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Here's a recent case that doesn't get any discussion here; For those that might not know, Jill and Judy Hansen were the twin girls who died in a house fire but not via smoke or fire related but by a shotgun. Their half brother Donnie owned the shotgun and tryed to hide it before it was even discovered the girls had in fact died by the shotgun and not by the house fire. I think this case happened in November 1986 but it's a lifetime story. Does anyone have or know an update for this case? For me, Donnie Hansen looks guilty as hell!
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I actually think the other twins name was Julie not Judy but I can't really remember.
I remember this case, One of the twins, Julie I believe was shot and perished in the fire but Jill was found across the street lying in the grass and Donnie claimed to have been the one to pull her out of the burning house. Although she had a gaping wound in her stomach from being shot point blank she was taken the hospital and was stabilized but she died from a freak medical accident not long after when an air bubble from an intravenous tube got into her blood stream and stopped her heart. Before she died she did claim to have seen Donnie's face in the gun blast. I know the Hansen's now believe Donnie was the one who pulled the trigger although he denies it, I think there was a trial and he was found innocent but I have no doubt that he was the one who killed them. |
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Yeah, the twins were named Jill and Julie. That case gets to me.
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if i am not mistaken, awhile back someone posted on ths board who claimed to be a friend of donnie hansen's. does anyone else remember this?
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Well I'm not sure about that but I did talk to someone on here a few years ago under the username "demented pyro spiders". He wanted a copy of the episode and said he was dating Donnie's cousin and told me a few details of the case. Mainly about Donnie now and what he changed his name to and that the parents still believe he is reponsible for their deaths. Not sure if thats what you were referring to or not.
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Oh, this case is really tragic and irritating to me!
I definitely think Donnie had something to do with it. |
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If Donnie is innocent he sure demonstrated some odd behavior during the murders. Being caught going after his gun made him look guilty. After a murder was committed, I would not go back to the crime scene for my gun. Didn’t one of the sisters hear Donnie in another room having an argument? I also remember gas cans found around the house. Were they found before the murder? I can't recall.
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As for Donnie Hansen himself, I really think he is guilty. But I don't believe he acted alone. This might explain why he was heard yelling at someone, telling that someone to get out. In addition, some neighbors reported seeing two unidentified people running from the area. It was very suspicious of Donnie to hide the shotgun before anyone was even aware that there was a homicide. It makes no sense if he was innocent. Unless, of course, he's covering for someone. |
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Did the family have life insurance policies? They didn't mention any possible motive in the segment, but I believe that one of the newspaper articles that they flashed mentioned insurance.
I can't BELIEVE the jury acquitted him. So what if there were two other people there that night - they were in it with him. |
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And no other part of his story that I remember made any sense.
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