Nelson Hart
Canadian murderer
Nelson Hart (born 1968) is a Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, resident, who was convicted on March 28, 2007, of murdering his three-year-old twin daughters in 2002. He successfully appealed the conviction in 2012, and his 2005 confession to police, obtained through a Mr. Big Sting operation, was found to be inadmissible. Without the confession, Newfoundland and Labrador prosecutors declined to pursue a new trial.
Background
Nelson Hart lived with his wife, Jennifer, and twin daughters, Karen and Krista, in the town of Gander, Newfoundland. Originally hired as a home care worker to help Nelson Hart with issues related to his epilepsy diagnosis, Jennifer formed a romantic relationship with him, and the couple became pregnant with twin daughters, Karen and Krista. Tammy Leonard, a social worker, who was working with the Hart family in the months leading up to the death of the twins, testified that the Harts were having chronic financial problems, were dependent on social assistance, and at times appeared to be homeless. Social workers considered removing the children from the family; however, the Harts were able to secure lodging by moving in with Jennifer's father. Social workers began visiting the Hart home on a weekly basis. Carolyn Chard, a social worker who visited the Hart family six days before Karen and Krista Hart drowned in Gander Lake, testified that Nelson Hart had complained about the number of visits social services were making to their home.
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