Dick Hansen - saw this on Websleuths

[badalaTVwatcher]

A similar case happened a few years later but that one was solved because the deceased copied down the license info of the shooter. People do lose it over nothing, I think the random crazed mailbox waiter theory could be the answer. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omek...abeaf5296c.PDF

[rusty spike]

I have read many theories and they're all intriguing because this case doesn't make a lot of sense. I lean towards the theory pitched by Todd M. I think Dick was killed in self-defense, not justifiable by any means. I agree that the stalker thought he was going to get his butt kicked so he killed Dick who approached the car. I thought that it was stated that Dick stuck his head inside the stalker's car window. If the part that Dick would put people in headlocks while in public, then the stalker had good reason to fear an extremely annoyed and angry Dick. I have no idea what the motive was, but like others I don't think the license plate was a factor. There's plenty of nuts in the world and I have seen people tailgate others during road rage incidents.

I had no idea that the shooting occurred so close to where my grandma used to reside; she lived only a few blocks north of Fremont on San Bernardo right next to 85. I actually got a taste of city driving back in 1989. My dad thought it would be good driving practice for this rural kid to drive the last 10 miles to grandma's house. I drove at night (terrified and lacking experience) from Warm Springs/Milpitas to 85 and Fremont St. At midnight, there was very little traffic while waiting at the o[pposite off-ramp that the 3 cars took. So even though Sunnyvale is a big urban area, parts of it are indeed empty late at night.

[Sewan23]

I believe this mainly a road rage case—whether it be over a blocked mail box or a license plate, I don’t know—but if it does turn out it was related to Dick’s drug issues I wouldn’t be surprised.

Some people truly underestimate just how unhinged some already troubled people can get over little things that wouldn’t normally be an issue.

[baloony]

I think that "Jean" had a stalker she was not aware of until he emerged from the shadows that night. I sincerely hope the police investigated that theory. It makes sense in the context of the information she gave...down to the last details of her saying he acted as if he could "read her mind" (aka possibly had trailed her without her knowing, by car many times before) and the 10 second stare he gave her after murdering Dick (sign of defiance, delusion or a mix of both). It's as if he wanted her to know that it was HIM who did this...wanted her to see the face of the man who struck down her boyfriend. That sounds mighty personally-driven to me. Most violent criminals don't want eye-witnesses.

My theory is that "Jean" had an unhinged, obsessed and dangerous stalker who was watching her for a while without her knowledge and lashed out violently when he saw her with this man.

[tvscript124]

Completely different subject, but add the composite of the suspect to the "creepiest composites on UM" list of contenders. It's just disturbing in a way I can't explain.

[ufohealer]

Originally Posted by tvscript124

Completely different subject, but add the composite of the suspect to the "creepiest composites on UM" list of contenders. It's just disturbing in a way I can't explain.

I agree. The Dick Hansen suspect composite is creepy because of the larger glasses. Similar to the case of Dorothy Donavan who's killer/suspect/sketch had very large glasses and he was caught later on! And for the Dick Hansen segment the actor who played the killer looked creepy too! They say that many killers come back to the crime scene when detectives and police are there or even to their victim's funeral. Well let me top that! Has any killer played themselves on UM or Americas Most Wanted before?

[Rayroy]

I just watched the Unsolved Mysteries segment and then that Dates From Hell segment. Man that Dates from Hell Segment was one of the worst pieces of garbage I've ever seen and this broad is a 100% liar. Anyone believing anything she says needs to get their head examined. Holy crap. Why do people continue to believe women simply because they are women? If a dude said the same thing happened to him, he would be investigated thoroughly.

Always remember, when someone changes the details to an event that happened, they are lying. You would think she would have watched the first segment she did to be consistent with her lying for the second.

It feels like the Dates From Hell segment bought the 49ers connection and ran with it. Anyone thinking it's not possible (in this case I don't think it is) look up Andres Escober and the Colombian soccer team from the 1994 World Cup. If it was random, then if she is telling the truth that he was pointing to the car, that could have been he was saying that car was in an accident and the license plate number might have been close, so he was mistaken, but I think she was lying.

It seems like this Jean broad made this Dates From Hell for attention.

