Robert Hansen Case Study

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a. Throughout childhood and adolescence, Hansen was described as being quiet and a loner, and had a dysfunctional relationship with his domineering father. He was frequently bullied at school for having acne and speaking with a stutter. He started hunting and often found refuge in this.

b. Hansen started hunting as a teenager, and he continues to hunt his “prey” into adulthood.

c. He enlisted in the military and served for a year before being discharged. He became an assistant drill instructor at a police academy in Pocahontas, Iowa where he met his young wife. Hansen married the woman in 1960. After being arrested on December 7, 1960 for burning down a school bus garage and serving 20 months of a 3-year sentence, Hansen’s first wife filed for divorce. He was arrested several times for theft over the next few years. He moved to Anchorage, Alaska in 1967 with his second wife and had 2 children.

d. In 1977, he was with bipolar disorder, and prescribed lithium to control his mood swings though he was never officially ordered to take the medication.

e. Robert C. Hansen raped and ass...

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