William Hanson
Homicide
2known / alleged victims
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Case Facts
- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Date of birth
- 1949
- Age at first offence
- 24
- Characteristics
- revenge, mentally ill
- Victim profile
- M iddle-aged men resembling his sister's rapist
- Method of murder
- Shooting / St abbing with knife
- Date(s) of murder
- 1973
- Years active
- 1973
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Declared insane in 1974; confined to a state hospital
Case Summary
Other details
William Hanson was declared insane in 1974 and was confined to a state hospital.
The offence
William Hanson shot and stabbed middle-aged men resembling his sister's rapist.
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