True Crime Finland

A car bomb explodes in the center of Helsinki in broad daylight and reveals a complicated web of relationships and perceptions.

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In July of 2018, a story broke in the Finnish media: a company executive had been killed in their own home.

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Sources:

Helsingin Sanomat 30.7.2018: Sipoon henkirikosta tutkitaan murhana – poliisi pyytää vihjeitä sade­viittaan pukeutuneesta henkilöstä https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005774466.html

Helsingin Sanomat 30.7.2018: Surmatyö ihmetyttää asukkaita Sipoossa – ”Ei sinne kukaan ole mennyt vahingossa” https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005774703.html

Helsingin Sanomat 2.8.2018: Useita on otettu kiinni Sipoon henkirikokseen liittyen – Tutkinnanjohtaja: Murha oli raaka ja erityisen suunnitelmallinen https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005777845.html

Helsingin Sanomat 2.8.2018: Poikkeuksellinen operaatio Kasarmi­kadulla päättyi pää­epäillyn kuolemaan, poliisi selvittää kiinni­otettujen osuutta tänään – Tämä kaikki Sipoon murha­tutkinnasta tiedetään https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005777833.html

Helsingin Sanomat 3.8.2018: Naapurit kertovat HS:lle Sipoon murhan pää­epäillystä, jonka poliisi löysi kuolleena Helsingin Kasarmi­kadulta – Noin 40-vuotias mies ei herättänyt huomiota naapurustossa https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005778367.html

Helsingin Sanomat 3.8.2018:  Kasarmikadun jäljet näyttävät poliisioperaation rajuuden: Moottorisahalla sisään, luodinreikiä ovessa, sokka lattialla https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005778490.html

Helsingin Sanomat 3.8.2018: Poliisi: Sipoon murhan epäilty seurasi uhriaan pitkään – ”Toisen tutkintahaaran” kiinniotetut päästettiin vapaaksi https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005778853.html

Helsingin Sanomat 3.8.2018: Sipoon murhan epäilty ja uhri työskentelivät salkunhoitajina suursijoittaja Ilmarisen samassa huippuyksikössä – Epäilty oli pettynyt kohteluunsa työpaikalla, vahvistaa poliisi https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005778499.html

Helsingin Sanomat 3.8.2018: Lapsuudentuttava kohtasi Sipoon murhaepäillyn alle kaksi viikkoa ennen verityötä: ”Huippuoppilas, ei erityisen lahjakas sosiaalisesti, erilainen kuin muut” https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005779244.html

Helsingin Sanomat 3.8.2018: Sipoon murhan uhri oli pidetty sijoitus­ammattilainen – ”En ole kuullut hänen alaisiltaan mitään valitusta” https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005779484.html

Helsingin Sanomat 15.8.2018: Sipoon murhan motiivi tarkentui: Epäilty koki, ettei saanut yhtä paljon palkkaa kuin muut Ilmarisella, seurasi uhria yli kaksi kuukautta https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005791928.html

Helsingin Sanomat 27.8.2018: Sipoon murhasta epäilty seurasi uhriaan pitkään – Murha lienee silti tullut uhrille täytenä yllätyksenä https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005805489.html

Helsingin Sanomat 14.10.2018: Sipoon murhasta epäilty salkunhoitaja väijyi kolmea ihmistä, asensi paikantimia heidän autoihinsa – satelliitti paljasti tarkoin juonitun Mikkeli-huijauksen https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005863957.html

Helsingin Sanomat 22.2.2019: Sipoon murhatutkinta valmistui: Ystävät kuvailivat poliisille henkirikoksen tehneen miehen muuttumista https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000006010357.html

Iltalehti 6.8.2018: Sijoitusjohtajan murha Sipoossa: Uhri virui vatsallaan sängyssä kädet nippusiteillä sidottuina https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/201808062201118518

Ilta-Sanomat 22.2.2019: Sipoon murhasta epäillyn hyytävä kommentti mökkireissulla jäi ystävän mieleen https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000006011499.html

Ilta-Sanomat 22.2.2019: Sipoon murhan esitutkinta valmistui – rikospaikkakuvat: Näin heinäkuinen päivä eteni järkyttävään veritekoon https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000006010680.html

MTV3 22.2.2019: Mies teloitti pomonsa – kylvettiinkö Sipoon murhaajan katkeruuden siemen tässä palkkaneuvottelussa? "En ikinä uskoisi, että esimies voi sanoa..." https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/mies-teloitti-pomonsa-kylvettiinko-sipoon-murhaajan-katkeruuden-siemen-tassa-palkkaneuvottelussa-en-ikina-uskoisi-etta-esimies-voi-sanoa/7294624#gs.x3pjnu

