This is an aerial photograph of Old Harbor Avenue.
The FBI crime lab in Washington, Pin. CINDY: (crosstalk) Cause at the time, when I was downstairs for five hours, the only thing I could think about was how I could get away. But those who became his victims? [6] In his youth, he was painfully shy, had a stutter and severe acne that left him permanently scarred. He indicated that he began killing in the early 1970s.
The Butcher Baker is Alaskas most prolific serial killerand his real name is Robert Hansen. Note that in older reports and maps, this location is labeled as Old Harbor Road instead of Avenue. In Anchorage, he was well liked by his neighbors and set several local hunting records. Is it in the hands of a private owner now? What did you think he really was gonna do? It was winter and I was outside on a Sunday morning waiting to go to church. He promised a cabin; this was it. Eklutna Annie is Robert Hansen's first confirmed murder victim. She had been stabbed in the back of the neck with a knife. The marks on the map were approximations and sometimes Hansen didn't remember the exact location. A lake. On December 7, 1960, Hansen was arrested for burning down a Pocahontas County Board of Education school bus garage, revenge for his unpopularity in high school. Law enforcement convinced her to show them the plane, which gave them the grounds to go after Hansen with search warrants that helped them compile enough evidence for a trial and a conviction. Many serial killers get handed a nickname by the mainstream media, and Hansen was no different. New Details About Serial Killer Ted Bundy's Daughter, Daughter Of Accused Murderer Letecia Stauch Seeks Donations & Claims She 'Lost' Her Mother Who Is Currently On Trial For Stepson's Death, Man Shares Bizarre Story Of Touring A House While The Owner Was 'Tied Up In A CarpetIn the Basement', One Strange Book Is Connected To Thousands Of Disappearances, Who Is Elizabeth Kloepfer? Im pretty certain that was Prahls other hidden reference. Robert Christian Hansen was born in Estherville, Iowa, at Coleman Hospital on February 15, 1939, the elder of two children to an American mother and a Danish father. Detective Glenn Flothe from the Alaska State Troopers police contacted the FBI and requested help after a body was found. This was the time when her reckoning was . The map is gruesome documentation of Hansens savagery and cruelty and the single best image of the scope of his crimes. CINDY: Oh hell yeah. Serial Killer House in Chicago, Illinois, United States, Filming Location in Caldwell, New Jersey, United States, Filming Location in Verona, New Jersey, United States, Filming Location in Kearny, New Jersey, United States, Filming Location in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States, Place of Interest Queens, New York, United States, Crime Location Brooklyn, New York, United States, Place of Interest Augusta, Georgia, United States, Filming Location Long Beach, California, United States. On September 27, 1983, 18-year-old Cindy Paulson sat down with Alaska State Trooper Sgt. [1] He served twenty months of a three-year prison sentence in Anamosa State Penitentiary. According to reports, he murdered at least 17 women in Anchorage, Alaska, by literally hunting them down in the wilderness using a Ruger Mini-14 and abducted and raped over 30 others. Tweet. Serial Killer Week is well underway on Investigation Discovery, and the crime-focused network is showing new documentaries about some of the countrys most prolific serial killers of all time. Your email address will not be published. Once she arrived at the lobby of the inn, she asked a staff member if she could use the phone. When authorities were able to obtain a search warrant for Hansen's properties, they found jewelry from the missing women that he kept as trophiesand also discovered a map that indicated where thebodies of the women he killed were buried. Of the 12 victims recovered during Hansen's confession and trial, 10 had been identified. [7] In 1957, Hansen enlisted in the United States Army Reserve and served for one year before being discharged. If not please announce when you are allowed. Over the next few years, Hansen was jailed several times for petty theft. Shortly after Paulson arrived at the Mush Inn, a friend picked her up and took her to the Big Timber Motel, which was just around the corner. He started to practice both hunting and archery, and often found refuge in these pastimes. However, when his truck became mired in mud she took the opportunity to try to escape, even though he had been holding her at gunpoint. Sep 5 . Although Hansen had several prior run-ins with the law, his meek demeanour and humble occupation as a baker, along with an alibi from his friend John Henning, kept him from being considered as a serious suspect. John Cusack stars as Alaska serial killer Robert Hansen alongside Nicolas Cage, who plays Srgt. With the information Cindy Paulson gave the police like the description of Robert Hansen'splane, the location of his cabin, and his telltale stutter authorities immediately questioned him in her kidnapping, but did not arrest him. Paulson went on to say that he had taken her back to his home, assaulted her again, and told her that he was going to take her to his cabin. She was 19 years old when she was killed. Probably push me out of the plane. It is situated at 7223 Old Harbor Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska. Thank you very much. including a Many thanks for sharing your childhood memory! At the time, his wife and children were out of town. Your email address will not be published. Although he initially denied any involvement, Hansen soon buckled under the weight of the evidence that was being put before him. Robert Hansen Hes one of those guys that you kind of hope every breath that he takes in his life, theres some pain associated with it, because he caused such pain..
Darla finally left him after his murder conviction, but according to prosecutor Frank Rothschild, she wasn't the only one that had shared a life with him without knowing the extent of his crimes. Amanda Prahls article was published on 09/2020? Although Baxter Road leads to Campbell Airstrip Road, Hansen kept his plane at Merrill Field and didnt start using his plane until the early 80s (after several more close calls). Once law enforcement interviewed Robert Hansen (who claimed to never have met the woman who went to Alaska State Troopers to tell of her kidnapping and assault), Oxygen says they kept digging and after his alibi fell apart, the search warrant and following investigation into Hansen's home turned up some convincing evidence. Not sure if anyone monitors this page still or if this would be of interest to anyone. Born in 1939 to a father who forced him to work long hours at the family bakery while subjecting him to ridicule and mockery and a mother who was compliant in the harsh treatment of her son, Hansen grew up learning a lesson from his parents that would shape his later beliefs: Men were in charge, and women were weak. Hansen showed investigators 17 grave sites in and around Southcentral Alaska, 12 of which were unknown to investigators. Hale says that each of the locations has been investigated, although not all the remains have been recovered: The map was meant to show a general location, and the Alaskan wilderness is vast. [12] The Alaska Supreme Court reduced his sentence, and he was released with time served. [8][9] Hansen's wife filed for divorce while he was incarcerated. Of course, its no secret that Robert Hansen was active in those days (late 70s). ", "Serial killer Hansen dies; "World is better without him", trooper says", "Unsolved Murder: Did Alaskan Serial Killer Robert Hansen Kill Beth van Zanten? . Of these eighteen women, Hansen was only formally charged with the murders of four: Sherry Morrow, Joanna Messina, Eklutna Annie, and Paula Goulding. There's another one right there by a road, there's another sandbar right in the middle of the Knik down a little ways there where there's one. The Butcher Baker: Mind of a Monster airs on Wednesday, September 2 at 9/8c on Investigation Discovery. Hansen was born on February 15, 1939 in Iowa. Van Zanten's abduction occurred three days after Hansen assaulted a prostitute and four days before the prostitute turned him in.