Baneheia Case
The Baneheia murders (Norwegian: Baneheia-drapene) was a notorious case of double rape-and murder that occurred in Norway on 19. May 2000. The victims were 10-year-old Lena Sløgedal Paulsen (born 14 May 1990) and 8-year-old Stine Sofie Sørstrønen (born 10 May 1992) who were found raped and killed at Baneheia in Kristiansand. Locals Viggo Kristiansen (born 24 May 1979) and Jan Helge Andersen (born 17 January 1981) were arrested and were convicted of the murders in 2002. The murders sent shock-waves through the Norwegian public who reacted with shock and disbelief. The case received massive media attention in Norway for several years in the early 2000s and beyond, as well as attracting attention abroad.
Kristiansen was convicted of both murders and of raping both girls, and sentenced to 21 years in prison (containment, see below). Andersen was convicted of the murder of Sørstrønen, but acquitted of the murder of Paulsen. He was also convicted of raping both girls, and sentenced to 19 years in prison. Kristiansen has always maintained his innocence, and his conviction was based solely on circumstantial evidence, leading to some controversy.
Read more about Baneheia Case: The Murders, Trial, Challenges To The Conviction, Legacy
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