MTV3 22.2.2019: Ampui teloitustyyliin entisen esimiehensä: Sipoon murhaajan uskotaan suunnitelleen toisenkin Ilmarisen työntekijän surmaamista, laittoi jäljittimen autoon – Kohde: "Onhan tämä nyt aika karmivaa" https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/ampui-teloitustyyliin-entisen-esimiehensa-sipoon-murhaajan-uskotaan-suunnitelleen-toisenkin-ilmarisen-tyontekijan-surmaamista-laittoi-jaljittimen-autoon-kohde-onhan-tama-nyt-aika-karmivaa/7294402#gs.x3pkc6

Yle 7.8.2018: Sipoon henkirikoksen epäilty kävi tiedustelemassa uhrin kotona ja viipyi siellä teon aikaan alle puoli tuntia – Lue, mitä tiedämme poikkeuksellisesta surmatyöstä https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10341032

Towards the end of February in 1999 on a slow Sunday, officers patrolling in the center of Helsinki were tasked with a case that, at first, sounded difficult to believe.

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I will regretfully not be able to attend the True Crime event in Helsinki next week. Nonetheless I’m sure you will enjoy your time if you are going!

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At age 18, Maria Åkerblom first preached in a trance-like state on her sickbed. From there she started her career as a sleeping preacher that turned out to be her rise and fall.

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Podcast promo for this week: Murder City

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Tired of juggling school and work and faced with a piping renovation of his apartment, 22-year-old Felix Dahl decided to take a break and travel to Goa, India, for a holiday.

We are putting together a true crime event for the first time here in Finland. It will take place in Hanasaari, Helsinki, on the 15th of August this year, 2019. I would be so happy to see you there! Please go to: www.truecrimeevents.fi for tickets and more information.

I will also be going to the True Crime Podcast Festival in Chicago this summer as a registered podcaster. For more information and tickets, please visit www.tcpf2019.com

Podcast promo for this week: Getting Off Was Bliss live show and The Devil We Know podcast.

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*I apologize in advance for any echo in this episode - I had to record in an empty apartment as we moved this week*

On the 29th of October in 2007, inventor Rainer Partanen was arrested suspected of aggravated fraud. In total, 270 Finnish and foreign investors had put over 1,3 million euros of their money into the company that was claiming to revolutionize how batteries were made. But the police were now saying the invention did not exist. How exactly did we get here?

We are putting together a true crime event for the first time here in Finland. It will take place in Hanasaari, Helsinki, on the 15th of August this year, 2019. I would be so happy to see you there! Please go to: www.truecrimeevents.fi for tickets and more information.

I will also be going to the True Crime Podcast Festival in Chicago this summer as a registered podcaster. For more information and tickets, please visit www.tcpf2019.com

Podcast promo for this week: Relic : The Lost Treasure podcast

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In 1991, the body of a young woman was found floating in a bay. It seemed like her case would be left unsolved until another body was discovered years later.

This case was a listener suggestion – thank you Johanna for the request.

We are putting together a true crime event for the first time here in Finland. It will take place in Hanasaari, Helsinki, on the 15th of August this year, 2019. I would be so happy to see you there! Please go to: www.truecrimeevents.fi for tickets and more information.

I will also be going to the True Crime Podcast Festival in Chicago this summer as a registered podcaster. For more information and tickets, please visit www.tcpf2019.com

Podcast promo for this week: The Rise of King Asilas

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In 1959, best friends Eine and Riitta got on their bikes to ride through Eastern Finland and see the Koli national park. They never returned from their trip.

Along with the Bodom lake murders and the case of Kyllikki Saari, this is one of the most legendary in Finnish criminal history and has been requested a few times.

We are putting together a true crime event for the first time here in Finland. It will take place in Hanasaari, Helsinki, on the 15th of August this year, 2019. I would be so happy to see you there! Please go to: www.truecrimeevents.fi for tickets and more information.

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Podcast promo for this week: Murder Mile

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In the summer of 2006, Jarmo and Paula Björkqvist’s daughter was celebrating her second birthday. In the early morning hours, she was found cowering under the table by the police.

This episode details a very violent case and will not be suitable for all. Please use your discretion.

We are putting together a true crime event for the first time here in Finland. It will take place in Hanasaari, Helsinki, on the 15th of August this year, 2019. I would be so happy to see you there! Please go to: www.truecrimeevents.fi for tickets and more information.

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Podcast promo for this week: Mugshot

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Patients at the closed unit of the Kupittaa hospital were mistreated for years without proper intervention until an extensive newspaper article revealed what had actually been going on at the G1 unit.

We are putting together a true crime event for the first time here in Finland. It will take place in Hanasaari, Helsinki, on the 15th of August this year, 2019. I would be so happy to see you there! Please go to: www.truecrimeevents.fi for tickets and more information.

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