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Category: Beth van Zanten

Robert Hansen as Myth, Legend, Archetype

June 14, 2021 Admin Leave a comment

One of the conundrums true-crime authors eventually face is the prospect that their chosen criminal “subject” — in this case…

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Posted in: Beth van Zanten, Butcher, Baker, frank rothschild, Glenn Flothe, Robert Hansen, Walter Gilmour

Return To The Beginning

June 8, 2021 Admin 1 Comment

We’ve been traveling a bit lately, getting out of the COVID doldrums. Now that we’ve made our joyful and relaxed…

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Posted in: Anchorage 1970s, anchorage 1980s, Beth van Zanten, Butcher, Baker, Cindy Paulson, Robert Hansen

Arrest Warrant, Search Warrant

October 21, 2020 Admin Leave a comment

While the informant interviews stretched into 1972, the first move on Robert Hansen took place in late ’71, two days…

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Posted in: Anchorage 1970s, Audible, Beth van Zanten, Butcher, Baker, True Crime

Witness One: Patty’s Friend

October 7, 2020 Admin 2 Comments

A persistent problem in investigations involving Robert Hansen was the tendency to believe him and NOT the women who were…

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Posted in: Anchorage 1970s, Audible, Beth van Zanten, Butcher, Baker, Robert Hansen

Sgt. Hughes Has Questions. Patty Roberts Has Answers.

October 1, 2020 Admin Leave a comment

Word among troopers was that Sgt. D. W. Hughes was “by the book.” In fact, they’d taken Walt Gilmour off…

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Posted in: Anchorage 1970s, Audible, Beth van Zanten, Butcher, Baker, Robert Hansen, Serial Murder

On A Ride to No Place In Particular

September 16, 2020 Admin Leave a comment

Patty Roberts, now in Hansen’s vehicle, is on a ride to no place. No place she knows, at least. No…

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Posted in: Anchorage 1970s, Beth van Zanten, Butcher, Baker, Robert Hansen, Walter Gilmour

Patty Roberts Meets One Scary Ass Man

September 15, 2020 Admin 3 Comments

Police Synopsis: Victim PATRICIA ANN ROBERTS was abducted at gunpoint from Nevada Tavern by a white male adult, transported to…

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Posted in: Anchorage 1970s, Beth van Zanten, Butcher, Baker, Robert Hansen, Serial Murder

Human Hunting Humans?

July 10, 2019 Admin Leave a comment

Robert Hansen dragged Joanna Messina across the gravel and stuffed her into a sleeping bag. He shoved Sherry Morrow into…

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Posted in: Alaskana, Anchorage 1970s, Beth van Zanten, Butcher, Baker, Cindy Paulson, Frozen Ground, Serial Murder, True Crime

How Maj. Walter Gilmour Met Glenn Flothe

February 26, 2019 Admin Leave a comment

We resume our excerpts from the previously unpublished writings of Walter Gilmour. In this installment, he talks about how he met…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Anchorage 1970s, Beth van Zanten, Glenn Flothe, Robert Hansen, Serial Murder

Lonesome Death of Beth van Zanten: Whodunit?

October 19, 2018 Admin Leave a comment

The lonesome death of Beth van Zanten remains a “whodunit.” No one was ever convicted of this crime, much less arrested.…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Anchorage 1970s, Beth van Zanten, Butcher, Baker, What Happened in Craig

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