Background
He was born in Tromsø, a son of Ola Hestenes and Gerda Kristine Larsen, and was a brother of journalist Arne Hestenes.
He was born in Tromsø, a son of Ola Hestenes and Gerda Kristine Larsen, and was a brother of journalist Arne Hestenes.
He represented the defendant in more than two hundred murder cases, including several with high media profile. He wrote two autobiographical books, Kamp i sort kappe from 1990, and Underveis medical hvite hansker from 1992.