On July 17, 1980, the skeletal remains of a female were found buried along a power line in a heavily wooded area in Eklutna, Alaska. She had been stabbed in the back. In 1984, a local baker named Robert Hansen, AKA “The Butcher Baker,” listed her among the 17 to 21 women he admitted to killing in and around Anchorage between 1971 to 1983. The victim had no identification and could not be matched to a missing persons report. Hansen said the woman might have said she or her family lived in Kodiak. Robert Hansen died in prison in 2014. Police believe Annie may have come to Alaska from Washington or California and may have been a runaway.

Eklutna Annie is described as a white and possibly Native American female, aged 16-25, 4’11” - 5’3”, weight unknown and eye color unknown with long, light brown hair. There are no available dental records, fingerprints or DNA samples. She was wearing reddish-brown knee-high high-heeled vinyl boots with a nylon zipper on the side, a light colored sleeveless knit sweater, and a brown leather hip-length jacket. Annie was also wearing a wide copper bracelet with a stamped flora design and three turquoise stones, a turquoise and brown shell necklace with a heart pendant and twisted metal bead spacers, gold-plated metal hoop earrings, a white hell ring with a brown inset ring, a gold-plated chain-linked Timex watch with a brown face and white hands. They also found Salem matches in the pocket of her jacket. 

Anyone with information regarding Eklutna Annie and her possible identity are encouraged to call the Anchorage Police Department at 907-786-8900.

Links and Resources

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