On November 3 , 1983, an Anchorage grand jury returned four indictments against Hansen: first-degree assault and kidnapping, five counts of misconduct in possession of a handgun, theft in the second-degree, and theft by deception in insurance fraud. The case of Robert Hansen , an Alaskan baker and avid hunter who murdered at least 17 women during the ‘70s and ‘80s, is the subject of a new documentary on Investigation Discovery (ID) titled. The long slog toward putting away serial killer and bakery owner Robert Hansen turned a corner on October 27, 1983. By then, the cops had more than a decade’s worth of damaging evidence , enough to get the comprehensive search warrant they needed. Faced with overwhelming evidence , Hansen confessed but only to the murders of the four women whose bodies had been found. He described his methodical approach: selecting young, vulnerable women,. In a dramatic courtroom revelation, Hansen confessed to the murders to avoid the death penalty. He was convicted of four murders but admitted to 17, and was sentenced to 461 years plus life in prison without the possibility of parole. He died in prison in 2014 at the age of 75. Hansen ’ s arrest in 1983 revealed the full extent of his crimes, shocking the Anchorage community and beyond. Robert Hansen ’ s reign of terror claimed at least 17 known victims in Alaska between 1971 and 1983. Some women survived his attacks, while others remain unidentified to this day. In the 1970s and 80s, one-man terrorized Anchorage with his gruesome crimes. He was the owner of a local bakery, and a respected member of the community. But beneath his charming exterior lay a predator with a deep-seated thirst for blood. The Alaska Bureau of Investigation (ABI) Cold Case Investigation Unit (CCIU) recently launched another attempt to identify the remains of one of serial killer Robert Hanson’s victims, the young woman that has been identified as Horseshoe Harriet for 37 years. Law enforcement officials meticulously pieced together evidence and testimonies from survivors to build a case against Hansen . They painstakingly searched the remote locations where Hansen had buried his victims, often relying on tips and information provided by the killer himself.
The Shocking Revelation: New Evidence in the Robert Hansen Case
On November 3 , 1983, an Anchorage grand jury returned four indictments against Hansen: first-degree assault and kidnapping, five counts of misconduct in posses...
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