I am not sure if I have ever mentioned this on blogland before..that our family friends were murdered by their son almost 2 years ago. I was forwarded the article below by our friend whose sister in law, brother in law, niece/husband were killed. Please say a prayer for them. The trial should begin sometime in 08 and there is one remaining sister. This family has obviously been torn apart in so many ways.
Its pretty obvious that their son was a sociopath and I am pretty sure he feels no remorse for what he has done. In fact, I think he was still trying to gain access to "hidden" accounts as recently as last fall before a judge put an end to that. I really struggle in praying for him. If truth be told, I want nothing better than for him to spend all of eternity roting in hell for what he did. That is me..real and very transperant. I am just not there. I can't see how what he did is forgivable. I know that isn't what God thinks though..I just can't seem to be able to even pray for him though. So maybe pray that I can...I just felt it needed to be shared!
In the weeks leading up to his four family members’ murders, Eric Hanson’s conflict with them about money spiraled out of control.
The 30-year-old Naperville man was banned from his sister’s home and their mother complained of needing a $100,000 loan to pay back debt she alleged he racked up in his parents’ name.
The allegations of family discord emerged during a Wednesday court hearing in which a judge limited the prosecution’s use of several “hearsay” statements of the slain at trial, which may begin early next year.
Eric Hanson is accused of fatally beating his sister, Kate, and her husband, Jimmy Tsao, in late September 2005 and shooting his parents, Terrance and Mary Hanson, with whom he lived.
The defendant denies involvement in the quadruple homicide, which was discovered that Sept. 29 in the Tsaos’ home in Aurora’s White Eagle neighborhood.
Last month, DuPage Circuit Judge Robert Anderson ruled Hanson’s other sister, Jennifer Williams, may testify that Kate complained Eric threatened to kill her Aug. 13, 2005, if she told their father about the credit card fraud.
At issue Wednesday was whether similar so-called hearsay statements of the slain also are admissible.
Chiu-Ter Tsao told police his brother, Jimmy, loaned Eric Hanson money for about four years and suspected he had stolen several valuables.
In fact, the brother said Jimmy told him everyone in the family, including the defendant’s parents, thought he was stealing money and valuables, later selling them.
Chiu-Ter Tsao said Jimmy finally banned Eric Hanson from the home. Within one month of the murder, Chiu-Ter Tsao said Jimmy accused Hanson of stealing his garage-door opener. Jimmy retrieved it from Hanson’s car, the brother said.
Chiu-Ter Tsao also told police Jimmy complained Eric Hanson’s flagrant spending on electronics and gifts for his girlfriends and constant borrowing caused growing family fights.
The defendant’s cousin, Robert Stutelburg, told police he thought Hanson sounded “fake” and was “playing dumb” when he told him about the murders. Stutelburg said Eric Hanson had been “living large” and bragged about earning $18,000 a month at a mortgage company — which the cousin didn’t believe.
Stutelburg said Hanson had a long disdain for his sister, Kate, and also fought with his parents about money. The cousin said it was a running joke in their family that Hanson had anger-management problems.
Stutelburg characterized Eric Hanson as a habitual liar who lived by the motto deny, deny, deny.
Judge Anderson ruled Wednesday that only those relevant “hearsay” statements in which Chiu-Ter Tsao and Stutelburg have personal knowledge will be allowed at the trial.
For example, Stutelburg may testify about how he thinks Hanson reacted to news of the murders. Chiu-Ter Tsao cannot testify about the alleged theft of the garage-door opener.
Hanson is in court again July 20. He is being held in jail without bond and may face the death penalty if convicted of the murders.
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We were very close friends of the grandparents, the Hanson's. We have a cabin in Minnesota that was very close to the Hanson's My father-in- law was a childhood friend of Ray and Patty the grandparents. We got to know the whole Hanson family thru that association. Oddly, Ray had been a Minneapolis police officer.
From a very early age, Eric exhibited anti social behaviour.The earliest I recall was his breaking out all the windows in a historical homestead cabin on Battle Lake, MN. He was very young when this occured, but that type of anti social behavior continued through out his life. He exhibited grandiose characteristics, but was in fact a failure in all aspects of his life. I believe he committed these crimes out of a sense of failure and jealously of his family members for their success. I also firmly believe had he not been apprehended in Wisconsin, his one remaining sister would have also been a victim. His route put him on a direct path to her. I believe the reason for that would have been so he would have become the sole beneficiary of his parents sizeable assets, believing he'd never been caught.
As difficult as it is to say, I feel he deserves no mercy on this earth for his heinous actions.
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