FINNISH MURDERS: The Famous Lake Bodom Murders (PART 1)
In previous blog posts of the "Finnish Murders" series, we had a look at the tragic death of Kyllikki Saari , and the unsolved case of the Tulilahti double homicide. At the same time as the trial of Runar Holmström was happening, the horrific murder of the three teenagers in Bodom Lake shocked the already grieving Finnish public. In this two-part series, we will delve deeply in what is still a fascinating and troubling unsolved murder in Finland. This crime has inspired the name of a very famous Finnish metal band, the Children of Bodom, and has also inspired two horror movies and many other documentaries, podcasts and armchair sleuths. LAKE BODOM TRIP On June 4th, 1960, Maila Irmeli Björklund and her friend, Anja Tuulikki Mäki, set out on a camping adventure. Both girls were fifteen years of age and living in the town of Vantaa, Finland. Joining them would be Seppo Antero Boisman and Nils Wilhelm Gustafsson, aged eighteen-years-old. They were the girls' boyfriends.