Hi, crime junkies. Today I have a solo episode for you. It's about a case that rocked the

quiet California community where it unfolded. Twin teenage sisters were shot while their house

was set on fire and the identity of the biggest suspect fractured the family at the heart of the story.

But as we dug in, I couldn't help but think maybe there's more to this story.

Like, on the surface, I can see how someone could think it's an open and shut case.

But the more I learned, the more I wondered if it was as straightforward as police initially portrayed it to be.

Or did they miss evidence pointing in other directions?

This is the story of Jill and Julie Hansen. It's around 3 a.m. on Saturday, November 15, 1986, in Willow Creek, California,

when 40-year-old Hans Hansen suddenly jolts awake from a deep sleep. His feet are on his bedroom floor before he knows what woke him up.

But he immediately smells smoke, and here's something popping.

His wife Betty is already out of bed, scrambling to get her robe on. And when they throw open

their bedroom door, they are met with a hellscape. The bathroom across the hall is engulfed in flames

and hands hears that popping noise again. He's assuming it's some hairspray cans exploding in the heat of the fire or something like that.

And he knows he has to move quickly.

He, Betty, and three of their children are home, and they all need to get out now.

They live in a double-wide trailer.

The bedrooms and bathrooms are on one side. then a hallway leads to the kitchen, living

room, and front room.

And a fire is going to move through the home fast.

Hans rushes to the living room, where he knows his 21-year-old stepson Donnie was sleeping

on the couch.

But the sliding glass doors open and Donnie's gone, so he must have gotten out.

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