The Murderous Mothers of the Hart Family Massacre

[@pgbrown12084]

For future reference, if a child runs to you for sanctuary and seems malnourished or abused, one of the best things you can do is take them to the hospital (preferably a children's hospital since they are secured facilities) or specifically request an Ambulance. This is not illegal and you cannot be tried for helping someone seek medical attention. Do NOT call the police as they are not qualified to assess the health and well-being of children. Hospitals will feed the child, run tests, document everything and alert the proper authorities if claims are substantiated. With the backing of medical evidence, the child has a better chance of escaping abusive environments.

[@geewilakers5229]

👍 thanks

[@nickyblue4866]

💯

[@theyodaiam6964]

If CPS bothers to listen…. But you are right, the medical community is more equipped than the Police to document things.

[@Cec9e13]

Ah ha, and a paper trail that doesn't depend on anyone *choosing* whether or not to document or file a report. Thank you!!!

[@aprilvilliar7907]

Great tip! Thank you 🙏

[@deletedwaffles]

I feel like abandoning a child you adopted should disqualify you from adopting another child.

[@fructosecornsyrup5759]

Not necessarily. There are some children in the foster care system that regular parents who aren't equipped to handle special cases just... can't do it, and they don't often know about it until a few days or months after the child comes home with them. That being said, I also know that those are special cases.

[@THEDubbleHelixx]

@@fructosecornsyrup5759 Bad matches happen and there are procedures in those cases, but literally abandoning a child, just dumping them to fend for themselves like these women did, is a crime. It should absolutely be disqualifying, no exceptions.

[@fructosecornsyrup5759]

@@THEDubbleHelixx I wasn't even referring to this case, my dude. Please reread my words. I was saying that giving up a child you've adopted shouldn't _immediately_ disqualify you for the aforementioned reasons. I understand this case has made you upset. It made me upset, too. This case, however, is circumstantial. If you have a history of abusing adoptive kids, then yes, you should be disqualified. I'm not arguing that part.

[@THEDubbleHelixx]

@@fructosecornsyrup5759 I understand what you meant, but I'm pointing out that that's not the situation the commentor above was referring to. If you notice, they were specifically talking about abandonment.

[@DJH316007]

Especially if you are trying take 3 more kids when you can't handle 1.

[@alliew9513]

Instead of everyone finding out what terrible parents they were and face the consequences of their actions , they silenced the children forever. This is such a soul shattering case.

[@MrZiypah]

I don't trust alphabet people... especially with adoption.

[@pohjantuulet247]

Its also extremely infuriating. Two adult people unable to take proper responsibility and face consequences, instead resorting in robbing six young people of their only lives. Selfish to a sickening degree.

[@dickmonddickelheimer9452]

Typical bernie sanders supporting white women leftists

[@michaels7325]

I mean it's pretty common in those types of "relationships". The damage is done even when the children don't die.

[@noahwyatt23]

@@michaels7325 you can heal from damage. There’s no coming back from death..

[@alise12300]

You're going to tell me hundreds of people saw that photo of the 3 boys playing a board game having almost ALL of their bones CLEARLY visible and no one thought something was off...?

[@Wheres_my_Dragonator]

I noticed that too. Meanwhile you have the comments here attacking the neighbors. At the end of the day, people don't care until something goes horribly wrong, and then they find someone to blame but themselves.

[@alise12300]

@Where's my Dragonator? i know, it's just horrifying to think no one thought anything was amiss.

[@86BarbOmega]

because the couple that adopted them gets a pass because theyre 2 women

[@alise12300]

@BarbarellaAlpha took 3 seconds to check your channel and it makes sense you'd respond like that 😅

[@mandyjohnstone245]

So sad 😢

[@Candlewick14]

This is why it's creepy when parents use their kids for social media clout. There's always something wrong there. Always.

[@ohemdoublegee]

Dougherty Dozen comes to mind...

[@ZionistGundam]

Yeah like the family that had a band and didn’t let the kids have friends in the end one kid killed his family

[@briacat7158]

Or lil Tays fake death announcement that was just announced?

[@melissamoonchild9216]

totally agree

[@carolynjiminez1247]

The Cowsills

[@torachan23]

Shout out to that old man neighbor who called and reported the abuse of the children He’s the real MVP

[@beaulieuc8910]

Exactly.

[@pohjantuulet247]

I gotta love how genuine he sounded too. Not bothered, forced, just genuinely worried over them.

[@minniemercury4818]

Absolutely. He actually cared.

[@pgbrown12084]

Kinda pissed at the son in law that ratted the kid out though. Granted, it's not like they could have hid the kid there forever but, at least get the kids to a doctor and to the police so the event was on record.

[@danielhowelli6811]

such a kind soul. wish there would be more people like him

[@sharonbruno2789]

The saddest thing is that an aunt of the last 3 adopted children had an aunt who kept trying to adopt them, but even though she had no criminal or abusive history, had a good job and wanted to provide them CPS kept turning her down. They would have been alive if they had been allowed to be adopted by their aunt.

[@claude3429]

The real bane of true crime is the blatant mishandling and neglect from authorities who failed the victims >_

[@helenagackowska8398]

After their biological mother, Sherry Davis,[25] lost custody due to substance abuse problems in August 2006,[19] the Davis children were given to their paternal aunt, Priscilla Celestine, under the condition that they have no contact with their biological mother.[25] However, after she was required to work another shift, Celestine allowed Davis to babysit the children, which a case worker observed.[26] As a result, the children were removed from Celestine's care and a court prevented Celestine from obtaining permanent custody.[10] The Davis children were put into foster care; their older brother, Dontay, was not adopted by the Harts due to behavioral issues

[@genesisolivero7921]

That’s what I said like these children protective services are killing these kids. Ignoring signs

[@joannebrennan7144]

​@@helenagackowska8398, Yes, sadly, these innocent children were removed from a loving aunt's home because of one mistake which caused these children no harm..The aunt wasn't given a chance to regain custody, & then these children were taken to another state & placed into the home of 2 women with a known history of child abuse who then: subjected them to starvation, beatings, racist name calling, & NOT even temporarily removed so these SERIOUS allegations could be investigated, I wonder why? In essence, because of CPS inept, constant failures of protecting children, these children were removed because of drug abuse by a parent, & placed into the most dangerous home, with 2 extremely abusive women, who were allowed to inflict unimaginable horrors on them, allowed these 2 women to uproot the children & move everytime abuse was reported, which gave these women the time, & means to kill the children & now that the women are dead, no consequences to them, or CPS, whose only job is protecting children, & as usual, FAILED them, especially in this horrific, could've been avoided, tragedy!!

[@leightongarcia637]

The government is a piece of shit.

[@redrustyhill2]

I NEVER have trusted people who are always smiling, always making a point of showing the world how exuberant and happy they are

[@EspritsFantomes]

They get on my nerves too because no one is ever always happy.

[@MadameSomnambule]

I've learned not to trust people who pose as good people after hearing about other family youtube channels and how they treat their kids. This just goes to show anyone can be a horrible parent whether you're in a heterosexual marriage, same sex marriage, or single. Human being in general are capable of being either good people or monsters.

[@MrChileno13]

Is a fake smile, people who are always smiling and from one side of the mouth are bad people

[@Jbleu90]

Right

[@helenagackowska8398]

@@MrChileno13 Or maybe we're just happy.. :')

[@sukijay4990]

If a child has jumped out of a second storey window to beg you for help, and another child from the same family has desperately pleaded for a food parcel to be left in a hiding spot, then you really shouldn’t care about causing neighbourly conflict, you should demand that the police come and also report it to the media and the department of your State Governor. You should raise the alarm so vehemently that the report of child abuse could not be ignored. I’m astonished that so little action was taken in this matter. It’s an appalling indictment on the whole system of child welfare. Im guessing the authorities were beguiled by the virtue signalling, progressive lifestyle. Those children were badly let down, very, very badly. A lot of heads should be hanging in shame.

