Crime Junkie

MURDERED: Jill & Julie Hansen

February 16, 2026·28 min·5-min readnarrativetrue crime
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This episode of Crime Junkie investigates the 1986 arson and double shooting of teenage twin sisters Jill and Julie Hansen in Willow Creek, California, a case that quickly zeroed in on their stepbrother, Donnie, but unraveled at trial due to serious investigative flaws. The host, Ashley F

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Ashley FlowersJill HansenBetty HansenJill HansenJulie HansenJulie HansenWilliam BraggRichard MewhaTerry Farmer

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Humboldt County Sheriff's OfficeCrimeJunkie

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Cold CasesCriminal Justice ReformForensicsMissing PersonsTrue CrimeUnsolved MysteriesWrongful Convictions

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