Map: Robert Hansen's bakery
828 East 9th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501
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Robert Hansen's bakery
Place of Interest in Anchorage, Alaska
Serial killer Robert Hansen owned a bakery at this retail unit on East 9th Avenue in Anchorage up until his arrest in 1983.
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Cindy Paulson's escape
Hansen's M.O. involved picking up sex workers and then holding them at gunpoint.
In June 1983, he imprisoned and raped 17-year-old Cindy Paulson at his house on Old Harbor Road. Afterwards, he drove her to a nearby public-use airport called Merrill Field.
Once they reached the airport, Hansen parked his vehicle beside his small bush plane and started loading items into the cockpit. Meanwhile, Paulson remained cuffed in the backseat.
Fortunately, the teenager soon spotted an opportunity to escape. While Hansen was preoccupied with the plane, Paulson lunged into the front seat and exited the car via the driver's door. She then ran, handcuffed and barefoot, towards the closest entrance on 5th Avenue.
Hansen attempted to chase Paulson with a gun. However, she was able to flag down a passing truck driver before he could reach her.
At her request, the driver dropped her off at the Mush Inn and contacted the police.
Although the police questioned Hansen about the incident, they did not consider him to be a strong suspect. In their opinion, he was too quiet and mild-mannered to have committed such a crime. Furthermore, one of his friends had provided a fake alibi.
The Mush Inn
When Cindy Paulson escaped from Merrill Airfield, she asked a passing trucker if he could take her to the Mush Inn at 333 Concrete Street. The Mush Inn is only a couple of yards away from the airport at Merrill Airfield.
Once she arrived at the lobby of the inn, she asked a staff member if she could use the phone.
After calling a friend, Cindy left the Mush Inn and went to the Big Timber Motel, which was where she was staying at the time.
The Big Timber Motel
Shortly after Paulson arrived at the Mush Inn, a friend picked her up and took her to the Big Timber Motel, which was just around the corner. Although it was only a five-minute walk away, the frightened 17-year-old did not want to venture outside by herself for obvious reasons.
When the police arrived at the Big Timber Motel, Paulson was still handcuffed.
The Big Timber Motel was located at 2037 East 5th Avenue in Anchorage.
Judging by Google Street View images, the building is currently disused and dilapidated.
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