Robert Hansen
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"Robert Christian Hansen", known in the media as the ""Butcher Baker"" was an Americans/American serial killer. Between 1971 and 1983, Hansen abducted, raped and murdered at least 17, and possibly more than 30 women, in and around Anchorage, Alaska. He was arrested and convicted in 1983 and was sentenced to 461 years (plus a life sentence) with no possibility of parole.

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