Case 190
The Butcher Baker
(Part 1)
During the 1970s and ’80s, a predator was stalking the streets of Anchorage, Alaska. By day, he was a respectable family man who ran his own business. But at night, he would prowl Anchorage’s infamous Tenderloin District, looking for vulnerable or destitute women.
Luring his victims in with promises of gifts or money, he took them into the expansive and remote wilderness beyond the city lights, where he would restrain and rape them. At first, he released his victims. But when the bodies of several missing women were uncovered in remote locations, it became abundantly clear that his crimes had escalated.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Erin Munro and Milly Raso
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
BOOKS:
Butcher, Baker – Walter Gilmour and Leland E. Hale
Fair Game – Bernard Du Clos
DOCUMENTARIES:
The Mark of a Killer – Season 2 Episode 6, Hunted to Death
ARTICLES:
Robert Hansen, the ‘Butcher Baker’ serial killer who hunted his victims like animals in the wild – A&E Real Crime
Robert Hansen “Butcher Baker” – the Alaska serial killer who hunted his victims in the wilderness – Strange Outdoors
Robert Hansen, convicted serial killer in Alaska, dies at 75 – The Washington Post
How did ‘The Butcher Baker’ serial killer die? – Heavy
Alaska police ‘laughed’ at female cop who said serial killer Robert Hansen was at large – Heavy
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS:
WEBSITES:
Website of crime writer Leland E. Hale
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