That Robert Hansen had friends in high places seemed incongruous for a humble baker, though these folks always seemed willing…
Robert Hansen’s first encounter with Cindy Paulson seemed inauspicious. As was Hansen’s wont, he wanted to feel things out. Wanted…
The movie “The Frozen Ground” takes several liberties with the truth. Fine. It’s only “based” on a true story. One…
We resume our excerpts from the previously unpublished writings of Walter Gilmour. In this installment, he talks about the lengths Sgt.…
We resume our excerpts from the previously unpublished writings of Walter Gilmour. In this installment, he talks about the breaks that…
When Cindy Paulson escaped the clutches of Robert Hansen on Sunday, June 13, 1983, it initially seemed like an isolated…
Judge Ralph Moody had a difficult task before him. He stood at the apex of a system that had failed…
This is obvious but… at a sentencing hearing, the prosecution recommends the punishment that should be doled out by the…
Criminal sentencing in the U.S. usually comes down to a combination of three factors, in greater or lesser proportion. First…
The “why” answer discussed in our previous post is a long one. And in all likelihood incomplete. Even Assistant D.A.,…