[@Jodiekeepsitreal]

Very well said Them are some fkd up Spineless Cowards worried about what other folks might say if they were to help the gay neighbors black orphans. But the neighbors daddy was on top of that shit. I bet he don’t like his son in law and he’s ashamed of his daughter cause he raised her different then that. Rest In Peace young souls Ps CHILD PROTECTION SERVICE SUCKS!

[@humpdeedump]

Bro, I would have put the kids in my house and dared one of the women to come get them. Nope Nope. I would legit go to jail over something like this and wouldn't care

[@sukijay4990]

@@humpdeedump me too. There is no way I would have allowed that little girl to return to that house.

[@mdj864]

yes. i would have protected the child in my home until the proper authorities could ensure safety and take action against those horrible monsters

[@leorev214]

@@mdj864 Sadly the authorities don’t give a fuck about this. They’re just a tool for the government, but they have no utility. This is a recurring theme on this channel actually. ACAB and so on.

[@connoroleary591]

The 911 call made by the father of the neighbour, should have ended the suffering of the children. He sounded so genuine and concerned that the police and social workers should have been swarming over the house.

[@sickoftheshit]

Police and Social Workers do not have one single f*ck to give about foster children. I know.

[@aazhie]

Yes, it's super distressing he was so ignored

[@noone-gf5op]

absolutely. well before then honestly. its insane how so often these cases go unnoticed until its too late, but this time there were SO MANY FUCKING opportunities to save these poor souls... the teacher at first, the family members expressing concern, the school alerting to their bruises, all the way to this horrific phone call of a truly concerned citizen who was practically BEGGING for authorities to do what he doesn't have the authority to and save them. and nothing. insane

[@LickyTee]

Exactly 💯

[@monalisasweetheart7369]

Sadly, CPS does that a lot. I know they have lots of kids but I think sometimes they don't think straight!! Wish I had been allowed to die instead of suffer the severe abuse I did and live through such horrible pain. Why can't some molesters actually finish the job and not leave a child scarred for life!! I feel for a lot of kids and the pain they suffer!! The women got off too easy!! Women like that aren't mothers, they're cowards and DEFINITELY NOT good people!! RIP children!! 🙏 😥

[@Tumbleweed_cap]

I think that if there are allegations of abuse against a child and they suddenly move or are switched to being homeschooled that should be an automatic CPS investigation. Too many tragedies have this in common

[@baltimorechick2092]

This is the most sane and sensible comment I've read so far.

[@CassandraL666]

CPS is soooo overwhelmed. There aren’t nearly enough case workers. Including all the false reports by jaded, jealous, and angry people? It’s a lot. I wish solutions were this easy. I agree. It’s a red flag. And CPS even claims it as such themselves. But they’re so limited. Underfunded. Over worked. And restricted by state laws. I wish it were easier to get Justice for children. I really do.

[@KristiWilson]

Unfortunately, they fled to another state. Communication between state CPS groups is practically zero. My husband and I lived in the adjoining county when they were in Alexandria. We were fostering kids at the time. I can vouch for how messed up our county’s CPS was during that time. The workers in the same office didn’t communicate well. No way they would have tried to communicate with another state’s office. :(

[@MrTaxiRob]

@@CassandraL666 soooo many people want to work in the field but it doesn't pay very well, especially in the cities where they are needed most and the cost of living is exceptionally high.

[@violette80]

Absolutely! Personally I don't even understand the principle of parents homeschooling, I think it should be banned all together. Children who are unable to attend school because of health reasons would be better off having a team of teachers coming to them rather than a parent to teach. It must be so incredibly isolating and parents are not necessarily able to properly teach. Also it would significally reduce the likelihood of abuse. It's just heartbreaking. I would have given anything to be a mom.

[@jacquibradley1598]

To have called in the CPS 3 times and nothing is done is negligence on their part. What a tragedy!!

[@matts463]

Liberal white women get away with the worst human atrocities.

[@iichiigo7751]

It's enraging how often we hear about CPS failing children in cases this dire. People around them TRIED to get those poor kids help, but the ones who could really do something to get them out of that living hell let them slip through their fingers. And now they're gone. Rest in Peace, Ciera, Abigail, Jerimiah, Devonte, Hannah, and Markis.

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

It should be the community, not CPS that intervenes. This was one of those times when the community tried, but the system we've set up, which is to defer power to law enforcement/CPS instead of relying on the community. This is a deeper cultural problem in the US. The erosion of the nuclear family, atomization and anonymization, zero local community. Total reliance on the state to solve our social problems then complaining when the state doesn't do a good job. It takes a community to raise children, because modern parents are incompetent and all too ready to hand off the responsibility of rearing and teaching their kids to someone or something else i.e. nanny state or TV or schools rather than putting in the considerable effort it takes to raise another human being properly.

[@kichan]

Nothing wrong with an organization like CPS. People should be able to have faith in authority and trust they can help them, especially when it comes to children. I do think they need to be harder on families. Problem is... they want to avoid even more children entering the system, so they will give families the benefit of the doubt and allow the kids to remain in the home during investigations and open cases. Foster care families, especially foster care parents who don't even have their own biological children or prior parents experience, should especially be looked over. If you've got nothing to hide, having CPS do check ins should not be an issue. And when families have cases open on them, even if closed, for a period of time they should not be allowed to relocate and move to another state without having their case transferred to their new home city. Otherwise, law enforcement should be notified and it should be taken seriously and potentially result in the kids being put into temporary alternative foster care. They had so many people calling CPS on them. Family, the schools, neighbors.

[@registeredjopper]

@@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368 There is only so much that someone else can do outside of the law. Even if they wanted to get those children a way, those murderers could call the police and call it kidnapping. The teachers can’t make the students stay in school or deny the parents their “right” to homeschool them. Neighbors and friends can try to feed the children and talk to them, but if they’re kept away, it’s not like they can sneak into their home to care for them. CPS *should* have intervened. These accusations should’ve at the very least been put into some sort of nationwide database accessible to all CPS workers that documents past accusations and action taken, so that a pattern can be tracked. Honestly, they should’ve gotten the children to get a mandatory physical assessment as soon as allegations of abuse and neglect were brought up, and if those physical assessments showed something suspicious, the children should’ve been relocated to a safe house while further investigation into the parents were done. Anything but the borderline nothing that was done could’ve helped. Many people in the community would want to help, but there truly is only so much that can be done. Random people are also not all that smart or compassionate, and Americans have a very “me and mine” type of culture (compared to most other cultures in the world) and so are not likely to give up their own sense of comfort to protect others they see as outside their own circle. There’s a reason that people need to be trained specifically to deal with these types of cases and get children out safely. It’s not because people are lazy, it’s because these protocols are designed by people with much more knowledge than what the regular population has- and because old ways obviously didn’t work all that well. However, the success of those protocols is only as good as the workers who are implementing them. And, truthfully, some of these protocols are outdated and inefficient… showcased by the sheer amount of children that manage to be victimized right under the noses of CPS.

[@ll4680]

It's 2018 they wouldn't dare disrupt a lesbian couples family cause that would be misogynist

[@drdrayfromla99]

What too many people fail to recognize is how overworked (and underpaid) the average CPS employee is. I don’t work in CPS but have a job that has a large case pending (aka case load) and every time a new case gets added on to my workload, that’s less time to devote to my previous cases and my time is stretched too thin with less attention going into my investigations. The company(s) in my case usually doesn’t care and are not in a hurry to hire more people because they want to save money. Or in the case of a cps worker, the government doesn’t budget enough money to hire more people and/or don’t pay the current staff enough to want. Hence, it creates a cycle of not attracting more people to the profession to help. Luckily in my job no one gets killed if I don’t investigate/devote more time to the case. But here, it happens more often than these case workers want. These people are stretched way too thin and paid too little for more help to arrive.

