You Won't Believe What Happened Next in the Robert Hansen Case

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It was up to Assistant District Attorney Frank Rothschild to articulate the depth and depravity of Robert Hansen’s crimes. When he went before Judge Ralph E. Moody at Robert Hansen’s sentencing, he stood in for all the victims who could not be heard, and for the few who got away. During the conversation with Newsweek, Rothschild revealed what it was like interrogating Hansen , how serial killers choose their victims, and why he never got closure on the gruesome case. Where is Robert Hansen now? Hansen was imprisoned at the United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, but was sent back to Alaska in 1988 and incarcerated at Lemon Creek Correctional Centre. After his arrest in 1983, Hansen faced overwhelming evidence, so he pleaded guilty, but only to four murders in order to avoid 17 different trials. Part of his plea deal was to lead investigators to the bodies they had not yet found. On August 21 , 2014 , Robert Hansen died of natural causes at Alaska Regional Hospital at the age of 75. His death marked the end of a dark chapter in Alaska’s history. Hansen had been serving a 461-year sentence for his crimes. The Butcher Baker’s death came decades after his murderous spree. The long slog toward putting away serial killer and bakery owner Robert Hansen turned a corner on October 27 , 1983 . By then, the cops had more than a decade’s worth of damaging evidence, enough to get the comprehensive search warrant they needed. A persistent problem in investigations involving Robert Hansen was the tendency to believe him and NOT the women who were his victims. Assuming, that is, that they got away and were able to report something. But the kidnapping of Patty Roberts was different.