Robert Hansen was born on February 15, 1939, in Iowa. He grew up in a seemingly normal household and showed an early interest in hunting. As he got older, he became known as a local hunting champion in Anchorage, Alaska. Despite his success in hunting, Hansen had a dark and sinister side that would eventually come to light.
Hansen's crimes began to unravel in the early 1980s when the bodies of several missing women started to surface in the wilderness of Alaska. It was discovered that Hansen had brutally murdered at least 17 girls and women, utilizing his hunting skills to stalk and capture his victims. In addition to the murders, Hansen was also known to have raped or sexually assaulted over 30 women, with his victims ranging in age from 16 to 41.
Hansen's modus operandi was chillingly methodical. He would often abduct his victims and take them to a remote location where he would release them and then hunt them down like animals. This twisted game of cat and mouse would end with Hansen brutally murdering his victims and disposing of their bodies in the Alaskan wilderness.
Despite his heinous crimes, Hansen managed to maintain a semblance of a normal family life. He had two children with his second wife, who reportedly had no knowledge of his dark double life. Hansen's ability to compartmentalize his violent urges from his family life only added to the shock and horror of his crimes.
In 1983, Robert Hansen's reign of terror finally came to an end when he was arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder and sexual assault. After a sensational trial that captivated the nation, Hansen was convicted and sentenced to over 400 years in prison. He spent the rest of his days behind bars, a cautionary tale of the dangers of underestimating the darkness that can lurk within seemingly ordinary individuals.
Robert Hansen's name will forever be synonymous with violence and terror, a dark chapter in Alaska's history that will never be forgotten.