“The Butcher Baker” Robert Hansen Pt. 1

Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén

Spotify Studios

True Crime, Education, History

4.7 • 30.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Bullied from a young age, Robert Hansen’s resentment toward the people in his hometown manifested in different ways — most alarmingly, arson. In 1967, the troubled baker and avid hunter moved to Alaska, and developed a deadly pastime: abducting and assaulting women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi there, it's Greg. We at PARCAST want to thank all of you for your continuing support throughout the year.
0:07.1	PARCAST could not be what it is today without you.
0:10.1	We also wanted to give you a heads-up that we're taking a break for the holidays and we won't be back until after the new year.
0:16.5	But since the season is all about giving, we do have something special lined up for the next two weeks, so be sure to tune in.
0:24.0	In the meantime, enjoy the season and we'll be back the first week of January with your regular programming.
0:29.5	Have a happy and safe new year.
0:33.5	Due to the graphic nature of this killer's crimes, Lister discretion is hand-fized.
0:38.5	This episode includes discussions of murder, rape, and assault that some people may find offensive.
0:44.5	We advise extreme caution for children under 13.
0:47.5	Late in the evening of December 19, 1971, 32-year-old Robert Hanson pulled into the parking lot of a 24-hour cafe.
1:08.5	He peered out of the frosty windshield of his blue Pontiac, watching some of Anchorage's most sordid characters scurry in and out of the late-night haunt.
1:18.5	Dancers on a break from the club, sex workers getting started for the night and the men who liked to ogle them were frequent patrons of the diner.
1:27.5	It was the perfect place for Robert to find his next victim.
1:32.5	He watched as a beautiful young woman dashed out of the cafe to warm up her car.
1:37.5	He glanced around the parking lot. For the first time all night, it was empty. This was his moment.
1:45.5	Robert slid out of his Pontiac and made his way toward the front door of the cafe.
1:50.5	He tucked himself out of sight, making sure the woman wouldn't see him as she walked back inside.
1:56.5	From his vantage point, he watched her fiddling with the knobs on her dashboard.
2:00.5	He stood patiently, waiting for the right moment to strike. It was only a matter of time before she would be his.
2:18.5	Hi, I'm Greg Poulson. This is Serial Killers, a Spotify original from Podcast.
2:24.5	Every episode we dive into the minds and madness of Serial Killers.
2:28.5	Today, we're taking a look at Robert Hansen, otherwise known as the Butcher Baker of Alaska.
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