Robert Hansen's Crimes
What was hiding behind the baker?
4.7 (17)
56 mins
Discover the disturbing crimes of Robert Hansen, who abducted women and took some of them into the wilderness to hunt them as if they were prey. Explore how he selected his victims, the elaborate system he used to hide his crimes, and the investigation that finally exposed him.
Ep 1:
Bob the Baker's Secret Wilderness
In 1970s Anchorage, a friendly baker who served coffee to cops harbored a monstrous secret rooted in a childhood of humiliation, resentment, and a growing hunger for control.
Ep 2:
Hunting Season on Fourth Avenue
As Fourth Avenue's strip clubs became his hunting ground, Robert Hansen refined a horrifying ritual—luring women into his car before flying them into the wilderness to be hunted like game.
Ep 3:
The Girl Who Ran Barefoot
A teenage escape from a locked basement sets off a chain of missed chances, dismissed warnings, and a stubborn cop's refusal to let Cindy Paulson's story die.
Ep 4:
Thirty-Seven X Marks the Map
FBI profiling zeroes in on a stuttering suspect, and a search of his home uncovers trophies, a rifle, and a chilling map that finally exposes the Butcher Baker.
Discussions (5)
Lowell
Level 9 · 3 weeks agoThe system didnt fail, it just didnt care about those women
Jesse
Level 2 · 3 weeks agoBob the Baker. Serving donuts to the cops hunting him every morning. You truly cannot write this stuff.
Landon
Level 4 · 3 weeks agoCalling the plea deal 'agonizing' glosses over the reality: 17 confessed murders and families got 4 counts.
