In 1983, the tide turned when he abducted then-17-year-old Cindy Paulson, she escaped and purposely left evidence in Hansen's car that gave a substantial lead to the FBI and police. Her story became the centerpiece for the star-studded 2013 movie The Frozen Ground with Vanessa Hudgens, John Cusack and Nicolas Cage.

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President Trump and Russian President Putin will meet Friday in Anchorage, Alaska, marking their first encounter in six years amid ongoing Ukraine conflict.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For the first time ever, parts of Alaska have been under a heat advisory — but you can put an asterisk at the end of that term.

Russian President Putin speeches during their joint press conference with U.S. Persident Donald Trump after their meeing on war in Ukraine at U.S. Air Base In Alaska on August 15, 2025, in Anchorage,

In 2025, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska's location is significant due to its history and strategic importance. The summit aimed to address the war in Ukraine.

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Alaska was Russian land before 1867, when the United States purchased the land after the nation was defeated in the Crimean War. But even when tsars controlled what was then the Russian Empire, none of its leaders ever set foot on the land Alaskans call home.