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Robert Christian HANSEN
A.K.A.: "The
Alaska's Serial Killer"
Classification:
Serial killer
Characteristics:
Rape - Flew
his victims into the Alaskan wilderness and hunted them down like
wild game
Number of victims: 17 - 21
Date of murders: 1973 - 1983
Date
of arrest:June
1983
Date of birth:
February 15,
1939
Victims profile: Women (prostitutes,
topless dancers, or topless barmaids)
Method of murder:
Shooting
(.223-caliber
Ruger Mini-14 rifle)
Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Status:
Sentenced to a term of
life imprisonment plus 461 years on February 28,
1984
Name: Unidentified victim dubbed "Eklutna Annie" Estimated age: Late teens - early 20's Found: July 21, 1980 Location: Eklutna Lake Rd
In July 1980, building workers discovered a shallow grave on Eklutna
Lake Rd. It contained the half eaten body of a young woman, and police
suspected that it may be one of the missing girls, but due to the
appalling conditions of her decomposed body, positive identification
proved impossible. Police made a facial reconstruction and it was widely
publicised, but the victim was never identified. She became known to
investigators as "Eklutna Annie".
Name: Joanne Messina Age: 24 year-old Found: July 1980 Location: Nearby Eklutna Lake Rd
Local topless dancer, Joanne Messina body was found in a gravel pit.
Unfortunately, her body was badly decomposed and, as with "Eklutna Annie",
there was little evidence to be found.
Name: Sherry Morrow Age: 23 year-old Last seen: November 17, 1981 Found: September 12, 1982 Location: On the banks of the Knik River
On 12 September 1982 hunters found a shallow grave on the banks of
the Knik River, which borders Anchorage. The remains were identified as
that of 23 yr old topless dancer Sherry Morrow, who had been reported
missing a year earlier. She had been shot in the back 3 times, and
cartridges found near the body suggested that she had been shot with a
.223 Ruger Mini-14 hunting rifle. An odd feature was that although the
body was found fully clothed, there were no bullet holes in the clothing,
suggesting that Sherry had been naked when shot, and had been redressed
after death.
Name: Paula Goulding Age: 17 year-old Found: September 2, 1983 Location: On the banks of the Knik River
2nd September 1983, 3 months after the rape and kidnap of Cindy
Paulson, who escaped from Robert Hansen, a grave was found on the banks
of the Knik River. The victim was identified as another of the missing
topless dancers, 17 yr old Paula Goulding. She had been murdered in
exactly the same way as Sherry Morrow, and had also been redressed after
death.
Name: Malai Larsen Age: ?? year-old Found: April 24, 1984 Location: parking area by old Knik bridge
Name: Sue Luna Age: ?? year-old Found: April 24, 1984 Location: Knik River
1983, the exact date of Sue's death is unknown. Robert Hansen, took
Sue out to the Knik River in Alaska, stripped her, and made her run like
an animal while he hunted her down, and eventually killing her. He shot
her to death.
Name: DeLynn Frey Age: ?? year-old Found: April 25, 1984 Location: Horseshoe Lake
Name: Angela Feddern Age: ?? year-old Found: April 26, 1984 Location: Figure Eight Lake
Name: Tamara Pederson Age: ?? year-old Found: April 29, 1984 Location: one and a half miles from old Knik Bridge
Name: Lisa Futrell Age: ?? year-old Found: May 9, 1984 Location: south of old Knik Bridge
Name: Andrea Altiery Age: ?? year-old Found: Location:
Robert Hansen was a "trophy collector" It was largely this trophy
collection that resulted in his successful conviction - among the
significant items, he had kept a fish necklace that had been custom-made
for Andrea Altiery.
