Was a presentation I did for criminal law class

3. • A Murderer
• A hunter
• Another !FREAK!

4. • Many woman were flown into the wilderness,
released, then hunted down!!
• Literally, he strapped on his hunting gear, and hunted humans.
• Woman that were in terror, ran from him in the unknown wilderness.
• Robert loved the thrill, a real hunt, what an insane psycho-path!

5. • In the mountains around Anchorage, Hansen honed his skills as
a hunter, and in 1969, 1970 and 1971, he had 4 animals entered
into the Pope and Young record book.
• In about 1971, though, he discovered that
another type of hunting satisfied him more.

6. Paula ~ After raping and torturing her, Hansen
opened the cabin door and let her run away.
Golding
Robert Hansen: “It
~ He took off after her with his rifle.
~ He was hunting her, and talked with great
was like how she had run across a
some rather sharp going her feet
excitement about
rocks and cut after
badly, forcing her to try and hide under a
trophy Dall sheep or
bush.
a~ grizzly and called outup and started
He spotted her
bear.”her name, this
frightened her and she jumped
running. Unfortunately she chose open
ground to run over, and Hansen raised his
gun, and…
!~BANG~!

7. • Robert Christian Hansen was born on February
15, 1939, in Esterville, Iowa.
• From a Danish immigrant baker and his wife.
• His childhood was not easy, as his father was very
strict.
• Robert worked long hours in their bakery.
• Although he was left-handed, Robert was forced to
use his right hand, and he says the resulting stress
made a stuttering problem even worse.
• He had a slight build
• He had acne so bad that he almost never socialized.
• He was remembered as a "loner".

8. • On December 7, 1960, the first major event occurred
that would fit Hansen into the psychological profile of a
developing serial killer.
• As retribution for perceived abuses by the people of
Pocahantas, Iowa, he forced a 16-year-old employee
at the bakery to help him burn down the school bus
garage.
• Unfortunately, the teen had morals, though, and turned
himself and Hansen in. Hansen was sentenced to 3
years in prison, and his wife of only 6 months divorced
him
• . He served only 20 months of that sentence - he was
paroled despite being assessed as having an
"infantile personality" which made him obsess about
getting even with people.

9. Within a few months of being released, Hansen was married again. He
also started stealing just for the thrill of doing it. Although he was
caught stealing several times, no charges were ever laid. In 1967, the
Hansens decided it was time for a new start, and left for Alaska.

10. • Bob Hansen found all the victims he could want -
women who, for $300, would go anywhere with
him. From his looks, women apparently felt they
had no reason to fear him; as one rape victim
reported, "He sort of looked like the perfect dork."

11. Paula Golding
• Her body was found along Knik River.
• The remains were partially decomposed
and buried in a shallow grave
• 17-year-old that was a topless dancer and
prostitute from Anchorage
• Shot with a .223-caliber bullet
Joanne Messina
• Her body was found in a nearby gravel pit
• a local topless dancer
• her body was badly decomposed
• little evidence to be found

12. On June 13, 1983, there is some hope in finding the killer.
• In the evening, a trucker was passing
through town when he noticed a frantic
young female waving her arms and calling
out to him.
• The girl had a pair of handcuffs dangling
from one of her wrists and her clothing was
disheveled.
• She told the trucker that a man was after her.
she began telling him an extraordinary story.

13. According to reports she gave to investigators:
~ she had been approached on the street by a
40ish, red-haired man, and offered $200 for
oral sex ~
~ she agreed to the price, but midway
through the act the man locked a handcuff
around her wrist and pulled out a gun ~
~ he drove to his house in Muldoon, the man
brutally raped her, bit her nipples, and at one point
shoved a hammer into her vagina ~
~ after a brief rest, the man said that he was
going to fly her to his cabin in the mountains ~
~ Upon their arrival at the airport, her
kidnapper shoved her inside a small plane and
began loading supplies. The young prostitute
knew she was in serious trouble and that the
man would probably kill her once they got to
his cabin. Waiting until his back was
turned, she shoved open the door and ran for
her life ~

14. -On February 22, 1984, Hansen had his defense attorney arrange a meeting with
Anchorage D. A.
- During the meeting, he offered Hansen a deal
~In exchange for a full confession~
-The D.A. guaranteed him that he would-
-Be charged with the four cases that they knew of
-And be able to serve his time in a federal facility, rather than a
maximum-security institution
-Hansen reluctantly agreed to these conditions-

15. While searching Robert Hansen's
home, officers discovered a hidden
space tucked away in the attic rafters.

16. Officers found:
Jewelry
newspaper clippings,
driver's licenses,
Newspaper Clippings
Jewelry
and various ID cards, some of which belonged to the dead
women.

17. They discovered
Remington 552 rifle
Winchester12-gauge shotgun.
!!And many more!!

18. Hansen was provided with a large aerial map of the
region. He identified 15 gravesites, 12 of which
were unknown to investigators.

19. In 1988, Hansen was returned to Alaska and became an inmate in Spring Creek
Correctional Center, where he remains today. Shortly after his conviction, the record
keepers for Pope & Young removed Hansen's name from their record books.
Spring Creek Correctional Center

20. Hansen's wife and two children tried to remain in Alaska
, but after two years of harassment, his second wife filed for
divorce and left Alaska for good.

21. THE END