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Butcher, Baker

The True Account of an Alaskan Serial Killer

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Butcher, Baker

Written by: Walter Gilmour, Leland E. Hale
Narrated by: James Fouhey
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The horrific true story of serial kidnapper, rapist, and killer Robert Hansen’s reign of terror

As oil-boom money poured into Anchorage, Alaska the city quickly became a prime destination for the seedier elements of society: prostitutes, pimps, con men, and criminals of all breeds looking to cash in. However, something even worse lurked in their midst.

To all who knew him, Robert Hansen was a typical hardworking businessman, husband, and father. But hidden beneath the veneer of mild respectability was a monster whose depraved appetites could not be sated. From 1971 to 1983, Hansen was a human predator, stalking women on the edges of Anchorage society - women whose disappearances would cause scant outcry, but whose gruesome fates would shock the nation. After his arrest, Hansen confessed to 17 brutal murders, though authorities suspect there were more than 30 victims.

Alaska State Trooper Walter Gilmour and writer Leland E. Hale tell the story of Hansen’s twisted depredations - from the dark urges that drove his madness to the women who died at his hand and finally to the authorities who captured and convicted the killer who came to be known as the “Butcher Baker.”

©2011 Walter Gilmour and Leland E. Hale (P)2019 Audible, Inc. Crime Murder Social Sciences True Crime Violence in Society Alaska Money Emotionally Gripping Scary

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Author, James Fouhey, covers the details and the investigation process with great authority. A highly recommended read.

As with most power/control motivated serial killers, you never uncover all their deeds, and this deviant is no exception, so with no blame to the author, much is left unknown in this case. But it is of no consequence, as although these perps think they're so intelligent/unique, they are all cookie cutters of each other as to motivation and outcome - simply baseline beings who live useless lives, who must be caught to be stopped, and forever imprisoned.

In-depth, Qualitative Digest on the Case

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This was a terrifying listen, how long he got away with what he did. Some parts of it were hard for me to listen to. The narrative was well done and so was the story telling.

Terrifying Listen

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Incredible story that had me hooked from start to finish. Highly recommend. The narrator is unique and I really liked him but possibly not for everyone.

Absolutely loved it!!

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Easy to follow, true story, true accounts. Difficult to stop listening as the story itself is beyond shocking.

Very 80s style narration went well with the theme

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If you like true crime, you'll probably like "butcher-baker" . I thought it was well written and decently narrated, though the narrator could have stood to be a tad more "exiting".

Interesting true crime

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