# Delightful Monterey Bay mansion with brutal mass murder backstory hits the market for millions

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/delightful-monterey-bay-mansion-with-brutal-mass-murder-backstory-hits-the-market-for-millions/
- Published: 2026-11-12T00:22:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T01:38:27+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/real-estate/inside-the-4-6m-mid-century-mansion-with-a-gruesome-history/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A restored mansion where five people were murdered is on the market.
- The Soquel Hills property is listed for $4.6 million.
- Its architecture and history may shape buyers’ interest.

## Summary

A restored mid-century mansion in California’s Soquel Hills has been listed for $4.6 million, drawing attention for both its architecture and its history as the site of five murders in 1970. Designed by Aaron Green, a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright, the house combines a distinctive design with a grim past that may affect how prospective buyers view it.

John Linley Frazier killed eye surgeon Victor Ohta, his wife, their two sons and the family’s secretary, then set fires in the house. He was convicted and sentenced to death, later had his sentence commuted to life in prison, and died by suicide in 2009. The restored home spans 4,166 square feet on nearly 10 acres and includes five bedrooms, four bathrooms, extensive terraces, gardens, a tennis court and the lagoon-shaped pool where the victims were found.

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