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{{Short description|1996 criminal case in the United States}}
{{more footnotes needed|date= August 2011}}
{{Infobox criminal
| name = Jeena Han
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| relatives = Sunny Han (twin sister)
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|04|30}}
| birth_place = [[Korea]]
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| nationality = American
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| charge = [[Conspiracy]] to commit murder
First-degree [[burglary]]

[[False imprisonment]] by violence (2 counts)

Second-degree burglary

Possession of firearm by a convicted felon
| conviction = [[Guilt (law)|Guilty]]
| conviction_penalty = [[Life imprisonment in the United States| Life imprisonment]] with the possibility of [[parole]] after 26 years
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sunny Han
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| relatives = Jeena Han (twin sister)
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| occupation = Lawyer
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The '''Han twins murder plot''' was a case of [[attempted murder]] of Sunny Han by her identical twin sister Jeena "Jeen" Han, occurring on November 6, 1996 in [[Irvine, California]]. Both are Korean-born American citizens.

Jeena Han recruited two teenage youths to capture her sister at home, but the plot went awry and the two were quickly taken into custody by local police.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/11/27/evil-twin-granted-parole-after-serving-nearly-2-decades-in-prison-for-plot-to-kill-sister-in-irvine/|access-date=11 June 2022|title= 'Evil twin' granted parole after serving nearly 2 decades in prison for plot to kill sister in Irvine |date=28 November 2017 }}</ref> The jury reached their verdict as to each defendant on November 20, 1997, after ten hours' deliberation. Jeena Han was convicted of all charges including one count of [[conspiracy to commit murder]], two counts of burglary (one in the first and another in the second degree), two counts of false imprisonment, and one count of a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The jury also found that Jeena Han was armed with a firearm during the commission of each offense.

Jeena Han was imprisoned at the [[Central California Women's Facility]] in Chowchilla, California, in 1998 with a sentence of 26 years to life in prison. She was given an additional year because the jury found the firearm enhancement to be true. Twenty years later, in May 2018, she was granted parole by California's Board of Parole.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/evil-twin-granted-parole-despite-das-objections/ |title='Evil Twin' Granted Parole Despite DA's Objections |work=courthousenews.com |author=Nathan Solis |date=June 21, 2018 |access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> Jeena received support from Sunny for parole.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-han-twins|access-date=June 11, 2022|title=The Han Twins}}</ref>

==Aftermath==
In 1999, the case was featured in the book ''Evil Twins'' by John Glatt.

In November 1999, an ''[[American Justice]]'' documentary titled "Sister Against Sister: The Twin Murder Plot" aired on [[A&E Network|A&E]], covering the sensational details of the case. The program was hosted by [[Bill Kurtis]].

In 2001, the case was profiled on ''The Investigators'' under the title "Evil Twin".

In 2005, ''[[Snapped]]'', a series about true crime on the [[Oxygen Network]], ran an episode about Jeen's plot to kill her twin sister and take over her life.

In 2012, this story became the focus of the pilot episode of the ''[[Investigation Discovery]]'' show, "Evil Twins".

In 2024, the case was featured in Stephanie Soo's podcast ''Rotten Mango'' on Spotify, on June 2th, 2024 and is titled “#363: Korean “Evil Twin” Tried to Kill “Perfect” Sister to Take Over Her Identity.”

==References==
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==External links==
*"[http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/1996/11/18/export6063.txt Family feud leads to twin's murder plot]." ''[[Associated Press]]'' at ''[[Beloit Daily News]]''. Monday November 18, 1996.
*"[http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/1997/11/21/export7262.txt 'Evil twin' found guilty of plotting to kill sister]." ''[[Associated Press]]'' at ''[[Beloit Daily News]]''. Friday November 21, 1997.
*[http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/californiastatecases/g023433.pdf Court of Appeal verdict The People v. Jeen Young Han et al. 2/25/00]
*"[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/JAILED+SUSPECT+SAYS+TWIN+SISTER+LIED+ABOUT+MURDER+PLOT.-a084003426 JAILED SUSPECT SAYS TWIN SISTER LIED ABOUT MURDER PLOT.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327221350/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/JAILED%20SUSPECT%20SAYS%20TWIN%20SISTER%20LIED%20ABOUT%20MURDER%20PLOT.-a084003426 |date=2014-03-27 }}" ''[[Associated Press]]'' at the ''[[Los Angeles Daily News]]''. November 18, 1996.
*[http://www.tv.com/Snapped/Jeena+Han/episode/550392/summary.html?tag=container;episode_guide_list Snapped - Jeena Han]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Twins-Chilling-Stories-Insanity/dp/0312968892# "Evil Twins" true crime paperback - Amazon.com]
*Hernandez, Greg. "[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-09-mn-47914-story.html Woman Gets 26 Years to Life in Plot to Kill Identical Twin]." ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. May 9, 1998.
*Hernandez, Greg. "[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-09-mn-47944-story.html Twin Gets 26 Years to Life for Murder Plot]." ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. May 9, 1998.
*"[https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/10/us/national-news-briefs-woman-jailed-26-years-for-trying-to-kill-twin.html Woman Jailed 26 Years to Life]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. May 10, 1998.
*[http://wiki.ocregister.com/index.php?title=Irvine/Crime,_Courts_%26_Safety/%22Evil%22_twin_murder_plot Orange County Register - Evil Twin Murder Plot]
*[http://www.ocregister.com/2017/11/27/evil-twin-granted-parole-after-serving-nearly-2-decades-in-prison-for-plot-to-kill-sister-in-irvine/ ‘Evil twin’ granted parole after serving nearly 2 decades in prison for plot to kill sister in Irvine ]
*{{cite news|url=https://medium.com/truly-adventurous/the-han-twins-cb293ac0f554|title=The Han Twins|author=Jana Meisenholder|date=2021-06-09|publisher=Medium/Truly Adventurous}}

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