Back at State Police Headquarters, Hansen denied any involvement in the murders.   After a brief game of cat and mouse, he grew tired of the allegations and requested an attorney.  Hansen was then placed under arrest and charged with assault, kidnapping, weapons offenses, theft and insurance fraud. 

On November 3, 1983, an Anchorage grand jury returned four indictments against Hansen: first-degree assault and kidnapping, five counts of misconduct in possession of a