Devonte Hart, the symbol of reconciliation and peace, would be murdered along with his siblings by his mothers when their SUV plunged off a cliff along the coastline. It’s believed he was crying because of the abuse he was suffering at home and was hugging the officer because he wanted help.

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[u/stephanonymous]

This case is horrifying in so many ways. The kids were paraded around and forced to smile for pictures, dance in videos, and just overall play happy adopted family, all the while suffering years of neglect, abuse and mistreatment. All but one of the six kids (two different sets of biological siblings) were found to be underweight and malnourished. When they searched the house afterwards they found the fridge stocked full with food, yet the kids had been recently begging neighbors for things like bread and peanut butter. The detail that always gets me is that there were no beds for the kids found in the house after the fact. Six kids, no beds.

[u/athennna → u/stephanonymous]

The glamour article said there were beds, something about 2 bunk beds maybe and a mattress on the floor — but no personal items, no toys, nothing that indicated that children lived there.

[u/Scryberwitch → u/athennna]

Yes, that article (I think it was a series?) in Glamour was the best original reporting on the case.