Episode 075 : Liftarimurhat (The hitchhiker murders)

Three girls go missing in similar circumstances only a month apart. Some of their belongings are soon found scattered around Southern Finland.

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Sources:

Helsingin Sanomat 13.11.1971: Koivunen syyttää tuntematonta nuorukaista surmateoista, p. 13

Helsingin Sanomat 8.12.1972: Liftarisurmista epäilty erotti asianajajansa, p. 23

Helsingin Sanomat 4.1.1973: Ensio Koivunen kiisti loppuun asti syyllisyytensä, p. 16

Ilta-Sanomat 20.5.2017: Kolme liftarityttöä lähti viimeiselle matkalleen ”Häkä-Enskan” amerikanraudan kyydissä https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000005218663.html

Ilta-Sanomat 29.6.2019: Ensio Koivunen oli seksuaalinen saalistaja, jonka karmiva työkalu oli häkää johtava letku – yksi naisista jäi eloon kertomaan tarinansa https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000006152671.html

Rikostarinoita historiasta 11.12.2006: Jakso 5 – Liftarimurhat https://areena.yle.fi/1-1944716