She was 47 and he was 36. Women who date significantly younger men are either very immature or want control and with that control they manipulate the man. Men who date significantly older women have a mother fetish or want to be mothered. He sounds like a narcissist if you are to believe the second segment. I think he was either set up and killed by her ex-husband or current boyfriend. We are only hearing the story she made up for two segments that do not match up perfectly. If you experienced someone you dated get murdered, you would remember the details the same way. She might have told him to go talk to that guy. Maybe she got sick of him and wanted him gone. He supposedly was dating her for 2 years, but he just got out of a divorce. Which is it? This woman has zero credibility. In one segment she tried CPR on him for 15 minutes. In the other segment, everyone showed up quickly. Someone is lying. Either she, Unsolved Mysteries or Dates From Hell is lying. It's possible she did not set him up but knew the killer being her ex. I think she knew the killer.




Ask yourself a question. On Unsolved Mysteries, she hides her face, but on Dates From Hell, she shows herself? If the killer saw her and she saw him, why is she showing herself now if she was afraid of him getting her then? It sounds to me like she knew the killer and he is now dead.

[TheCars1986]

Originally Posted by Rayroy

Women who date significantly younger men are either very immature or want control and with that control they manipulate the man. Men who date significantly older women have a mother fetish or want to be mothered.

This is...something.

[Idiox]

Originally Posted by Rayroy

I just watched the Unsolved Mysteries segment and then that Dates From Hell segment. Man that Dates from Hell Segment was one of the worst pieces of garbage I've ever seen and this broad is a 100% liar. Anyone believing anything she says needs to get their head examined. Holy crap. Why do people continue to believe women simply because they are women? If a dude said the same thing happened to him, he would be investigated thoroughly.

Always remember, when someone changes the details to an event that happened, they are lying. You would think she would have watched the first segment she did to be consistent with her lying for the second.

It feels like the Dates From Hell segment bought the 49ers connection and ran with it. Anyone thinking it's not possible (in this case I don't think it is) look up Andres Escober and the Colombian soccer team from the 1994 World Cup. If it was random, then if she is telling the truth that he was pointing to the car, that could have been he was saying that car was in an accident and the license plate number might have been close, so he was mistaken, but I think she was lying.

It seems like this Jean broad made this Dates From Hell for attention.

She was 47 and he was 36. Women who date significantly younger men are either very immature or want control and with that control they manipulate the man. Men who date significantly older women have a mother fetish or want to be mothered. He sounds like a narcissist if you are to believe the second segment. I think he was either set up and killed by her ex-husband or current boyfriend. We are only hearing the story she made up for two segments that do not match up perfectly. If you experienced someone you dated get murdered, you would remember the details the same way. She might have told him to go talk to that guy. Maybe she got sick of him and wanted him gone. He supposedly was dating her for 2 years, but he just got out of a divorce. Which is it? This woman has zero credibility. In one segment she tried CPR on him for 15 minutes. In the other segment, everyone showed up quickly. Someone is lying. Either she, Unsolved Mysteries or Dates From Hell is lying. It's possible she did not set him up but knew the killer being her ex. I think she knew the killer.




Ask yourself a question. On Unsolved Mysteries, she hides her face, but on Dates From Hell, she shows herself? If the killer saw her and she saw him, why is she showing herself now if she was afraid of him getting her then? It sounds to me like she knew the killer and he is now dead.

This is the most sensible theory I've seen for this case and the one that's closest to what I think.

"Jean" is clearly no good regardless of what happened. Of all the UM segments I've seen she's one of the least trustworthy and creepiest appearances. Her story is also absurd. She claims to have been terrified by this "stalker" and then gets out to see how Dick is after he's shot right in front of her? Fair enough...but then sticks around for 15 minutes to do CPR? And only gets help when people come by at random? No way I believe that. Never heard of CPR to fix a gun shot wound. People do weird s*** in the moment but this is a very bold claim.

But apparently none of that is true anyway now according to all of this new information. Dick goes from a lovable guy who's getting his life together to a total a******. The "stalker" goes from a random guy on an empty street to someone who saw her at the bar. These aren't minor differences. They totally change the case.

I highly speculate that "Jean" knew the killer. Being an ex of hers makes the most sense. Let's not forget she said Dick was a budding love interest in the UM segment. Weird thing to mention for no reason. But maybe there's some validity to the drug angle too and one or both of them were caught up in something. Road rage and random acts of violence are very real, but her story suspends believability too many times, especially since it keeps changing so radically.