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Casefile True Crime

Case 194: Lake Bodom

Casefile True Crime

Casefile Presents

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.741.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Saturday, June 4 1960 seemed like the beginning of an idyllic summer break for Finnish teenagers, Nils Gustafsson, Seppo Boisman, Maila Irmeli Björklund and Anja Tuulikki Mäki. The four friends had decided to go camping at Lake Bodom, a picturesque region not far from their homes in Helsinki...

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Narration – Anonymous Host
Research & writing – Holly Boyd
Editing – Erin Munro
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Production and music – Mike Migas
Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn

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0:55.2

Nestled in the centre of a clearing hidden amongst tall,

0:58.4

birch and pine trees was a small light coloured A-frame tent.

1:03.8

Ruth Collie had spotted it as she wandered through the glade with her five-year-old daughter.

1:09.6

The secluded campsite overlooked Lake Buddha's clear and tranquil waters

1:14.6

from a vantage point along the eastern peninsula.

1:18.6

The tent itself was not an unusual find.

1:23.6

Located in southern Finland, Lake Buddha was a hive of activity

1:28.0

on the morning of Sunday June 5, 1960.

1:32.4

With the ice and snow blanketing the countryside having long since melted away,

1:37.7

outdoor enthusiasts had flocked to the lake to swim, sunbathe and go fishing.

1:44.4

Some opted to camp throughout the patch of forest,

1:47.8

framing the three-kilometer long waterfront.

1:51.8

When Ruth Collie stumbled across one such campsite,

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