Crime
April 3, 2018
Up to 5 people injured in YouTube active shooter situation; one victim crawled to a Carl’s Jr.: Report
As many as five people are currently being treated for injuries after a suspect reportedly opened fire at the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California, on Tuesday. Stanford Health Care, a hospital near the YouTube headquarters, confirmed to ABC News that four to five people were being treated there for injuries related to the shooting, …
Family Crime
April 3, 2018
Police say Devonte Hart, missing sisters ‘possibly’ still alive; mother spotted on surveillance footage day before fatal SUV plunge
The California Highway Patrol has uncovered surveillance footage appearing to show Jen Hart, the mother found dead with her partner and three of her children last week, the day before the family’s SUV went over a cliff from the Pacific Coast Highway. Authorities are now examining the footage to determine which of Jen Hart’s six …
Violent Crime
April 3, 2018
Facebook Live video shows man shot in the head while friends ‘play’ with guns in car
A Houston man is fighting for his life after a friend accidentally shot him while playing with a gun. Houston news station KHOU reports that Devyn Holmes, 26, suffered a gunshot wound to the head after a gun discharged while he was in the driver’s seat of a parked car with two of his friends early …
Child Abuse
April 2, 2018
Active search for missing Devonte Hart, sisters Sierra and Hannah includes ‘routes of travel’
The California Highway Patrol announced in a press release Monday that authorities are continuing the search for Devonte Hart, 15; Sierra Hart, 12; and Hannah Hart 16; three adopted siblings missing after a car driven by one of their mothers went over a cliff into the Pacific Ocean, killing both parents and three adopted children. …
Juveniles
April 2, 2018
Police were called to Devonte Hart’s Oregon home in 2013, referred by DHS
The family killed in a fatal SUV plunge off the Pacific Coast Highway last week was visited by police in response to a Department of Human Services inquiry in Oregon, a year before Devonte Hart was photographed in a tearful embrace with a Portland police officer at an anti-police brutality demonstration in 2014. Sarah and …
Family Crime
April 2, 2018
Brother of pro ‘League of Legends’ player stabs parents, killing mother, when they try to comfort him over breakup: Police
A California man is in custody on suspicion of stabbing both his parents after they reportedly tried to console him during a bad break-up. NBC Los Angeles reports that Yihong Peng was arrested in California on Saturday on suspicion of stabbing his mother to death and critically injuring his father in a shocking knife attack. According …
Child Abuse
April 1, 2018
Devonte Hart family’s fatal SUV plunge over cliff was likely ‘intentional’: Police
The fatal crash that killed at least five members of the same family in Northern California earlier this week appears to have been intentional, an investigating officer confirmed on Sunday. California Highway Patrol Acting Assistant Chief Greg Baart told KGW 8 News that investigators “do have reason to believe … that the crash was intentional,” …
Murder
April 1, 2018
‘Felony was committed’ in connection to Devonte Hart family crash: Police
Investigators searched the Hart family home looking for suicide notes
