Spry said Hansen's story was that he brought them to a barn, sent Peterson off to brush one of the horses, and started to molest the Schuessler brothers. When Peterson returned, Hansen grabbed him by the throat and choked him to death. Spry told the court that Hansen insisted the first killing was an accident. "He said he had no other choice but to kill the other two kids — so he killed the other two kids," Spry testified.