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MetalHybrid · 08-13-2005, 09:55 PM

So what is your idea about his involvment with the fire? He was officially aquitted, so there must have been more to the defense theory than the show offered up. Though even if he really is innocent, he did some STUPID things which got him busted and tried for the murders. He has a point though about not hearing a shotgun blast, because no one else heard it either, so his half-sister's account of seeing his face in the flash of the shotgun blast may not be so valid, particularly since she never told that to her doctor. She told him something different.

Brent88 · 08-13-2005, 10:50 PM

If he didn't do it... he seems to know who did. His actions were REALLY suspicious.

PrettyinPink55 · 08-13-2005, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Brent88

If he didn't do it... he seems to know who did. His actions were REALLY suspicious.

I am with Brent. If he didn't do it, he sure knows who did! His story was too fishy!

compulsive dvd · 08-14-2005, 12:01 AM

I always say anyone who uses the word ludacris to describe the accusations being made against them is guilty. They're pulling too far into the word bank to make themselves seem innocent. The several times I've seen this story I've always believed the family. I just can't understand the motive.

PrettyinPink55 · 08-14-2005, 12:57 AM

It's a hearbreaking that their own half-brother could possibly do that.

U.M. Fanatic · 08-14-2005, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by compulsive dvd

I always say anyone who uses the word ludacris to describe the accusations being made against them is guilty. They're pulling too far into the word bank to make themselves seem innocent. The several times I've seen this story I've always believed the family. I just can't understand the motive.

It was probably for the insurance money, like the story suggested. I find it incomprehensible, these crimes between siblings. I would've liked to know if Donnie had shown any aggressive behavior towards his sisters or parents, before this. Donnie certainly didn't come across as somebody who had nothing to hide.

mistagee · 08-14-2005, 06:29 PM

Please comment on the fact that one of sisters died weeks afterwards, perhaps she was silenced by the killer or the family...dont you all think thats ludcrious?

mikem7715 · 09-24-2007, 01:47 PM

I have a logical question. How in the world did Both parents,and Donnie (so he says) sleep thru 2 shotgun blasts?? In a trailer home which only has one floor,and thin walls.I could see maybe,the first one,but two?? Something is very strange here,this has always bothered me. Even if they were shot outside,in the middle of the night that would be very loud! I hunt,and shoot alot of shotguns,and I dont care what kind of shotgun they used,or what kind of shells,IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LOUD! Anyone here that knows about shotguns here can tell you. The only way that I could see it being muffled would be if there was a pillow or something used to muffle the sound.I have never shot into a pillow but I cant see that even quieting the blast that much.Something is not as it seems here.

wiseguy182 · 09-24-2007, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by mikem7715

I have a logical question. How in the world did Both parents,and Donnie (so he says) sleep thru 2 shotgun blasts?? In a trailer home which only has one floor,and thin walls.I could see maybe,the first one,but two?? Something is very strange here,this has always bothered me. Even if they were shot outside,in the middle of the night that would be very loud! I hunt,and shoot alot of shotguns,and I dont care what kind of shotgun they used,or what kind of shells,IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LOUD! Anyone here that knows about shotguns here can tell you. The only way that I could see it being muffled would be if there was a pillow or something used to muffle the sound.I have never shot into a pillow but I cant see that even quieting the blast that much.Something is not as it seems here.

For sure. But what makes it even more unbelievable as far as Donnie's innocence goes is that at one point he claims to never have heard a shotgun blast, but the sister that live a little longer says she saw Donny which either meant he pulled the trigger or was standing right next to who pulled the trigger.

Todd Mueller · 09-24-2007, 04:01 PM

On my list of "People Who are Guilty Though I Can't Prove It":

1.) O.J.
2.) Donnie Hanson

His story was just not there. When he snuck in the garage in the middle of the night to get his gun... err... feed his dog, I think that about summed it up.

No one but Donnie had the motive and opportunity.

ForeverPluto · 09-25-2007, 01:23 PM

to me, there's no doubt in my mind he did it. There is a question of whether he acted alone which I don't think he did. Of all the cases on UM, I'm intrigued if there's a backstory here, such as if Donny had any money problems or showed any kind of aggression/hostility towards his siblings and/or parents. To me from the eppie, the parents seemed to dote on the twins...not that I blame them...they seemed like they were very sweet, beautiful girls. Cutting money as a motive out of the equation, maybe Donny was jealous of the twins???? I think once you really look at this case, there are so many angles and unanswered questions, aside from the insurance angle.

mikem7715 · 09-25-2007, 02:36 PM

I dont want to say bad things about the parents,but...

How did they both sleep thru 2 separate shotgun blasts? NOT 1 BUT 2??

How many feet could they have been from those girls in a trailer home.I am sorry,but that still bothers me. I am the worlds heaviest sleeper,and I snore like crazy! I GUARANTEE you I would wake up after 2 shotgun blasts inside my house which is Bigger than a trailer home.

