Aubry Henkes Kerry Neuberger Comp II February 29, 2024 The Fall of Alaska’s Serial Killer Once Cindy Paulson, a girl who should’ve been one of his victims, escaped, she led the cops right to Hansen. He raped her, and when he was getting his place ready to bring her to the middle of nowhere, she managed to escape. Barely making it to the highway with Hansen on her heels, she got a ride from a truck driver (Rosewood). The driver took her to Mush Inn, where she called her boyfriend to get her. However, the driver had other plans and called the cops immediately after dropping her off. When the cops got there, though, Paulson’s boyfriend had already got her (Rosewood). They found her at Big Timber Motel and questioned her. Hansen fits the description …show more content…
On October 27, 1983, over ten years after he was killed, the police searched Hansen’s house in Rosewood. While searching, they found the jewelry that he had been keeping from the woman who had disappeared. Arrested February 28, 1984, Hansen realized he had been caught (BE 10). He tried to justify it by saying it was the womens’ fault and by saying they had it coming (SC 15). Once he was shown all the evidence the cops had, he gave in (Rosewood). He confessed to murdering seventeen women, even though it was closer to twenty-one women who went missing. He also confessed to raping thirty …show more content…
He was sentenced to life in prison plus another 461 years (Blanco). Another thing they found while searching for his house, they found a map with twenty-four x’s on it. They suspected that’s where the murders took place, when they checked, they were right (SC 18). However, there were still several bodies that hadn’t been found. So along with his prison sentence, Hansen was also told to help the cops find the remaining bodies. After Hansen’s help, they found the seventeen that Hansen admitted to, but there were still three x’s that Hansen claimed to have forgotten where they were and what they meant. To this day, five of the victims have yet to be found (Serena). He spent the rest of his life in prison. He was originally sent to Lemon Creek prison, and that’s where he stayed for seven years. After those seven years, plans were found revealing that Hansen was going to try to escape (BE 11). After that, he was moved to Spring Creek in Sewerd because it was a maximum security institution (Rosewood). While in prison, there was a film made about him called “The Frozen Ground.” Hansen died on August 21, 2014 at age 75
On June 9th 1959 near Clinton, Ontario 14-year-old Steven Truscott gave his classmate 12-year-old Lynne Harper a ride on his bike from their school down to Highway 8 (Ontario Justice Education Network Timeline of Events for the Steven Truscott Case). This sole event would be the one to change his life forever. The next day Lynne’s body was discovered near Lawson’s bush (close to the area in which he dropped her off) where she had been strangled, sexually assaulted and subsequently killed. That day Constable Hobbs conducted lengthy seven-hour interview on young Steven Truscott in which he asked him a number
It is often astounding how secrets can tear lives apart. The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson gives testament to this fact. This story is the ultimate portrayal of deception and betrayal set amidst the serene, isolated canvas of the Saskatchewan prairies. What makes this story seems unbelievable is the fact that this is a true story which actually occurred as opposed to being fiction. John Wilson killed his loving unsuspecting and hid her body in an isolated culvert in 1918 near Waldheim, Saskatchewan. Some years later he would be tried in a court of law, convicted and hung for his crime in Prince Alberta, Saskatchewan. He was the first and only Mountie to be hung in Canadian History. Once again, providing that the Mounties did get their man
In November of 1980 A young girl, 12 years old, named Christine Weller went missing. She would later prove to be one of Olson's first murder victims. Christine was abducted from her home in Surrey, BC. Her mutilated body ...
It is often astounding how secrets can tear lives apart. The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson gives testament to this fact. This story is the ultimate portrayal of deception and betrayal set amidst the serene, isolated canvas of the Saskatchewan prairies. What makes this story seems unbelievable is the fact that this is a true story which actually occurred as opposed to being fiction. John Wilson killed his loving unsuspecting wife Polly and hid her body in an isolated culvert in 1918 near Waldheim, Saskatchewan. Some years later he would be tried in a court of law, convicted and hung for his crime in Prince Alberta, Saskatchewan. He was the first and only Mountie to be hung in Canadian History. Once again, providing that the Mounties did get their man after intense justifying
The motives and backgrounds of serial killers is a vexing topic. Not two people are the same, so therefore their motives differ. The different types of serial killers are: hedonistic, power seekers, gain, mission oriented, visionary, psychopathic, comfort, medical, organized, and disorganized. Motives of these murderers range from fear of being rejected, to “getting rid of what they deem bad,” or even to get sexual satisfaction from the suffering of their victims.
