The Butcher Baker's Killings
How did Hansen lure women into the Alaskan wilderness?
4.1 (38)
51 mins
Discover the murders committed by Robert Hansen, the Anchorage baker who secretly hunted women and took some of his victims into the Alaskan wilderness. Uncover how one survivor’s testimony and a painstaking investigation finally exposed Hansen’s double life.
Ep 1:
Two Monsters, One Name
Two men named Robert H. hid monstrous secrets behind wholesome facades—one an Alaskan baker, one an FBI agent—both forged by childhood trauma into predators of terrifying scale.
Ep 2:
The Baker's Hunt, The Spy's Betrayal
As Anchorage's pipeline boom draws vulnerable women into danger, Robert Hansen begins hunting them for sport, while Robert Hanssen walks into a Soviet office and starts selling America's secrets.
Ep 3:
Barefoot Escape, Closing Net
A terrified teenager's daring escape from Hansen's clutches is ignored by police, while across the country, decades of espionage finally lead investigators toward an unthinkable suspect.
Ep 4:
Confessions and Consequences
Both Roberts are finally cornered—one confessing to a decade of wilderness murders, the other caught mid-betrayal—exposing the shocking failures that let two monsters hide in plain sight.
Discussions (5)
Thaddeus
Level 9 · 2 weeks agoTwo Bobs, zero chill
Johnna
Level 2 · 2 weeks agoTwo Roberts, both churchgoing family men beloved by everyone around them. One hunted women in the wilderness. One hunted America from within. The scariest monster is always the one handing you free coffee.
Shane
Level 8 · 2 weeks agoDmitri Polyakov was executed in 1988, not after Ames exposed him in 94. Hanssen sold him out first in 79 but the KGB waited til Ames confirmed it.
