Marie Lilienberg | |
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 Marie Lilienberg in the United States during 1983 | |
| Born | Marie Lilienberg 17 October 1959 |
| Died | c. 22 July 1983 (aged 23) |
| Cause of death | Stabbing |
| Body discovered | Los Padres National Forest |
| Resting place | Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California, United States |
| Known for | Murder victim |
| Parent | Ove Lilienberg (Father) |
Maria Wahlen | |
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 Maria Wahlen in the United States during 1983 | |
| Born | Maria Birgitta Wahlén 6 November 1957 |
| Died | c. 22 July 1983 (aged 25) |
| Cause of death | Stabbing |
| Body discovered | Los Padres National Forest |
| Resting place | Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California, United States |
| Known for | Murder victim |
| Parent | Lars Wahlen (Father) |
Marie Lilienberg (October 17, 1959 – July, 1983) and Maria Wahlen (November 6, 1957 – July, 1983) were a pair of Swedish tourists who were murdered by an unknown assailant while hitchhiking from Northern California to Los Angeles during July 1983.[3] The case attracted significant media attention in the United States in the summer of 1983, before going cold for several years.[3] It gained renewed interest in September 1991, following an anonymous phone call to the Swedish consulate in San Diego, which implicated a Canadian man named Loren in the murders.[3] The anonymous phone call led to the case being featured in an April 1992 episode of Unsolved Mysteries. Loren and the anonymous caller were later identified by police,[3] with the former never being charged for the murders. It is suspected that Loren may have been convicted serial killer Loren Herzog,[4] although this has not been officially confirmed.
- ^ a b "Choking back emotion, the fathers of two young Swedish..." UPI. August 4, 1983.
- ^ a b "Bodies tentatively identified as missing Swedish women". UPI. August 19, 1983.
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umwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "15 Scary Unsolved Mysteries Cases You Must Watch". Criminal. 2019.