{"id":9359,"date":"2017-09-14T17:13:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T17:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/butcherbaker.net\/wordpress\/?p=9359"},"modified":"2020-09-28T20:56:13","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T20:56:13","slug":"hansens-victims-mat-su-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lelandhale.com\/butcherbaker\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/14\/hansens-victims-mat-su-lakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Hansen's Victims: Mat-Su Lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not all of Robert Hansen’s victims were found along the Knik River<\/a>. There were others, spread across the Mat-Su valley<\/a> to the north and northwest of Anchorage (1). The first area we’re looking at is, as the crow flies, very close to Anchorage. Note especially the proximity to Merrill Field — it’s just a straight shot across Knik Arm.<\/p>\n

\"Mat-Su
\nDetail — Hansen’s Map of the Mat-Su Peninsula & Eagle River<\/strong> (courtesy Alaska State Troopers<\/p>\n

\"Hansen
\nLakes on the Mat-Su Peninsula<\/strong> & Sleepers Strip Airport (Google Maps; illustration Leland E. Hale)<\/p>\n

The outlier in this case is victim #1 — found along Hiland Road, just south of Eagle River, very near the Glenn Highway (Alaska Route 1) — who was never identified. Given the proximity to a major highway, it is likely that Hansen drove — rather than flew — to this site (2).<\/p>\n

\"Hiland
\nHiland Road (misidentified as “Highland Rd” in Sgt. Flothe’s matrix)<\/strong> (Apple Maps; illustration Leland E. Hale)<\/p>\n

Known Victims Mat-Su and Eagle Creek Areas<\/h4>\n

In this area we are unfortunately faced with more unknowns than knowns. I can, however, say a little bit about Angela Feddern, having met her mother and sister. Her mother was beyond consolation. Her sister, on the other hand, demonstrated a no-nonsense realism that got\u00a0straight to the point and refused to be bullied or intimidated (3).
\nAngela’s sister knew all about her\u00a0lifestyle and begged her to get off the streets. There was a feeling of helplessness, though, in the face of the drugs that drove Angela to turn tricks. Her sister’s biggest sadness was knowing that Angela promised she’d return to the Seattle area after one last trip to Anchorage. She never made it back.<\/p>\n