People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer Season 2 Episode 1 - Surviving the Butcher Baker

Airdate: 2026-Jun-02

Episode summary:

A sadistic client tortures a young sex worker named Cindy Paulson in Anchorage, Alaska in 1983, and then tries to fly her to a remote location. When she miraculously escapes, her harrowing story helps lead Anchorage authorities to discovering the man's identity - Robert Hansen, known as the 'Butcher Baker' - who had been hunting young women across Alaska for years. Now, decades later, Paulson sits down and shares her story of survival.

About People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer series:

People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer takes back the narrative of their lives by sharing disturbing yet empowering accounts of ho...Show more >