[@nebulousmaybe1811]

Honestly, the egos on these two are ridiculous. They could have just killed themselves to escape consequences but they were more concerned about their image than the lives of all these kids the literally forced to be around them.

[@flipnap2112]

they were probably hoping nobody would find out they committed murder and thought they would forever be known as "the two women who had courageous hearts and love for children tragically died in a fatal accident. God bless them!".. even in death they wanted to be praised.

[@greensorrel6860]

Both narcissists

[@therealdeal3672]

They were stupid if they didn't think that the details would be figured out. And then they died as mass murderers. Can't get much more shameful than that. Unbelievable.

[@violette80]

Absolutely! I have never understood so called " desperate parents" or even "suicidal parents" who decide to annihilate the whole family rather than just offing themselves.

[@baltimorechick2092]

@@violette80 I can't understand that either! Seems awfully selfish to me.

[@emmanuelantonio9967]

Narcissists till the end. They didn't need to take the children with them, the reason why they did was obviously so that the kids could never reveal what was truly happening to them behind close doors.

[@Peter-jv3fv]

100%! They literally chose death but STILL couldn't allow for these children to live and ruin their perfect little images once they were gone. Truly disturbing. I'm glad they're only remembered for being the monsters that they were. RIP those poor children.

[@nickyblue4866]

Yep... they didnt want those kids to break the illusion of the perfect family even post mortem. Not like it helped at all.... these women are daemons plain and simple.

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

Yet another case proving that everyone with clout on social media is a disgusting monster. Basically if social media is your full-time job, you're a soulless piece of garbage.

[@AriesBleu]

Exactly!

[@ladynikkie]

They chose to take their evil acts straight to the grave and straight to the fiery pits of hell where they belong.

[@jacquelineross7598]

I can not stop crying. This has rocked me. I am so disgusted by these woman entitiling themselves as mothers. So terribly sad and heartbroken for these beautiful children. I can only hope they are all at rest now. There are such amazing foster parents and adoptive parents out there and I'm thankful for the unsung love and genuine care they provide.

[@alqadeeb]

Well you are crying over 6 kids…what about the thousands kids being killed in Palestine

[@chelsealavaya7263]

​@alqadeeb get back under your bridge troll 🧌

[@JoshuaGardena]

@@alqadeebno body cares

[@alqadeeb]

@@JoshuaGardena unfortunately you are correct

[@mylifeisajokeloljk6323]

@@alqadeebstop turning everything into politics. It is truly sick of you to say that right now. That is not appropriate at all.

[@beautifulsurprise9424]

Devonte, Sierra and Jeremiah's aunt initially had custody of them but she made the mistake of allowing their mother (who had lost custody of them due to drug use) babysit them because she had an extra shift at work. While she was away working her extra shift, CPS showed up for a surprise inspection and found out that the aunt allowed their mother to babysit them and the children were removed from the aunt's custody. I realize that the aunt made a mistake, but I don't care how messed up the mother was I am almost certain that their biological mother would have never drugged them and driven them off a cliff to their deaths. The entire CPS system should be overhauled. These children should have been allowed to remain in the custody of their family members who loved them and fed them regularly. They were removed for one infraction from the aunt, yet Jennifer and Sara Hart were allowed to rack up multiple reports of abuse throughout several states. This is travesty and it only highlights the dysfunction of CPS. These are not the only children who have been taken from loving households over mistakes and put with perfect strangers who abuse them. It's sick and it should stop immediately.

[@indiatastic]

This is exactly why my sister stopped being a social worker - seeing kids taken from loving relatives (who receive zero assistance) that may need support and placed in atrocious foster families for a check. She had more cases than she could physically give time and attention to. Imagine if instead of paying a foster family, that money was given to the aunt for a babysitter?

[@slaveNo-4028]

@Erin Stelly WHAT? people get money for adopting a child??? How is this not a huge, huge flaw in the system?? Exaxctly right, why would you not instead help out the original parents with maybe 1/4 or the money for childcare, that would cost the state less and just make more sense?

[@PiXie232]

That is beyond tragic.. that they were taken from a loving family member’s home, just because of 1 “mistake”. The states should not have that much power to be able to destroy families. It’s disgusting. It’s a rarity that you actually hear of a good foster home. CPS need to be SO much more prudent when making these LIFE-CHANGING decisions for these children! It’s utterly cruel and barbaric what these children went through. Those poor little souls.. may they Rest In Peace.🕊

[@DocBree13]

I agree!!!

[@deepg7084]

Thanks for providing more context. Just makes this case all the more tragic. I remember the photo of Devonte and the police officer hugging during the height of the riots. I am heartbroken to learn how his life ended.

[@Chilcutte]

We need more people like the old man who called because his daughter and her husband didn’t save those poor kids. Asking the neighbors for help ONCE should have been enough to get those kids help.

[@Jodiekeepsitreal]

I agree with you 100% How come they didn’t hide that little girl. Poor babygirl so very sad

[@cornbread4everyone555]

@@Jodiekeepsitreal they would have been arrested for kidnapping lol

[@leyren2606]

@@Jodiekeepsitreal The parents would call the police that the neighbours kidnapped their child, and the child would surely be too scared to speak up. Those things are always way more complicated than it sounds.

[@Garem1K]

@@Jodiekeepsitreal i would have hide the kid and call the police myself. And then again the 2nd time there's further proof of what it's actually going on.

[@lyndellrobinson3611]

@@cornbread4everyone555 Doesn't explain why they didn't call the police when the child showed up? After watching them enough to document abuse in her journal, why didn't the wife call the police sooner? The actions of the parents are the worst but the inaction of the neighbors and slow action of CPS is also infuriating.

[@Xfvdfgbu77]

Good people don't constantly talk about how good they are. If someone constantly expounds their moral superiority they are probably a terrible person.

[@snicker576]

So true

[@SarahLovesBoobahandErEr]

Always

[@key6723]

THANK YOU! Same thing with pretentious people who think they’re smart but are really just projecting, and insecure.

[@bucketree]

100% let another mouth praise you and not your own

[@baylorsailor]

EXACTLY! With the aide of social media, virtue signaling is disgustingly rampant. Everyone tooting their own horn for "Likes" and attention. Narcissism is a learned behavior. So many parents in the last 40 years are coddling the problem.

[@MelleHartley]

I got chills when the neighbor man who called CPS said, "I'm very concerned for these kids."

[@skylar1108]

Such a preventable case, if only the numerous complaints from neighbours were taken seriously. Both of those monsters would be rotting in jail now for child abuse.

[@triggerhappy8872]

Yeh every time anybody followed up on complaints they pulled out the lezzo gay card & said they were being singled out & the authorities backed off.. Absolutely Pathetic.

[@dickmonddickelheimer9452]

Typical bernie sanders supporting white women leftists

[@laylaminrir]

@@triggerhappy8872 you say that but with all the social media and video filming of cops/authority bullying minority I'd say it does make them want to deal with these kind of families less. Esp this family who can play all the cards. It definitely played a factor into their hesitations. Tho child support really should've been more firm/attentive with this couple.

[@Scion141]

I highly doubt they would have been rotting in jail, but yes, it would have been prevented

[@Kirkwoodclay]

Yup. It all came down to people being intimidated and afraid of being called bigots or racists if they tried to do anything to save those kids. The BS needs to stop.

[@natashadoris8913]

The phonecall from the Grandpa broke my heart. We definitely need more of him in this world.

[@stephlon6757]

The fact that they were spreading their ‘love is free, love is love , spread love, love bla bla’ bullcrap while abusing children is just evil.

[@86BarbOmega]

evil these days hides behind rainbows and candy and unicorns and messages of love and unity it is over compensating

[@StandinOnBuniss]

No surprise coming from these alphabet people

[@excedrinworldwide]

They literally wanted children for accessories and photo ops, not to mention the additional woke points for being the holy white saviors for a group of black kids. What an awful and completely preventable tragedy.

