Robert Hansen Part 1: Solider Of The Week

What kind of person turns hunting into a deadly game—and makes human beings his prey?

In Episode 1 of Torture: A Dark History, Kevin Young and Dan Hourigan begin the story of Robert Hansen, the “Butcher Baker,” one of the most notorious serial killers in Alaskan history. We follow Hansen from his troubled childhood in Iowa and obsession with hunting to his move to Anchorage, where his crimes against women began to escalate.

We look at the early warning signs that were repeatedly ignored, his attacks on women, the disappearance and murders of women including Eklutna Annie, Joanna Messina, Sherry Morrow, and others, and the bizarre combination of arrogance, incompetence, and sheer luck that allowed Hansen to keep getting away with it.

And because this is Torture: A Dark History, we're also going to discuss Hansen's acne, his infamous nickname, his questionable fashion choices, and the fact that this terrifying serial killer apparently thought a fake mustache was a solid disguise.

This is only the beginning. Hansen's most infamous hunting trips are still to come.

If you love serial killers, true crime, dark history, torture history, and the horrifying things real people have actually done, this is one Alaskan hunting trip you definitely don't want to take.

Thank you to Worlds True Crime for starting off our show. You can find them at http://www.worldstruecrime.com

Our main reference for this episode was "Butcher, Baker: The True Account of an Alaskan Serial Killer" by Walter Gilmour and Leland E. Hale

Also episodes on Hansen by Last Podcast on the Left and several Oxygen network, ID channel, and Youtube documentaries.

http://www.murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hansen-robert.htm

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