Before Lake Bodom, there was Tulilathi. Two young women on a cycling holiday vanished from a Finnish campsite in 1959. Their bodies were found buried in a bog. The killer was never caught.

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Evidence Locker True Crime

250: Nordic Campsite Killings 1: The Tulilathi Murders

JAN 5, 202622 MIN
Evidence Locker True Crime

250: Nordic Campsite Killings 1: The Tulilathi Murders

JAN 5, 202622 MIN

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<div>July 1959. Two young women on a cycling holiday vanished from a Finnish campsite. Eine Nyyssönen, 21, and Riitta Pakkanen, 23, were found buried in a bog three weeks later, marked by a sharpened stick. Over 60 years later, this brutal double murder remains unsolved.<br><br><strong>Books:</strong> Read collections of <a href="https://evidencelockerpodcast.com/books">The Evidence Locker Files</a>, available in print and digital editions.<br><strong>Follow us on:</strong> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc-3vROB1gpEWM1YoEr9vLA">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/evidencelockerpodcast/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/evidencelockerpodcast/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://x.com/EvLockPodcast">X</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@evidencelockerpodcast">TikTok</a><br><strong>For more information, visit:</strong> <a href="https://apple.co/3td9ivp">Evidence Locker Website</a><br><strong>Listen ad-free:</strong> Visit our page at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/evidencelocker">Patreon</a><br><strong>25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the </strong><a href="https://www.doenetwork.org/"><strong>Doe Network</strong></a><strong>, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: </strong><a href="https://www.doenetwork.org/">https://www.doenetwork.org/<br></a><br><strong>Resources</strong><br><strong>Books</strong><br>Pennanen, Mikko: <a href="https://intokustannus.fi/kirja/tulilahden-murhamysteeri/">Tulilahden murhamysteeri</a> <br>Keskisarja, Teemu: <a href="https://kirja.fi/collections/teemu-keskisarja/products/tulilahti-9789510487877">Tulilahti</a> <br>Markkula, Hannes: Suomalainen murha 1953-1990<br><strong>Documentary</strong><br><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1418283/">Tulilahden murhenäytelmä</a> (1959 - Suomen Filmiteollisuus)<br><a href="https://yle.fi/a/20-10004036">Ei vanhene koskaan: Tulilahden kaksoismurha - syyllinen vai syytön</a> (1997)<br><a href="https://yle.fi/a/20-10004036">YLE Elävä arkisto: Takaisin Tulilahdelle</a><br><strong>Web</strong><br><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulilahden_kaksoismurha">Wikipedia: Tulilahden kaksoismurha</a><br><a href="https://forenseek.app/the-tulilahti-double-murder-interview-with-mikko-pennanen/">ForenSeek: The Tulilahti Double Murder - Interview with Mikko Pennanen</a><br><a href="https://desertedfinland.com/2023/07/28/tulilahti-murder-scene/">Deserted Finland: Tulilahti Murder Scene</a><br><strong>Articles</strong><br><a href="https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/unsolved-mysteries-the-double-murder-at-the-tulilahti-campsite-60c18960c12b">Unsolved Mysteries: The Double Murder at the Tulilahti Campsite</a> <br><a href="https://chloewells.medium.com/two-young-women-killed-whilst-camping-in-finland-38a52994a904">Two Young Women Killed Whilst Camping in Finland</a> <br><a href="https://seura.fi/ilmiot/historia/tulilahden-kaksoismurha-ei-selvinnyt-paaepailty-hirttaytyi-vankisellissaan/">Tulilahden kaksoismurha ei selvinnyt – Pääepäilty hirttäytyi vankisellissään</a> <br><a href="https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/riitta-23-ja-eine-21-ovat-yha-vailla-oikeutta-poliisi-saa-vielakin-vinkkeja-verisesta-kaksoismurhasta-jonka-paaepailty-riisti-itseltaan-hengen-puoli-vuosisataa-sitten/8202088">Riitta, 23, ja Eine, 21, ovat yhä vailla oikeutta</a> <br><a href="https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/e05c6099-a7c3-47bd-b8ed-41b2512af4d2">Tulilahden kaksoismurha: kuka surmasi julmasti nuoret naiset?</a> <br><br><em>Created &amp; Produced by Sonya Lowe</em><br><em>Narrated by Noel Vinson</em><br><em>Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler</em><br><em>Background track: Doblado Studios: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios">https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios</a><br></em><br><em>This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.<br></em><br></div>