[@canine_delight]

Everything woke turns to shit

[@jackercooper4078]

@@canine_delight yup this case embodies the lunacy of woke culture (or any radicalist idiology) in one of it's worst facets

[@jaydub2546]

Makes sense. It's all a front

[@jesuszamora6949]

Indeed. When you don't give a damn, but want to LOOK like you care. That they sought to use CHILDREN as props in their social media farce is beyond horrific. Everything about this case is slimy, and those six kids, they deserved so much. To be unloved for most of their short, precious lives is perhaps worse than the murders themselves.

[@sooh6334]

Social media likes and accolades, were more important than anything else including humanity. These poor babies.

[@Solonneysa]

Those pictures of the kids crying and hugging strangers is so heartbreaking. I can't help but wonder if they were screaming inside for help. Everyone failed those kids. EVERYONE

[@coyboybc]

The entire adoption services and social services employees should have seen this abuse! The neighbors and others knew! The interviews were all similar but the system failed and these children suffered! The system and it’s employees should bare some responsibility

[@mariecrowe8843]

Omg I so agree

[@rastafee5818]

@@coyboybc yes CPS should be held accountable for their actions and lack there of.

[@odapunkt]

😢

[@TheStratsRattery]

Absolutely. Children don't typically go to strangers for physical affection (especially whilst in tears) unless there is something very seriously wrong at home. I know for a fact that my own kids would cringe and shy away from a stranger attempting to hug them. They'd be naturally wary, and come running back to me or which ever known and trusted adult was closest. Those two women are disgusting beyond words

[@dianacryer]

So many people let these kids down. I am disgusted by all of the adults involved. I can’t believe nobody thought to take the kids out of the home until an actual investigation could be done. Sickening.

[@sparagmos4748]

I can't help feeling that wokeness was part of the problem. Social workers didn't want to see anything wrong with these 2 because they were a lesbian couple. Unfortunately they were also disturbed and dangerous. I'm a lesbian mother, so I'm not coming at this from a homophobic angle.

[@RusPitman]

The look on that little boys face when he’s hugging other people 😢 he just wanted someone to love him 💔

[@WinteryMix84]

I think he wanted somebody to help him, especially his expression hugging the cop- everybody misread that because we were caught up in the BLM. Not faulting BLM, I fully support the movement; just saying we saw what we wanted to see and not what we should have seen.

[@yennefer440]

It's so upsetting. My heart really breaks for those children.

[@Dinjur]

@@WinteryMix84 it's liberal bullshit like that, that led to the parents using them for clout.

[@Stumpybear7640]

💔

[@nicholedelaney8152]

The sad thing is he had people who loved him. His biological family. His aunt fought for them but like always… CPS does more harm than good.

[@shayshaymann113]

I can’t imagine what that neighbor went through or is going through after hearing the horrible news of these children. My heart goes out to them for trying to help those kids

[@missiecombs4807]

right?! after he tried to save them.

[@re_i_gn]

And to know that their efforts to call the police was completely useless because they weren't taken seriously with urgency... Damn

[@itatchi8827]

@@re_i_gn if the moms weren't white it would've been a different story

[@VioletJoy]

@@itatchi8827 Hopefully you're just trolling.

[@VioletJoy]

He couldn't have made it clearer.

[@alexiakingsley2516]

The facts that the children asked for help, told teachers etc and were ignored by authorities really just gets me! It’s so fascinating! Children are brutally honestly at times! They should be listened to first!

[@cristobalbalenciaga7295]

In an other document about this case, they showed evidence that indicated that the main reason why they adopted the kids was because of the money they received from the government monthly. They started buying expensive stuff for themselves and quitting their jobs. The reason why they moved was because of people starting to question their motives

[@Baked_Beaned]

This is unfortunately very common and why there's so many foster children in poorly run homes. I was fortunate to not be in a home this horrible, but I was in a home that only fostered for money. Every chance they got they took custody of children from friends/family that couldn't take care of them. This sounds fine, except they were not equipped to do this and didn't really care for the kids well being. The states don't usually care that much, either. The money is supposed to go to caring for the kids (food, clothes, etc), but I never saw most of that money used for me.

[@x_AutoMatic_x]

This is very common, very sad that people use children for the money they receive, as long as you have a house and no criminal background you can become a foster parent, crazy huh? The government is more focused on somewhere to send children, rather than assure they are safe and actually taken care of...

[@baltimorechick2092]

@@Baked_Beaned exactly. Sadly youre right about some foster homes. But she said they adopted 4 monthly money. Which When a child is adopted the new parents no longer receive money. I think alot of ppl get info about fostering and adoption very confused. Either that or they just accidently use the wrong word.

[@baltimorechick2092]

@Axkylnis Dirldl absolutely! In a perfect 🌎 yes, ppl should be responsible to take care of their own offspring. But it'll never b perfect. I personally am grateful for adoption! Me and my identical twin were both adopted. Best parents EVER now! And our adoptive parents would also agree theyre thankful for adoption as well. Ppl are out here ..some women can't have their own children. Some literally can not get pregnant and carry successfully to full term. Adoption gave my parents and gives MILLIONS of others HOPE. Btw, when u adopt kids u do NOT pay for them. That ONLY happens during private adoption. Or with having a surrogate mother carrying your child 4 u.

[@brendancronin3796]

I thought that there was money behind it .Greedy horrible people .

[@thatJAWNraps]

The way he hugged that guy on stage and wouldnt let go - i think that spoke volumes to how little true affection he got from his mothers

[@jamesr1703]

He was crying because he was scared.

[@rastafee5818]

Not his mother, instead his murderers along with cps

[@TeaCup1940]

They were not his "mothers". They were his torturers. There is only one mother and one father. No child can ever have two "mothers".

[@a.l.michael6240]

@@TeaCup1940 stop that shit. This isn’t about them being lesbian. Plenty of cookie cutter nuclear families have abuse happening behind close doors. This is about two monsters. Abusive families can come in many shapes/forms.

[@thehollyberry7975]

Agreed!

[@aluvrianne]

These people weren't parents, they were collectors. All they were interested in were the back pats and atta-girls for being such amazing martyrs.

[@amandastakeonit7402]

Yep!! Hence why Jen started posting what an awful thing that they have before them, yet look at us, we are so great we will do it!

[@ericmotocross]

Alabbrad and Angelina pitt...virtu signalling

[@aluvrianne]

@@ericmotocross Madonna is also a Collector. People who engage in this sort of hoarding behavior need to be reminded that children and purse puppies aren't the same thing.

[@beekeeper8474]

Normal in that group

[@abbycasulla3028]

It breaks my heart more than anything to see innocent children hungry and suffering. These women are true monsters.

[@jimmyfabs78]

That girl tried to save herself and her siblings by escaping to the neighbors knowing there could be serious consequences. How brave!

[@iCynnie]

sad cps didnt do anything... I would of not return her if she came go my door. poor babies

[@linda10989]

I don't even want to imagine the punishment Hannah had to endure once she got home.

[@leahshutes4703]

I am SO sick of hearing these cases where children have been reported to be in danger multiple times by different people and nothing ever gets done. Or they do a quick investigation and come to the conclusion that nothing is wrong. Ugh so heartbreaking :( RIP young ones.

[@WolfieDawn]

Agreed. I have had to report families to CPS 3 times. Nothing came of it other than the families moving soon after. CPS doesn't care if the electric & water is off or behavioral issues, if they aren't obviously being abused unignorably like broken bones then they don't care at least in my area.

[@unicornglitterfart5201]

They had a habit of screaming "Bigot!!! Homophobe!!!" anytime someone said something they didn't like. They were the OG Snowflake Karens on steroids. This was a major theme as told by people who knew them everywhere they'd lived. They used the White Savior Lesbians Card all the friggin time so people didn't want to be caught in those cross hairs by speaking up.

[@HN-db5cn]

@@WolfieDawn cps is a joke, these people just want a paycheck no care fir the children

[@redrustyhill2]

Yet good honest people have their kids stolen with no investigation, just an accusation

[@rydz656]

They couldn't, these clearly were the type of women to use the lgbt card or racism card if anyone did.

