The Psychology of Survival: Cindy Paulson's Story After Robert Hansen

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Kidnapped and assaulted by serial killer Robert Hansen in 1983, her courage in escaping and reporting the crime led to his eventual capture and conviction. This article delves into her life before, during, and after her ordeal, exploring the impact of her experience and shedding light on her present circumstances. Though it would be another four months or so until Hansen was finally arrested for his 12-year-long serial killing spree, Cindy Paulson’s escape and resulting story gave police the break they needed to finally identify a suspect in the dozens of unsolved murders that took place throughout Anchorage. The ending of the movie reveals that Cindy Paulson now lives in the lower 48 with her husband and three children. As revealed by Scott Walker in an interview, while he was researching all about the background of Hansen ’s case, he met Glenn Flothe, who asked him to meet Cindy . On June 13 , 1983 , Cindy Paulson was kidnapped and raped, her life threatened by Robert Hansen. Her eventual getaway was central to Hansen’s ultimate capture and confession to the murder of dozens of women. The Frozen Ground is a gripping crime thriller based on the true story of Cindy Paulson, a young woman who escaped the clutches of notorious serial killer Robert Hansen. One of its core mythologies involves the relationship between Cindy Paulson and Glenn Flothe. In it, the film makes the claim that Cindy Paulson eventually moves considers moving in with Flothe, his wife Cherry and their children — and wreaks havoc in the process on their lives. After escaping Robert Hansen ’s basement torture chamber, Cindy Paulson faced a raft of choices. Her most pressing decision: Should she stay or should she go? The “go” side was fueled by local cops who refused to believe her — to the point they even doubted the minute-by-minute re-creation of her near-death experience. Episode 7 of Mind of a Monster: The Butcher Baker, introduces us — finally introduces us — to Cindy Paulson . In 1983, at the age of seventeen, she was kidnapped, raped and hours away from certain death at the hands of Alaska serial killer Robert C. Judging from the movie’s treatment, her life was a lurid mess in the immediate aftermath of her encounter with Robert Hansen (1), (2). So raw were her emotions that, when District Attorney Vic Krumm told a hushed courtroom Robert Hansen had confessed to the murders, Cindy ran from the room in tears.