Biography
Vikernes was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the August 1993 murder of Øystein Aarseth (aka 'Euronymous') of Mayhem and for the burning of three Christian churches in Norway (he was also suspected of burning the fourth.) He was eligible for parole in spring 2008, after serving 15 years in prison, but his application was denied. A June 2008 newspaper article mentions that Vikernes is married and has a daughter, born in 1993, and a son, born 2007. In a 2004 interview, Vikernes said that he has a daughter whom he had seen only twice since 1993 (the year he was incarcerated). In a 2008 interview, he referred to his two children, as well as an expected third child. In connection with his parole in March 2009, Vikernes stated in an interview that he would be settling on a small farm in Telemark with his family.
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