Having Vic Krumm, the Anchorage D.A. buy into the investigation — and assign a resource to the affidavit for a search warrant — represented a huge vote of confidence. Having the FBI on board helped considerably, of course, Maybe, just maybe, they could wind this thing up with an arrest.<\/p>\n
Flothe already knew that their fraud case against Hansen was building. State Farm insurance had two sets of photos from Robert Hansen’s house: one that showed the trophies in his den, another that showed them gone. On that basis — a burglary of Hansen’s house — State Farm had paid out an insurance claim. Troopers knew something else: when Cindy Paulson was kidnapped and held in Hansen’s den, those hunting trophies were back. Bingo. That looked a lot like insurance fraud. And Ronnie Lee, a State Farm Claims Adjuster, could help make that real.<\/p>\n
10-12-83<\/strong>: Col. Kolovosky, Lt. Jent, Flothe meet with Vic Krumm, requests Anchorage D.A. assistance. Assigned Gail Voigtlander.
\n10-14-83<\/strong>: RONNIE LEE, Claims Adjuster interviewed by Trooper Von Clasen reference HANSEN Burglary.<\/p>\n
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