Robert Hansen, who was also known as “The Butcher Baker” was born on February 15, 1939. He died on August 21, 2014, at age 75. He was born in Estherville, Iowa. Robert was left handed and his parents tried to force him to be right-handed because they thought it was it was more normal. Roberts parents were very religious people. He wanted to follow his father in being a baker as a young boy. Robert tried to fit in during his High School years but was a loner and hated school. He was ignored by the pretty girls in school because of his severe case of acne and his permanent scars. He grew up hating those girls and wanted cruel revenge. He was bullied because of his acne and because he spoke with a stutter. His first sexual experience was in …show more content…
On February 27, Superior Court Judge Ralph E. Moody sentenced Hansen to 461 years plus life, with no chance of parole. He was then brought to Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary in Pennsylvania. Days later Hansen would ask for a for a meeting with the DA where he was offered a deal. In exchange for a full confession, they would guarantee him that he would only be charged with the four murders that they knew of and he would be able to serve his time in a federal penitentiary instead of a maximum security prison. Hansen was unhappy about the confession but was advised to agree to the conditions. He confessed to killing 17 women and possibly raping another 30 over a 12-year span. Over the next couple of months, investigators found seven bodies at the grave sites that Hansen told them about. The women were found in the areas of The Knik River, the Knik Bridge, Horseshoe Lake and Figure Eight Lake in the following order ,on April 24, Sue Luna , Malai Larsen , April 25, DeLynn Frey, April 26, Teresa Watson, Angela Feddern, April 29, Tamara Pederson and on May 9, Lisa Futrell's . A total of 12 bodies were