[@edwindg1711]

This might be one of the saddest cases I’ve watched. Poor poor kids. Heartbreaking.

[@amandastakeonit7402]

I agree! I think this is the worst I have heard. It's bad to hear of someone beating someone and taking their life, but these kids endured a life of daily neglect, abuse of many kinds ( starvation, emotional, withholding love, no enrichment, physical abuse....) they lived with that every day, all day long...desperate for food, love, help!!

[@beth6252]

I remember when it happened. Really shockingly awful.

[@Prophet6000]

Overly performative people are always suspicious. It sucks how much those children had to suffer.

[@daved8821]

all democrats are suspicious

[@onemaddad3823]

That’s MOST Liberal Leftists. Virtue signaling all over social media, but never actually doing anything about it themselves. They’ll post a Ukrainian flag or “Black Square” as their profile picture, but they’d never take a black person in their home. They’d never go to Ukraine to help. These people scream and cry about how the southern border NEEDS to stay open for these migrants, but they’d never allow a migrant to stay in their home. They’re massive hypocrites and garbage people.

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

If social media is your full-time job, there's a 95% chance you're suffering from a personality disorder.

[@Madame_Butterfly_13]

Yess…Totally agree. Those people on social media *constantly* posting about how much they love their children…It just makes me suspicious.

[@joedennehy386]

What exactly does over performative people mean, Jethro ?

[@aprilvilliar7907]

These women were monsters. They had a chance to partially redeem themselves by letting the children go and either turning themselves over to authorities or driving off the cliff themselves. Those beautiful children deserved to live. They just wanted to be loved and it breaks my heart to know their fate. 💔

[@daisy8297]

The father of the neighbours who did NOT help them because they did not want to get involved is the one that called the authorities - not the neighbours themselves. He did not live in the sane area, but was still concerned enough to call about it. The neighbours don’t need your sympathy, they did nothing to help then

[@HackAttackeRR]

Out of the 100s of these types of videos I’ve seen, this one was among the most hurtful to listen to. They deserved so much better.

[@KaguyaHimex]

The fact that one of the moms wanted to be a schoolteacher is chilling

[@amandastakeonit7402]

They both did, Sarah wanted to be a special needs teacher, Jen couldn't hack it in school, probably when she had to go to schools and sit with an actual teacher and observe prior to taking over the class for awhile. Sarah stayed with it until the moved and then they both gave it up and worked at a clothing store.

[@sonicenamdtwice8584]

There are many many many many psychopaths teaching children today

[@plove7881]

Do not call those racist monsters moms, they were not their moms. They were their capturers

[@katemaloney4296]

Don't call her a Mom; she didn't earn that title, and when she murdered those kids she lost all rights to it.

[@yuki97kira]

Theyre not moms...theyre monsters

[@rickseiden1]

When I was in high school, we welcomed foster children into our house. A lot of them over the years. It's understandable that a specific child doesn't fit well with a specific family and needs to be placed in a new home. There's nothing wrong with going to the child's case worker and saying they need to find a new home for the child. But there is a ton wrong with just dropping a child off at a therapy appointment (or any appointment) and not coming back. You don't do that to a child in foster care. They are already vulnerable, just by the nature of being in foster care. You don't abandon them like that, and the foster care we were part of would not allow it. If a foster parent does that, they should be disqualified from future foster care.

[@TaoScribble]

That's the part that baffles me. How were they not instantly blacklisted or something??

[@RoundSeal]

It's such a nasty twist that this callousness might've ended up saving this girl's life. I hope she ended up with a much more caring foster family.

[@a.marvellehoneyman4560]

Well said.

[@kariay50]

I agree. We'll said👍🏻

[@ernestosuarez4499]

I watched a documentary about this case on either Tubi or Netflix, can't remember. I was in shock when one of the friends of the mothers said she refused to call them bad parents, despite the abuse and the driving them off a cliff. Saying they always did what was best for the kids. She was even upset that people had awful opinions about them. It was pretty insane.

[@VioletJoy]

Talk about denial.

[@Cocoa-mania]

@@WithDiameter what's the name

[@PiXie232]

Unreal.. I bet she’ll really regret saying that a few years down the road and it’s far too late. She’s already let millions of people see her say it with conviction. Disgusting.

[@misssamartypants]

Definitely a lefty.

[@gigggiii]

@@misssamartypants wtf are you on about? I swear, Americans always manage to put politics into everything.

[@bubblesawesome3284]

I hate when people say “I don’t wanna get involved into this drama” no you would have saved someone life but you chose to stand by and watch. Good job.

[@michelleklalonde88]

Unfortunately this incident is a mirror image of something that happened in my life very recently. My 7 year old daughters best friend on earth her first BBF, she was 7 , along with her older brother 13 were placed midday in the back seat of their single fathers tiny truck and told they were going swimming to get in their swimsuits but their father had a plan. He sat parked facing a tiny lake for 20 mins staring while traffic flew by in both directions he waited for an opportunity, a gap in the traffic. When he finally seen a clearing he floor his vehicle and launched into the water this lake being in the city there was several witnesses that seen the whole ordeal. when the truck landed it was partially submerged . that this point the kids terrified screamed for help. Onlookers were able to smash the driver side window and attempted to save the children trying to pull them outta the sinking truck but the father fought back to ensure his plan worked and unfortunately it, the onlookers weren't able to free the kids in time before the truck fully submerged all while the kids were terrified, screaming, begging for help asking their father WHY DAD WHY. The hardest thing I've ever done as a father is explain to my 7 yr old that her life was about to change and I couldn't fix it that her closest friend in the world was gone.. still to this day my daughter sleeps with a picture of her friend , kisses it good night and prays to her , prays that she's happy that she was now able to be with her mother . a mother that passed away when she was just a baby of cancer .

[@RowanWarren78]

God, that is absolutely heartbreaking. I hope she can recover, and heal from this loss.

[@michelleklalonde88]

@@RowanWarren78 thank you for your support 🙏 she seems to be getting better yet still has moments where she breaks down . nights where she can't sleep and days she simply can't go to school , but thankfully these moments are becoming fewer and fewer with each passing day . she met with a grief counselor, which helped her come up with different ways to cope when feeling down which has helped a ton ..

[@bluecube7247]

I love that you allow your daughter to remember her friend. That friendship will play a happy part in her future, for sure.

[@reneedennis2011]

😥

[@yunglynda1326]

so so sad 💔

[@Sarah-hc3wn]

I was a foster kid, from the age of 6 to 20, when I was officially adopted, this story literally crushes my soul EVERY single time I hear it. There is such a need for good foster parents and I just feel the system failed these poor innocent children. My god…why didn’t anyone listen to the teachers and the man who called, you can hear the worry and concern in his voice! SMH.

[@firewizzard86]

The moral of the story is progressivism leads to mental issues long term.

[@yunglynda1326]

@@firewizzard86 no its that social media in a competition oriented society incentivizes abuse

[@PiXie232]

@@firewizzard86 *that’s* what you got out of this? Bless your heart..

[@chrisgriffin6489]

@@PiXie232 Is he wrong?

[@firewizzard86]

@@PiXie232 well if you go against nature, have an inferiority complex because of your race and don't know biological facts how can that be good for you?

[@mcv7227]

Foster system is to be blamed too for allowing so many children to be adopted by one family. CPS always does a lousy job of investigating.

[@Tina-si1gz]

CPS does not always do a lousy job but have in fact saved the lives of thousands of children. Abuse allegations are investigated by trained professionals who are assigned cases based on statements from relatives, neighbors, friends or strangers. Many times people use CPS to get even with someone or hurt them which is one of many reasons they’re backlogged and so many children do not get the help they need. Each case must be investigated even if believed to be false. Some are better than others. I couldn’t do it.

