March 26, 2018Near Westport, CaliforniaSarah and Jennifer Hart (both 38) drive their SUV containing their 6 adopted children off a cliff Sarah and Jennifer had adopted two sets of siblings. Biological siblings Markis, Hannah, and Abigail, who were 7, 4, and 2 respectively at the time of their 2006 adoption, and Devonte, Jeremiah, and Ciera…
Toddler abducted, assaulted, murdered by serial predator
March 14, 1978Camarillo, California2-year-old Amy Sue Seitz is abducted, assaulted, and murdered by serial predator Theodore Frank Seitz had been left in the care of a babysitter while her mother went to work on March 14. She spent the morning napping, playing outside, and watching television until her sitter heard the front door close at…
A teen is murdered, and his death leads to the arrest of a serial killer
March 13, 1977Los Angeles, CaliforniaJohn Otis LaMay (17) is killed, raped, and dismembered by Patrick Wayne Kearney LaMay’s death was one of several “trash bag murders,” so named for the killer’s penchant for placing the victims’ dismembered remains in industrial trash bags and scattering them along roads or other locations. LaMay was last seen on…
Man stabs 19- and 7-year-old multiple times during a robbery
March 12, 1979 Houston, Texas Jeffery Lee Griffin (24) kills 19-year-old David Sobotik and 7-year-old Horacio DeLeon during a robbery Sobotik was a convenience store manager and his friend DeLeon would often help out around the shop. Griffin attacked both Sobotik and DeLeon during a robbery, stabbing both in and around their hearts 9 times.…
Man kills his children as revenge against his wife’s decision to separate
March 11, 2002Quatsino, British ColumbiaJay Handel kills his 6 children and sets fire to his house in an act of revenge against his wife Jay (45) and Sonya (32) Handel had been having difficulties in their marriage with Jay accusing his wife of infidelity, an accusation Sonya later testified was untrue. The allegations escalated until…