FERGUS FALLS (KDLM) – A man who killed two people in Frazee in 2018 has been sentenced to 51 years in prison.
William Hillman, was given two consecutive sentences of 306 months, Tuesday, January 26. Hillman was accused of killing Denise McFadzen and her son, Dalton at their home in Frazee with a pipe wrench on April 17, 2018.
Hillman had been staying with the McFadzens after being released from a treatment facility in November of 2017. He said he attacked the McFadzens because he thought they worshiped Satan and were trying to steal his “life source”.
The earliest Hillman could be released is after serving 34 years.

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