[@briarrose29]

We all know what card this couple played, and it’s the same card that keeps people scared about talking about what they did.

[@bm-ww8kb]

i dont agree that one family, with the ability to do so, shouldnt be allowed to adopt. however, there should be a very very thorough investigation as to why they are reapplying and take all details of context into account. the things that make this case extra disgusting arent even necessary for what should have led them to removal. they begged their neighbours for food and protection... it shouldnt have taken three days after that call for them to be removed. how the fuck did the neighbours just let them go home after that... how does someone who suspects such great abuse that they keep a journal not repeatedly try to save them. fuck i hate the world soemtimes.

[@v.e2035]

Atlanta did a great job bringing this story to the for front of peoples consciousness. I could only watch the first few mins of this video, as I don't need details on a case of child abuse. However, I am subscribed to your channel and find your work and presentation to be respectful, professional and considerate. Thank you .

[@bittehiereinfugen7723]

I don't want to accuse anyone of anything negative, but I find parents who create a social media life around their children/family life generally suspect. Definitely unhealthily greedy for attention and fame. However, there must be a special place in Hell for these two terrible women.

[@FromBKI]

yup and those who took photos of their food & their selves every single time,..was dating a person just like this, broke it off with her in a week...best decision made,..

[@cruisepaige]

The fact that they sought out vulnerable children to use like this is especially dastardly.

[@charlisays]

I agree. I find it creepy and exploitative too.

[@taratee]

Completely agree. I unfollowed an Instagram account because the parent had a separate account for their two year old daughter. I disliked that, decided they didn't need my following

[@bittehiereinfugen7723]

@@taratee I really don't understand what's wrong with parents like that. I mean, if adults want to boost their self-esteem or generate extra income by publicly marketing their own lives, it's one thing (and even that I don't really understand), but marketing their children's privacy?

[@amyhartnett4374]

It’s amazing how people like this find each other.

[@drnstjhn]

right. like what are the chances of you finding another person this psychotic. in fucking south dakota

[@Moolahmann]

Familiar spirits..

[@Sheerkat7]

They were narcissistic, abusive monsters. Horrible story. Those poor kids.

[@lalalovelace243]

I can't get over the fact that they abandoned their first child -with no explanation as to why-(not that there is any excuse) and were allowed to adopt 3yrs later. They didn't accept Lee's interests and made fun of her, yet complained that people didn't accept their lifestyle. What makes this even more heartbreaking is that some tried to help the children but despite reporting what amounted to physical abuse and neglect no real action was taken until it was too late.

[@deepg7084]

Adrian is right, if a child is digging for food from a trash can then that says more about the caretakers than the child. These evil mothers were obviously just using the foster system to get government checks and a few social media likes. They used all that money on themselves and couldn't even feed their kids. Pure evil.

[@eflow4786]

Absolutely disgusting women

[@shadycnetwork]

Hey that first child Dodged a huge bullet

[@jamesr1703]

Just think how it messed up that girl to be dumped somewhere and left behind. TRAUMA to the max!

[@shadycnetwork]

@@jamesr1703 I think in hindsight she's probably thanking God LOL

[@sventer198]

I am pro homeschool, but any allegations of abuse, followed by a withdrawal from school to “homeschool” demands an investigation asap.

[@blondegiraffe2023]

And it's generally clear to neighbours that there's something not right with homeschooling children who are abused behind closed doors. They sometimes have a hard time reporting it because they think it's not their place to pry into their neighbour's lives. Thankfully this neighbour trusted his gut and took action to report it. The system just needs to take these reports more seriously.

[@magdalenac4014]

Totally agree.

[@JB-rl8ki]

I think children should be given a chance to assimulate with other children before being removed, I wish I didn't go to school because I was abused by teachers and students because human beings are scum. But some kids might be normal and able to mix with other kids

[@katroamleft4721]

Homeschooling should be the last option because of medical or other extreme instances. Not because of anybody's political or religious ideas. It's up to the kid to ugure things out and its cruel to brainwash them like that and deny them the access to education.

[@carolirvine3367]

@@katroamleft4721 Unless I was a teacher there is no way I would be confident of having the skills to guide a child to flourish academically. Wanting the best for my child I would have them professionally educated. Social skills are also so very important to us all in life and you really can't learn that in isolation. I'm off now to watch something uplifting after this desperately sad story.

[@t-e-x157]

The dad speaking to 911 sounded so disappointed in his son in law for telling them she was there despite the desperate plea from her.

[@chelscara]

How horrible that Lee can be seen as “lucky” due to these women’s actions. She still got traumatized but I wonder how she deals with knowing she could have been with them

[@pipermeh3350]

These true stories have taught me that if a young child is begging for help, I need to ALWAYS get involved and call the police AND child services and I need to follow up every day and keep an eye on those neighbors. My ass is not gonna stress about neighborly conflict. Children matter more than anything.

[@deniseuhlry9988]

Child services?😂😂

[@theonlykarenly]

Don’t call police or child protective services! Take them to the ER to get all labs done. The hospital calls CPS but having a medical record with abuse or malnourishment will help more. Thanks to another commenter for pointing it out!

[@r0ckymarie]

That poor boy was probably crying while hugging strangers because he so badly wanted to be rescued. It’s incredibly sad that the world saw that picture of Devonte as a beacon of hope for unity. Absolutely heart wrenching.

[@Irish1Eric]

I fostered children for a long time. Adopted 3. This story is horrific, but there are so many others while not as bad , still heartbreaking. The system is so broken.

[@MjollTheLioness-o4y]

Abandoning the foster daughter should've thrown up a huge red flag to any adoption agency. These 2 should've never been allowed to adopt after abandoning a child from a stable home. She was likely harder for them to control so that's why the others they adopted were younger. And I'll never understand how CPS can be constantly called to a home and the children not be removed. To me it seems their life was all for show to get attention on social media. Those photo ops were likely orchestrated by the mothers as well. They didn't really want the children. They just wanted the attention they got from them.

[@robw2486]

I am a Social Worker, and I remember this story, and it was just sickening. They were using the kids to promote so-called 'Social Justice causes', but were abusing and not feeding them. They were two wicked women, who should not have been let anywhere near kids.

[@purplebutterfly7257]

Social justice warrior lesbians why does that not surprise me? 🙄

[@thag_simmons]

had these women actually known anything about "social justice causes," they should have known how irresponsible it was to stage, take, and post a picture of a crying black child hugging a police officer in full riot gear at a BLM protest. they could have used their advantageous upbringings to help make real change, but facebook likes were more important to them.

[@TheDweeb002]

@@thag_simmons social justice relies heavily on social media becuase they know that thousands of other tone-deaf progressives will hit that like button without a second thought, all while feeling like they've made a difference somehow.

[@KillberZomL4D42494]

@@thag_simmons Well, it's the reality of these so called people who wanted peace and love, they're actually doing the opposite, all they really wanted is attention to make themselves feel useful and better.

[@yunglynda1326]

absolutely inhumane. this was a social injustice.

[@DixysStorytimeWorld]

I really appreciate the way you narrate these tragic stories with compassion and kindness to the victims.

[@tc4583]

I'm so tired of seeing stories where there were warning signs before the tragedies but they weren't taken seriously enough for actual intervention to take place.

[@intensity.density2208]

This case makes me so angry and upset. These innocent kids could have been saved and their deaths could have been avoided. It makes me angry that no action was taken after so many visible red flags. Kudos to the neighbour for stepping up and reporting the abuse to authorities. Sadly it fell of partially def ears. Those two women, those monsters could have let the kids be. Authorities and rescue crews should have left their bodies to rot in the ocean. They don't deserve respect, not even a respectful burial.

[@marcieanndhanoolal4579]

I will have a sip on that I myself would of let those 2 women to rot.

