Bodom Murder Case Study

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Something about unsolved murder cases engross a select few of people. The Bodom murders are one of the biggest unsolved case in Finnish history. This murder case is one of those. An ordinary day for four teenagers turned into a tragic and short day for three of them. The murders of Lake Bodom occurred in Finland of 1960 where victims were stabbed and beat to death by an unknown suspect or suspects; only one survived the bloodbath and is still alive to this day. Although this case has very few suspects, a closer examination of the gruesome event points to a local favorite for the murder to possibly be the angry Lake Bodom Ranger. On the day of Saturday June 4 1960 four teenagers were camping on a small lake by the city of Espoo. Within the time of four and six in the morning three of the four teenagers involved were stabbed and beaten to death with a blunt object. No weapons were found on the crime scene. The names of these victims were Maila Irmeli Bjorklund 15 years old, Anja Tuulikki Maki 15 years old and, Seppo Antero Boisman 18 years old. The one that was not killed was named Nils Gustafsson who was 18 years old as well; He was left with a concussion and a fractured jaw and face. Gustafsson was taken to a Red Cross station for treatment later that evening(Sutfin). Upon completion of the report, it is clear …show more content…

Hearings that he was present for had witnesses as young as 11 years old. One was a woman who was camping nearby the four with friends on the night of the murders. She stated,” Gustafsson and Boisman had visited her tent during the night of the murders. Gustafsson had been drunk and behaved aggressively”(Smith). Another contributing factor says, “ The defense argued that the murders were the work of one or more outsiders and that Gustafsson would have been incapable of killing three people given the extent of his injuries” (Strange Lake Bodom

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