Brogaard, Berit. "The Making of a Serial Killer." Psychology Today. Sussex Directories, Inc., 7 Dec. 2012. Web. 03 May 2014.
There are several different types of murderers, with one of the most popular in the media being a serial killer. A serial killer is someone who kills at least three people at different times, with time in between each murder described as a “cooling off period”. After killing, they feel a sense of relief for a while, but when it wears off they feel the need to kill again to release their stress. Ronald Dominique is classified as a serial killer for murdering at least twenty-three men in Louisiana over the course of nine years. The number has never been clarified because Ronald claimed to have murdered more, but that he could not recall where he had dumped the bodies. This research investigated his victims, how he killed them, Ronald’s life, and people’s opinions about him. When Ronald was in high school, he was teased and bullied about being homosexual. It eventually became very hard for him to attend
A serial killer is traditional defined as the separate killings of three or more people by an individual over a certain period of time, usually with breaks between the murders. (Angela Pilson, p. 2, 2011) This definition has been accepted by both the police and academics and therefore provides a useful frame of reference (Kevin Haggerty, p.1, 2009). The paper will seek to provide the readers with an explanation of how serial killers came to be and how they are portrayed in the media.
Richard Kuklinski was not your average serial killer, he was hired as a hitman and eventually killed about 200 people in a 30 year time period. Many think his early life was the reason he grew up to be such a violent criminal. He grew up in a Catholic home but had very abusive parents. Both of his parents would brutally beat him and his siblings for absolutely no reason. Kuklinski’s brother reportedly died from such a brutal beating by his father. His father eventually left the family. Kuklinski started his criminal activity by killing animals such as cats. His excitement for killing animals eventually turned into disgust because he got bored of it.
Serial murder investigations are the most difficult cases for investigators. Serial murder investigations can become wide spread, and can include many challenges that will require time, money and resources. An example of the commitment required to investigate a serial murder case is that of Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber. One investigator worked the investigation full time for 11 years. The day he made the Arrest was the day he retired. Serial murder is one of today’s most terrifying crimes. The killing of multiple people within various jurisdictions can alter everyday life for people residing within these communities. The result is intense pressure from the public and media placed on investigators to track down and apprehend these killers who commit such horrific acts to unsuspecting victims.
Jesse Timmendequas’ convictions stemmed from a 1981 attack on a 5 year old girl, for which he served 9 months. That same year he was convicted for an attempted rape of a 7 year old girl, for which he was sentenced to ten years. After serving only six years, he was free to lure 7 year old Megan into his home where he brutally raped and strangling her with a belt as she bit and fought for life. He knocked her to the floor, hitting her several times in the head. He wrapped her head in plastic shopping bags to prevent her blood from staining the rugs. He then took a toy box and stuffed her inside. Megan’s body was found in a weeded area of a nearby park near a portable toilet.
Mass Murderers and Serial Killers are nothing new to today’s society. These vicious killers are all violent, brutal monsters and have an abnormal urge to kill. What gives people these urges to kill? What motivates them to keep killing? Do these killers get satisfaction from killing? Is there a difference between mass murderers and serial killers or are they the same. How do they choose their victims and what are some of their characteristics? These questions and many more are reasons why I was eager to write my paper on mass murderers and serial killers. However, the most interesting and sought after questions are the ones that have always been controversial. One example is; what goes on inside the mind of a killer? In this paper I will try to develop a better understanding of these driven killers and their motives.
To be a woman in antiquity meant to live in a male dominated society, whether Greek, Spartan, Roman, or Egyptian. Women and girls were ruled first by their fathers followed by their husbands. The patriarchal society of the antiquity restricted women's movements within society and the public. Women held very little freedom or financial independence, if any for some such as lower class women and slaves. Women also faced enormous sexual repression from society being simply meant for the purpose of bearing children.
Jack the Ripper, the Zodiac Killer, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Son of Sam, the BTK Killer. The names and assumed names of these cold-blooded serial killers are forever branded into the cognizance of people everywhere. This is mainly due to the mass media coverage, including newspapers, movies, television specials and books. This media coverage brought to light that these killers were, on the surface, normal, successful, attractive, productive members of society – that is, until the time that their heinous crimes came to be discovered.
Brenna Courtemanche Professor Crombie ENC 1102 4 April 2014 The Mind of Serial Killers There is no specific manual or "how to" book to depict what a serial killer would potentially act or look like. It would be comforting if real-life serial killers were like those in the movies. If they were obviously masked like Jason on Friday the 13th, we would be aware whenever they approached. If they were introverted loners like Psycho's Norman Bates, they could not trick us so easily into their deviant plan.