[@pebblepod30]

For emotional & social reasons, them being women would have helped them get away with it, even more so that they were politically "progressive" and showed it; and again bc they were attractive. I think a lot of ppl want to display as poltically progressive bc it displays to everyone that you are a good person. That is the social pressue i have always felt & even done it myself. Also being suspicious of them in that social environment would get the label "homophobe" bc it isn't equal. Same for how Theranos creator Elizebeth Holmes got away a very easily exposed sceme for so long - ppl were afraid of being called sexist; and feminists want females to be superior to males. You can see this dynamic in the case, where experienced investors should have known better & didn't independently test the product.

[@intensity.density2208]

@@pebblepod30 I agree. Their community would have denied them doing any wrong, and protected them from accusations. Unfortunately in cases like this, the authorities hesitate because they're worried about the negative criticism to come of them after. Like for example, when they pull over a person of colour, they get labelled a racist when they're just doing their job. I partially blame the schools here, as they found out about the abuse, they didn't really report it to the police or the children's protective services. People let them get away with it. That's very upsetting. I hope they eat a bowl of guilt everyday.

[@amandastakeonit7402]

What???!! They kept moving! They kept running away each time CPS was onto them! Watch it again without your biases! Listen, as in active listening. I was impressed that CPS was on their tails each time teh school reported them. They have to do an investigation, yet these guys would leave immediately!

[@intensity.density2208]

@@amandastakeonit7402 Those kids could have been pulled away from the very first report and placed into protection until a full investigation was conducted. Everything was half-assed between the schools and authorities. There were so many chances to have these kids saved. The most disgusting thing is that people till this day still defend these putrid women and their actions.

[@livndeadgrl7711]

I can't stop crying. They had so many chances for just one adult/ any adult to save them.... everyone failed these poor souls that just wanted love and protection.

[@sarai373]

This really hurt me.

[@deniseuhlry9988]

Everyone? Really? Ok....most damage was done by the " mothers".

[@ambzcloud]

@@deniseuhlry9988 People can fail someone and not physically harm them. The two are not mutually exclusive. If social services overlooks signs of abuse that mothers are abusing the children, social services and the mothers failed them. Very simple to comprehend.

[@DeadPiixxel]

Sadly no one cares about black children

[@marlenegreyling8620]

The very first girl they took back is blessed to be alive. I hope she is doing well 🙏🏻

[@coyboybc]

Me too ! I hope and pray Lee is enjoying her life! Would love to know how she is !

[@thescreamingelfwillcry409]

Not sure if y'all know by now but she's fine

[@iluvjuj07]

This story infuriates me every single time I hear about it. So disgusting and heartbreaking.

[@mssramsunker4820]

What evil women!! how tragic, breaks my heart! RIP little Angels!! Love from South Africa!

[@unicornglitterfart5201]

All of this is tragic, but there is one event that seems to kick me right in the feels more than anything, and I imagine it has to do with my own fond childhood memories of playing out in the snow and my parents having unlimited hot chocolate with mini marshmallows waiting for my brothers and I when we came back in. These witches actually dressed their kids up in cute winter clothing, took them out in the snow and snapped pics of them having fun playing and drinking hot chocolate to post on SM. But they didn't have fun. They were brought out literally just to pose for the pics then sent back inside to be abused. They weren't even allowed to enjoy the hot chocolate. What kind of monster do you have to be?

[@canadiandee6342]

It should be illegal to remove your child from school to inhibit a child abuse investigation. Wherever they move, the investigation should follow.

[@discobikerAndRosie]

The system loses track of them. It's impossible to follow people who skip town. It should never be illegal to remove kids from school. Too much power corrupts. We are still a free country in the U.S. Don't invite the government into your life unless absolutely nessesary. (Generally speaking).

[@jediping]

The way he’s hugging the guitar player - poor little guy probably got more affection in those moments than from his mothers. Gah!

[@LernenhochzweiDeNachhilfe]

As being adopted myself by great parents who made everything possible for me and love me unconditionally this story breaks my heart. Why do people who „return“ a child keep being qualified for other adoptions? This is such a horrible failure of the system. My half-sister and me were at the same nursery as small children waiting to be adopted. My „new“ parents never knew that my sister existed. My mom said if they had known they would have applied for both of us. This was in the 70s. Obviously, things have gotten worse. 😢

[@candiecoatedsims2947]

If a child comes to you and says they’re being abused and not to tell the abusers where they are, why would you do the complete opposite? The son in law should have notified the authorities before turning Hannah over to her abusers. Too bad that’s a choice the son and law will have to live with for the rest of his life. At least the father in law tried to intervene and call for help.

[@korridarkheart2342]

Right? For the rest of his life he will have to know that he gave a kid back to people that she said were going to hurt her. I imagine the wife argued with him and got mad and told her dad and that’s why HE had to make the call. What a crappy guy

[@franco30528]

@@korridarkheart2342 I doubt he cares

[@RoseGolden0]

Because they’re black kids and he doesn’t wanna be involved in that.

[@franco30528]

@@RoseGolden0 how long did you know them to make that assumption

[@rabbit0664]

Some people don't like to take off the rose colored glasses.

[@loriverga8657]

I used to see this family at Shangri-la in Minnesota. I always thought that they were such an amazing, close knit family. While their kids were so well behaved and always wearing their free hugs signs, mine were running around playing with the other kids. This case seriously shocked me and taught me not to judge a book by its cover.

[@eastonjames6582]

Hello Lori how are you doing today

[@soilderjones1001]

@@eastonjames6582 Down Boy, this isn't a dating site

[@erikarutz7455]

I'm crying over the lost lives of these poor children who believed they had finally found a home. Wicked, wicked women!

[@VeeLondon1449]

Social services had so many opportunities to save these children, it’s so incredibly sad that the children themselves did everything in their power (even throwing themselves out of a 2nd floor window, to get help) to bring attention to the abuse they where all receiving. But social services truly dropped the ball and procrastinated. Even after teachers, neighbours, family & friends where also trying to get them help by reporting the abuse/neglect to social services.

[@baltimorechick2092]

Yes. They definitely did drop the ball on this. ANY word or phrase we would come up with would still be a gross understatement.

[@Leviackerman15256]

They never care...They failed me as well. My mom knows someone who works with CPS and her co-workers bully her for actually doing her job. Her co workers claim it makes the rest of them look bad and stop trying so hard. The women from CPS refused to listen to me.

[@baltimorechick2092]

@@Leviackerman15256 I don't understand. How were u failed? Is your mother BAD?

[@fc7307]

@@baltimorechick2092 Agreed. I looked this up and Adrian didn't mention that working monster (I refuse to say their names) was charged with assault after abusing the kids, but she was only asked to do 1 year of community service. Why the kids were not taken away I don't know.

[@Leviackerman15256]

@@baltimorechick2092 my father and step mother sexually mentally and physically abused me at a young age up until I was 15 when I ran away to live with my mom

[@bellavalentina0413]

How on earth is someone allowed to adopt children after they have returned prior ones back? Sickening 😔

[@coyboybc]

No excuse for these evil POSs to ever be allowed to adopt after leaving the first child abandoned! Hopefully the first child they abandoned has a much better life!

[@odapunkt]

How incredibly brave of the children to speak up about bruises, run to the neighbors house and ask for help. Most children would never dare to even speak the truth when asked about abuse at this level. Thats what hurts the most is that they tried so hard to get out of that situation, there is nothing more they could have done, and still the world failed them 😢

[@86BarbOmega]

Evil in this day and age hides behind rainbows and candy and unicorns and messages of love and unity - it is over compensating

[@Maaraaw]

I am always unease by "parents" displaying online for anyone their children's life.

[@joyanna9433]

As someone who watches and listens to a lot of true crime, you sometimes get a little numb for the horrors, but this case really F's me up. What a terrible terrible tragedy. My heart breaks for the poor children.

