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   Lesbians with a bunch of black kids?  That's trouble with a   
   capital T.   
      
   Authorities in Northern California said Wednesday they believe   
   all six children from a family of eight are dead, after an SUV   
   plummeted off a coastal cliff on Monday. Their parents also died   
   in the crash. Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allmon told reporters   
   on Wednesday only bodies of three children were recovered.   
      
   "We have every indication to believe that all six children were   
   in there," Sheriff Allmon said, requesting for tips to retrace   
   where the children and their parents had been before the vehicle   
   was discovered on Monday on the rocky ocean shore. "We know that   
   an entire family vanished and perished during this tragedy."   
      
   Crews earlier put the death toll at three children and said   
   three were missing. The SUV reportedly plunged 100 feet from an   
   ocean overlook on the Pacific Coast Highway, about 150 miles   
   north of San Francisco on Monday, authorities said.   
      
   The California Highway Patrol claimed it is unclear what caused   
   the SUV to drop off the cliff and have not determined the exact   
   cause yet. Authorities said a specialized team of crash   
   investigators are studying the scene for clues.   
      
   "There were no skid marks, there were no brake marks" at the   
   turnout on the Pacific Coast Highway where the SUV went over,   
   the sheriff said.   
      
   According to CBS affiliate KOIN-TV, the children who were first   
   said to be missing and whose bodies have not yet been discovered   
   are 15-year-old Devonte, 16-year-old Hannah and 12-year-old   
   Sierra Hart.   
      
   Nineteen-year-old Markis, 14-year-old Jeremiah and 14-year-old   
   Abigal Hart were confirmed dead on Wednesday.   
      
   California Highway Patrol previously stated the family was from   
   West Linn, Oregon, however they recently lived in Woodland,   
   Washington, Clark County sheriff's Sgt. Brent Waddell said.   
   Parent Jennifer Hart was said to be driving at the time of the   
   crash, according to Fox News.   
      
   One of the children, Devonte came into the spotlight after he   
   was photographed at a 2014 protest in Portland, Oregon,   
   following a grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer   
   in the fatal shooting of a black man in Ferguson, Missouri.   
      
   Devonte, who is black, was holding a sign that read "Free Hugs,"   
   when a white officer asked him if he could get one. The photo   
   that went viral showed an emotional Devonte embracing the   
   officer.   
      
   At the time, Jennifer wrote on social media: "My son has a heart   
   of gold, compassion beyond anything I've ever experienced, yet   
   struggles with living fearlessly when it comes to the police.   
   ... He wonders if someday when he no longer wears a 'Free Hugs'   
   sign around his neck, when he's a full-grown black male, if his   
   life will be in danger for simply being."   
      
   Authorities said there was nothing, at this point, to indicate   
   the crash was intentional.   
      
   Allmon added that a witness called 911 about the incident.   
   However it was not clear when exactly the SUV plunged over the   
   ledge.   
      
   Investigators said that the appearances at the family's home   
   suggested the Harts were on a short road trip, as they left   
   behind several personal belongings including their chickens and   
   a pet.   
      
   http://www.ibtimes.com/california-cliff-crash-devonte-harts-   
   family-8-dead-suv-accident-2667174   
      
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