The first shot would wake you,even if you didnt know what it was,you would be jolted awake,the second shot would be unmistakable.And this is two people,not just one-actually 3 if you count Donny who said he didnt hear it either(we wont even count him since most people think he did it)

If you guys think I am wrong...blow up a firecracker down the hall while everyone is asleep,and I bet they wake up after you blow off a second one.A shotgun blast would be much louder.

SOMETHING STINKS IN SUBURBIA!

wiseguy182 · 09-25-2007, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ForeverPluto

to me, there's no doubt in my mind he did it. There is a question of whether he acted alone which I don't think he did. Of all the cases on UM, I'm intrigued if there's a backstory here, such as if Donny had any money problems or showed any kind of aggression/hostility towards his siblings and/or parents. To me from the eppie, the parents seemed to dote on the twins...not that I blame them...they seemed like they were very sweet, beautiful girls. Cutting money as a motive out of the equation, maybe Donny was jealous of the twins???? I think once you really look at this case, there are so many angles and unanswered questions, aside from the insurance angle.

good points. yeah, from what the segment hinted at, they were suggesting that Donnie was a good kid up until that point, partially by Donnie's mother's protesting of Donnie's arrest (she would later change her way of thinking on that, probably rightfully so.)

I've actually been thinking of this case the last few days because we've also been discussing Tim McClure and both have many, many things that just don't add up. Perhaps they both figured that getting away with it would be so easy, yet they both had a bunch of unexpected items pop up.

kadrmas15 · 09-25-2007, 10:40 PM

Well, there are things that dont add up in Tim McClure's case as well, but I feel that there is way more evidence against Donnie Hanson than there is against Tim McClure.

In McClure's case, while he is a logical suspect in the death of his mother, there is little more than very circumstancial evidence, such as he cancelled the credit cards of his mother before he even knew she was dead, how he just happened to find her purse, how he failed a lie detector test, how his alibi that he was for some reason gambling alone on the night of his wedding didnt check out and how he searched every casino parking lot but the one his mother was later found in for his mother's car, that is very curious but very circumstancial evidence, and they couldnt put the gun in McClure's hand is probably why he was never indicted for his mother's murder. I believe McClure was arrested by police in 1992 and charged with murder but the district attorney dropped the charges and McClure was released.

In Donnie Hanson's case, he was acquitted of murder mainly because the only eyewitness against him died due to a "freak accident." His twin sister that had survived said she saw him when the flash from the shot gun went off as Wiseguy mentioned. As Wiseguy also pointed out this would mean that Donnie either fired the gun himself or was standing next to the person who fired the gun.

Either way this would prove that Donnie was in on the plot to murder his sisters, and it is my personal opinion that he wanted to murder his entire family but the plan got thwarted and I am sure he didnt expect his sister that was shot in the gut to survive. The fact that he was not only caught trying to steal the shot gun but also that he was seen on the night of the murder purchasing gasoline and putting it into a gas can didnt help matters for him.

I am sure also what helped him was that h is mother stood by him at least for a while, I know she turned against him eventually and now thinks he was responsible for what happened although I cant remember if she thought this before the trial or if it was only after his acquittal that she changed her opinion on him.

wiseguy182 · 09-26-2007, 01:17 AM

a lot of things make Donnie look guilty, but the biggest one for me is something I may have brushed upon before and isn't noticeable at first: that Donny was on the couch when it started. This actually plays against him for two reasons: 1). it gives him easy access to let the accomplices in when they come, how convenient that he is on the couch and 2). how in the world could have he not heard the intruders when he was not in a room with a door shut? I think if I was the intruder in this circumstance and I saw someone sleeping on the couch, I would say "ooh, this wasn't such a hot idea after all."

it should also be noted that this happened on a night when Donnie was visiting the house, whereas the other 4 people in the house lived there. Strange coincidence? probably not.

08-13-2005, 09:55 PM	#1
MetalHybrid Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 10, 2005 Location: Campbell(near San Jose), CA Posts: 141	Donny Hansen So what is your idea about his involvment with the fire? He was officially aquitted, so there must have been more to the defense theory than the show offered up. Though even if he really is innocent, he did some STUPID things which got him busted and tried for the murders. He has a point though about not hearing a shotgun blast, because no one else heard it either, so his half-sister's account of seeing his face in the flash of the shotgun blast may not be so valid, particularly since she never told that to her doctor. She told him something different.

08-13-2005, 10:50 PM	#2
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	If he didn't do it... he seems to know who did. His actions were REALLY suspicious.
	__________________ Brent

08-14-2005, 12:01 AM	#4
compulsive dvd Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 27, 2005 Posts: 184	I always say anyone who uses the word ludacris to describe the accusations being made against them is guilty. They're pulling too far into the word bank to make themselves seem innocent. The several times I've seen this story I've always believed the family. I just can't understand the motive.

08-14-2005, 12:57 AM	#5
PrettyinPink55 Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 24,601	It's a hearbreaking that their own half-brother could possibly do that.

08-14-2005, 06:29 PM	#7
mistagee Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 02, 2005 Posts: 114	Please comment on the fact that one of sisters died weeks afterwards, perhaps she was silenced by the killer or the family...dont you all think thats ludcrious?