[@jamesbroomfield7799]

And these two devils didn't commit suicide because they were afraid of jail or afraid of being held accountable for their abuse. They were more worried about their peers finding out they were frauds. They were the absolute opposite of what they preached. So they were more ashamed of facing all the ppl they knew and afraid of ppl knowing their true identities

[@drnstjhn]

its probably all of the above

[@elizabethgreer27]

Yes they were more worried about what others would think when they knew the truth than face the consequences. I would say it’s their narcissistic personalities BUT usually a narcissist is too obsessed with themselves to “end it all”. They are just pure evil. RIP to the 6 beautiful babies 😢

[@rebeccamccain7669]

im in foster care and luckily the 1st home i was put into is where i stayed. im so thankful for everything my foster mom has done for me and it makes me sad knowing there's people out there that abuse kids coming into their home.

[@dustin628]

8:07 I'm sorry but how did no one notice how emaciated those poor children are?!! There's skinny and then there's gaunt... and these babies are so obviously not just skinny. Those poor kids omg. My niece and nephew are always hungry and eating and stay skinny. This is something else. I can't imagine starving my babies and telling them no food. Makes a grown man wanna cry thinking about it.

[@cassie1790]

Yes, this exactly. I was always an underweight lanky kid because of genetics. There is a huge difference between a skinny child and one who isn’t being fed. Especially when all the kids appear malnourished at once. Huge red flag

[@abyssmom2692]

My thoughts exactly. Though I'm sure that the follows were worried about the context rather than the reality of the situation. There are petty attention seekers in all religions and cults.

[@carriefawcett9990]

you should be a foster dad💕🙏

[@BourgeoisBran3114]

I swear!! I love feeding people and I love children with big appetites. Cooking for others is my love language. I could never deprive a child of food. People are really sick in the head.

[@agn4630]

I had to pause the video right at this to see the comments and I'm happy I say this. They look severely malnourished all 3 of them and one seems to have healing wounds. I'm so sad already to continue. What a horrible experience for the little souls.

[@babyturkey8342]

When people choose to foster children they should be MADE to sign a contract that says the foster home will or cps will check on the children every 2-3 weeks and HAVE to speak with the children alone without the kids. They would have lived! And I'm mad these women won't be punished.

[@pdavis1060]

@Cian And yet the systems PAYS these "so-called" adoptive parents over a thousand dollars a month per child to keep them secreted from the birth families. Public adoptions need to be ended and more effort put into the preservation of the family. America will NEVER be Great as long as these atrocities continue and these "public adoption" practices are nipped in the bud.

[@coyboybc]

Exactly! The CPS and the adoption service failed these children! Neighbors reported , interviews of children were similar! These EVIL P. O.S. Should have never been allowed to adopt after abandoning Lee

[@rayharvey1330]

@@coyboybc Surprised those evil women didn't take all the kids into the woods and leave them there...like Hansel and Gretal's parents did...

[@junederksen9205]

@Cian that doesn’t cut it. If you can’t do the job, then don’t. There are COUNTLESS stories of fosters being abusive. There’s no excuse for this.

[@junederksen9205]

@Cian meaning what? It’s ok? That’s life? Kids gonna get hurt? Don’t be ignorant. Your comment is merely a foul representation of ignorance, certainly not an argument.

[@divergentone7491]

When you see attention seekers on social media, always questions the motives or do not be shocked when tragedy follows the attention seeker.

[@potatie_huh]

This has to be one of the saddest stories I've heard on CHC. Those poor children, they were literally failed at every single step, they didnt stand a chance. I just don't have words for this one. Honestly this is just heartbreaking.

[@sarahharrisginge736]

Love rewatching these. They're sad stories for sure, but the way you tell them gives so much respect to the victims. Much love, and stay safe everyone ❤

[@SalviAlmighty]

I'm so confused as to HOW they were approved to foster so many kids when they only had one retail store salary to sustain the entire family? Were there no regular followups by the fostercare system either? How did no one notice the malnutrition and awful home life condition?

[@eastonjames6582]

Hello how are you

[@nickyblue4866]

They sucked money from the gov't each kid was a cheque. Also maybe they lied on their employment.

[@eastonjames6582]

@@nickyblue4866 Hello Nicky how are you doing today

[@galliano100]

Because they were white.

[@nekaneka-lo2js]

White privilege....simple as that.

[@catherinefulton4963]

absolutely broke my heart that the son was crying at a Black Lives Matter protest, and two white women were abusing him.

[@tiranahtennent5393]

💯

[@onlyholinesswilldo1916]

Absolutely 💯 and I remember this photo back then. Who else?

[@DabNaggit]

2 Jewish women, not white.

[@catherinefulton4963]

@@DabNaggit I mean I think that's open to argument, is Judaism a Race or a Religion? and I am not knowledgeable on the subject so I will not get into an argument about it, but it sure is up for debate

[@BagooskaTheTerriblyTiredTapir]

@@catherinefulton4963 It's both, technically. There are specific genetic conditions and markers that are only seen in jewish people

[@lkbalazs]

It's unfortunate that these women didn't survive so they could have been prosecuted and held accountable for their horrible actions. May these six children rest in peace God has you in his loving arms. Poor babies My heart breaks for them

[@robijakus6860]

12:18 what an absolutely warm hearted old man major respect to him

[@karsensine-garza1913]

I feel grateful for being adopted into a loving family after watching this.

[@scarlettg6136]

I'm sure that you did not have fun deeply researching this horrible couple and the precious children that they countinously abused, and then murdered. But, thank you for all your hard work and compassion. I hope those babies find the love and and peace in the heavenly home that they so deserve.

[@darnbricks]

The recent opening episode of season three of Atlanta was based on this gruesome true story. As a European, I'd never heard of the Hart family, but I remember thinking while I was watching the show: who in their right mind would make up this kind of surreal craziness? Well, turns out they didn't. The fictional version even had a more positive outcome, with the children narrowly escaping. Sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction indeed.

[@khecht908]

Adrian's narration gold: his empathic eyebrows. They radiate sorrow, compassion or confusion as appropriate to the situation.

[@dalefc9331]

Shame he consistently pronounces names incorrectly.

[@holyshit128]

@@dalefc9331 Duhvawnt lmao

[@Walamonga1313]

What really makes his videos good is that he doesn't inject opinions or politics or any irrelevant commentary. He's straight to the point and factual. I hate when channels comment on random things, like Thatchapter's stupid jokes

[@paulorta8621]

The Hart Family tragedy is just another example of children in our society being raised by wolves.

[@kerryharding6463]

All these children wanted was someone to love them and they got these two who didn’t know the meaning of the word, truly an unforgivable crime!

[@gummybear-wx1vr]

2 peas in a pod and purely demonic….it was in their blood even before adopting the first child. These children were failed miserably. This is absolutely heartbreaking.

[@hypsyzygy506]

Bruising, removal from school, moving out of state, cries for help - all should have been red flags to trigger immediate investigation, home visits, independent interviews with the children, health checks... But underfunded social services simply cannot cope.

[@rayharvey1330]

Was this story hidden by the media...because this is the 1st time I've ever heard of this story...and such a mass murder should have been national news with a massive amount of coverage. 🤔

[@racheljames7]

It should have been a massive story. Unfortunately, the media is ran by woke idiots who cover for other woke idiots and they pick and choose which stories to cover based on certain demographics.

[@themurdernerd]

It was pretty extensively covered. Glamor (sorry, I previously said Vogue) did a really good in-depth piece about it.

[@wynonnamareeuy]

I recommend checking out iHeartRadio and Glamour’s Broken Harts podcast. It is how I was able to get to know the case.

[@unicornglitterfart5201]

Some outlets covered it but many wouldn't touch the story. The whole White Savior Lesbians Killed Their Minority Adopted Children theme made that potato a little too hot for many to cover. I mean, little Devonte crying at that BLM event and all the while his gay white mothers were abusing him and his siblings? The political climate at that time was a hot mess and that factored into the coverage of this tragedy. Those poor babies. My heart breaks for them.

[@goldcherries]

Yes it was definitely covered in the news and newspapers. Maybe you were just too busy to notice or your town is racist lol.