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Father Smells Smoke While Killer Shoots His Daughters
At 3 AM, a father wakes to the smell of smoke, dismissing it as aerosol cans exploding. He was wrong. Those sounds were shotgun blasts, and someone had already fired at his daughters.
In this episode, we analyze the chilling events of November 15, 1986, in Willow Creek, California, a town known as "Murder Mountain." What did investigators find when the smoke cleared, and why did it point to someone already inside the house?
Case: Hansen Family Murders
Date: November 15, 1986
Location: Willow Creek, Humboldt County, California
Victims: Jill and Julie Hansen
Weapon: 12-gauge shotgun
- Hans Hansen woke at 3 AM to the smell of smoke and two loud explosions.
- Jill and Julie Hansen, 16-year-old identical twins, were shot with a 12-gauge shotgun.
- Jill had recently been declared healthy after battling leukemia for six years.
- Two empty gasoline cans, matching Hans's supply, were found on the property.
- The shotgun used in the attack was stored in Hans's outbuilding, known to several people.
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Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
At 3 AM, a father wakes to the smell of smoke, dismissing it as aerosol cans exploding. He was wrong. Those sounds were shotgun blasts, and someone had already fired at his daughters.
In this episode, we analyze the chilling events of November 15, 1986, in Willow Creek, California, a town known as "Murder Mountain." What did investigators find when the smoke cleared, and why did it point to someone already inside the house?
Case: Hansen Family Murders
Date: November 15, 1986
Location: Willow Creek, Humboldt County, California
Victims: Jill and Julie Hansen
Weapon: 12-gauge shotgun
- Hans Hansen woke at 3 AM to the smell of smoke and two loud explosions.
- Jill and Julie Hansen, 16-year-old identical twins, were shot with a 12-gauge shotgun.
- Jill had recently been declared healthy after battling leukemia for six years.
- Two empty gasoline cans, matching Hans's supply, were found on the property.
- The shotgun used in the attack was stored in Hans's outbuilding, known to several people.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
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At 3 AM, a father wakes to the smell of smoke, dismissing it as aerosol cans exploding. He was wrong. Those sounds were shotgun blasts, and someone had already fired at his daughters.
In this episode, we analyze the chilling events of November 15, 1986, in Willow Creek, California, a town known as "Murder Mountain." What did investigators find when the smoke cleared, and why did it point to someone already inside the house?
Case: Hansen Family Murders
Date: November 15, 1986
Location: Willow Creek, Humboldt County, California
Victims: Jill and Julie Hansen
Weapon: 12-gauge shotgun
- Hans Hansen woke at 3 AM to the smell of smoke and two loud explosions.
- Jill and Julie Hansen, 16-year-old identical twins, were shot with a 12-gauge shotgun.
- Jill had recently been declared healthy after battling leukemia for six years.
- Two empty gasoline cans, matching Hans's supply, were found on the property.
- The shotgun used in the attack was stored in Hans's outbuilding, known to several people.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
At 3 AM, a father wakes to the smell of smoke, dismissing it as aerosol cans exploding. He was wrong. Those sounds were shotgun blasts, and someone had already fired at his daughters.
In this episode, we analyze the chilling events of November 15, 1986, in Willow Creek, California, a town known as "Murder Mountain." What did investigators find when the smoke cleared, and why did it point to someone already inside the house?
Case: Hansen Family Murders
Date: November 15, 1986
Location: Willow Creek, Humboldt County, California
Victims: Jill and Julie Hansen
Weapon: 12-gauge shotgun
- Hans Hansen woke at 3 AM to the smell of smoke and two loud explosions.
- Jill and Julie Hansen, 16-year-old identical twins, were shot with a 12-gauge shotgun.
- Jill had recently been declared healthy after battling leukemia for six years.
- Two empty gasoline cans, matching Hans's supply, were found on the property.
- The shotgun used in the attack was stored in Hans's outbuilding, known to several people.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie