 Brynn drove to the home of her friend Ron Douglas and confessed to the killing , but he did not initially believe her . The pair drove back to the house in separate cars , after which Brynn called another friend and confessed a second time . Upon seeing Hartman 's body , Douglas called 911 at 6 : 20 a.m. Police subsequently arrived and escorted Douglas and the Hartmans ' two children from the premises , by which time Brynn had locked herself in the bedroom and committed suicide by shooting herself in the mouth . 
