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…
Man executed for murders of wife, two young children
February 16, 1906Chicago, IllinoisJohn Mueller is executed for the murders of his wife and two young daughters Around 2:30 a.m. on January 11, 1905, neighbors of the Mueller family heard shots and a muffled scream which seemed to end abruptly. One of the neighbors ran to the street where he encountered two detectives whom he…
Man kills 4 family members before he is shot by police
January 19, 2019 Clackamas County, Oregon Mark Gago kills his girlfriend, their infant daughter, and his parents before he is fatally shot by police Gago’s roommate awoke to Mark swinging an axe at her in her room. She initially thought he was “just playing around,” though he continued to swing. Mark struck the roommate in…
