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Devonte Jordan Hart, 15, was last seen on March 26, 2018, in the Westport, California area after an incident that killed his adoptive mothers, Jennifer and Sarah Hart, and five siblings. The family’s GMC Yukon XL was found at the bottom of a 100-foot cliff off Highway 1 in Mendocino County that day; Jennifer and Sarah’s bodies were recovered from the vehicle and the remains of four children were later found at or near the scene. Devonte’s remains have never been located.

Investigators determined the crash was intentional. Vehicle data showed the SUV stopped at a pull-off before accelerating over the cliff. Toxicology results reported Jennifer Hart’s blood alcohol level was above the legal limit and that Sarah Hart and two children had diphenhydramine in their systems; reports say Sarah Hart had searched online about Benadryl’s effects and drowning before the crash. A Washington state child welfare investigation had involved the family, and a social worker had visited days earlier; neighbors said Devonte had been coming to houses asking for food.

A superior court judge later ruled Devonte had been in the vehicle and a death certificate was issued on April 3, 2019, but his body has not been recovered despite extensive searches of the coastline. Did anyone in the Westport area or along Highway 1 see the family, the Yukon XL, or anything related to Devonte around March 26, 2018?