Utah Bundy judge Stewart Hanson, Jr., 69
Posted: Monday, April 14th, 2008 3:26 pmFormer state judge Stewart Hanson Jr., 69, died March 30, 2008.
Mr. Hanson was perhaps best known for presiding over the 1976 Utah aggravated kidnapping trial of Ted Bundy and sentencing Bundy to up to 15 years in prison. Serial killer Bundy later was extradited to Colorado, where he escaped from jail, went on a crime spree and was eventually executed for murder in Florida.
Mr. Hanson was the Democratic nominee for governor in 1992. … Read full obituary
