I’ve written about the murder of Beth van Zanten multiple times — here, here, here and here. That the murder is still “unsolved” is part of its enduring mystery. That it may be Robert Hansen’s first murder promises an insight into the cold-blooded killer he eventually became.
But one element has long been missing here: the sordid details of the investigation. It was an investigation that quickly ran off the rails and slid across multiple dimensions. An investigation that, perhaps, let Robert Hansen off the hook.
In this series of articles, I will endeavor to fill in those details. MORE>>>
Beth van Zanten