Martha Hansen was a loving mother who was known to look out for other people in her community. Tragically, her life was cut short by someone the family considered a friend.
On August 8, 1996, authorities were notified that a woman had been found deceased in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. A city electrician found Hansen's body, lying on a hillside. She was naked except for one white sock on her foot. Her other clothes were lying nearby.
She had signs of blunt force and sexual and was strangled to death.