Chapter 1: Prelude to Tragedy

The FBI alerted Jenny that her brother was approaching, advising her and her family to seek shelter immediately.

On September 30, 2005, Wisconsin state trooper pulled over 31-year-old Eric Hanson, instructing him to exit his TrailBlazer with his hands raised. Given that an alert had labeled him as armed and dangerous, the officer was taking no risks. Eric had been speeding north, leaving behind his home in Illinois, and police suspected he was en route to Minnesota with the intent to murder his eldest sister. Eric had already killed the rest of his family, including his parents, sister, and brother-in-law.

Eric, the youngest and only male sibling, had been coddled by his mother. Recently, Mary Hanson had assured him that she would keep his continued thefts from his father, Terr