09-24-2007, 01:47 PM	#8
mikem7715 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 87	I have a logical question. How in the world did Both parents,and Donnie (so he says) sleep thru 2 shotgun blasts?? In a trailer home which only has one floor,and thin walls.I could see maybe,the first one,but two?? Something is very strange here,this has always bothered me. Even if they were shot outside,in the middle of the night that would be very loud! I hunt,and shoot alot of shotguns,and I dont care what kind of shotgun they used,or what kind of shells,IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LOUD! Anyone here that knows about shotguns here can tell you. The only way that I could see it being muffled would be if there was a pillow or something used to muffle the sound.I have never shot into a pillow but I cant see that even quieting the blast that much.Something is not as it seems here.

09-24-2007, 04:01 PM	#10
Todd Mueller Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Posts: 1,626	On my list of "People Who are Guilty Though I Can't Prove It": 1.) O.J. 2.) Donnie Hanson His story was just not there. When he snuck in the garage in the middle of the night to get his gun... err... feed his dog, I think that about summed it up. No one but Donnie had the motive and opportunity.

09-25-2007, 01:23 PM	#11
ForeverPluto Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 22, 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 71	to me, there's no doubt in my mind he did it. There is a question of whether he acted alone which I don't think he did. Of all the cases on UM, I'm intrigued if there's a backstory here, such as if Donny had any money problems or showed any kind of aggression/hostility towards his siblings and/or parents. To me from the eppie, the parents seemed to dote on the twins...not that I blame them...they seemed like they were very sweet, beautiful girls. Cutting money as a motive out of the equation, maybe Donny was jealous of the twins???? I think once you really look at this case, there are so many angles and unanswered questions, aside from the insurance angle.

09-25-2007, 02:36 PM	#12
mikem7715 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 87	I dont want to say bad things about the parents,but... How did they both sleep thru 2 separate shotgun blasts? NOT 1 BUT 2?? How many feet could they have been from those girls in a trailer home.I am sorry,but that still bothers me. I am the worlds heaviest sleeper,and I snore like crazy! I GUARANTEE you I would wake up after 2 shotgun blasts inside my house which is Bigger than a trailer home. The first shot would wake you,even if you didnt know what it was,you would be jolted awake,the second shot would be unmistakable.And this is two people,not just one-actually 3 if you count Donny who said he didnt hear it either(we wont even count him since most people think he did it) If you guys think I am wrong...blow up a firecracker down the hall while everyone is asleep,and I bet they wake up after you blow off a second one.A shotgun blast would be much louder. SOMETHING STINKS IN SUBURBIA!

09-25-2007, 10:40 PM	#14
kadrmas15 Retired from Board 03/03/11 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 11, 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,910	Well, there are things that dont add up in Tim McClure's case as well, but I feel that there is way more evidence against Donnie Hanson than there is against Tim McClure. In McClure's case, while he is a logical suspect in the death of his mother, there is little more than very circumstancial evidence, such as he cancelled the credit cards of his mother before he even knew she was dead, how he just happened to find her purse, how he failed a lie detector test, how his alibi that he was for some reason gambling alone on the night of his wedding didnt check out and how he searched every casino parking lot but the one his mother was later found in for his mother's car, that is very curious but very circumstancial evidence, and they couldnt put the gun in McClure's hand is probably why he was never indicted for his mother's murder. I believe McClure was arrested by police in 1992 and charged with murder but the district attorney dropped the charges and McClure was released. In Donnie Hanson's case, he was acquitted of murder mainly because the only eyewitness against him died due to a "freak accident." His twin sister that had survived said she saw him when the flash from the shot gun went off as Wiseguy mentioned. As Wiseguy also pointed out this would mean that Donnie either fired the gun himself or was standing next to the person who fired the gun. Either way this would prove that Donnie was in on the plot to murder his sisters, and it is my personal opinion that he wanted to murder his entire family but the plan got thwarted and I am sure he didnt expect his sister that was shot in the gut to survive. The fact that he was not only caught trying to steal the shot gun but also that he was seen on the night of the murder purchasing gasoline and putting it into a gas can didnt help matters for him. I am sure also what helped him was that h is mother stood by him at least for a while, I know she turned against him eventually and now thinks he was responsible for what happened although I cant remember if she thought this before the trial or if it was only after his acquittal that she changed her opinion on him.

09-26-2007, 01:17 AM	#15
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	a lot of things make Donnie look guilty, but the biggest one for me is something I may have brushed upon before and isn't noticeable at first: that Donny was on the couch when it started. This actually plays against him for two reasons: 1). it gives him easy access to let the accomplices in when they come, how convenient that he is on the couch and 2). how in the world could have he not heard the intruders when he was not in a room with a door shut? I think if I was the intruder in this circumstance and I saw someone sleeping on the couch, I would say "ooh, this wasn't such a hot idea after all." it should also be noted that this happened on a night when Donnie was visiting the house, whereas the other 4 people in the house lived there. Strange coincidence? probably not.