Hansen confirmed the police theory of how the women were abducted, adding that he would sometimes let a potential victim go if she convinced him that she would not report him to police. CINDY: Cause I was really nervous.
When confronted with the evidence found in his home, Hansen denied it as long as he could, but he eventually began to blame the women and tried to justify his actions. His employees, too, saw someone very different albeit capable of great rage. Based on the crimes of real-life serial killer Robert Hansen, The Frozen Ground covers most of the unsettling true story, but there have been developments since the movie's release. He kidnapped women then set them free in the woods near his cabin in Alaska and hunted them for sport.