22-year-old Helena Andersson disappeared on 14 June 1992 in Mariestad, Sweden. Since then several different suspects in her disappearance have been arrested, and later released without charge. The disappearance has received extensive media attention since 1992.
She had been at a friend’s housewarming party in Töreboda, later in the evening she and a few friends decided to continue partying at the Stadshotellet nightclub in central Mariestad.[1] At 2 in the morning she headed home by foot, an hour later several witnesses heard a woman screaming. About 100 m (330 ft) from her parents' home, Andersson's rings and sandals were found.[2] Also found were drips of blood. She has not been heard from since.[3][2] The first man to be a suspect was a Danish man who witnesses had seen driving a white car, allegedly picking up Helena Andersson and driving away from the Stadshotellet.[1] He was arrested and later released.[4]
Investigation and arrestsEdit
In August 2019, DNA tests found traces of three different people on her sandals.[5] In August 2021, a man in his 60s was arrested in connection with Helena Andersson's disappearance.[6]
He was later released but remains a suspect in her disappearance.[7] In 2020, the Swedish police special cold case group in Gothenburg started investigating the case.[7] During the evening Helena called her sister to ask her if she had seen her wallet, her sister told her she would pay for a taxi home.[8] Helena decided to walk home anyway.[8]
Two rings she had been wearing and sandals were found the day after her disappearance.[9][7] Several witnesses told police they saw a white or possibly light coloured car near the place were Helena Andersson's belongings were found.[10] The 60 year old suspect had a white car at the time of Helena Andersson's disappearance, since then the car had been scrapped this was revealed in 2021.[10] Witnesses heard a loud scream identified by them as that of a woman screaming.[11]
In 2017, another man was arrested in suspicion of the disappearance but he was also released later. He was known in media as "the man with pilot-glasses".[12][13]
In 2010, a white Volvo 744 was examined for evidence by investigators. It formerly belonged to a 80-year-old man who had died in a house fire, because of tips from the public. It was deemed to not have anything to do with her disappearance.[3] In September 2021, investigators revealed that the 60 year old suspects DNA had been sent for analysis at the National Forensic Centre. It will be matched to the blood traces found on her sandals.[14] After his arrest police also search his home, and the area where she disappeared, without revealing any results to media.[15]
Her disappearance has also been linked to murderer Anders Eklund, but no charges have been brought.[16][17]
On 20 June 2022, Swedish prosecutors handling the case decided to close all investigations and work on the case.[18] It will only be re-opened if new evidence emerges.[18]
In April 2021, Danish author Lotte Dalgaard published the book Mardrömmen i Mariestad — Historien om Helena Anderssons försvinnande (Nightmare in Mariestad — Story of Helena Andersson's disappearance).[4]
Criminologist Leif GW Persson states that he is certain he knows who kidnapped and murdered Helena Andersson, and has claimed to have spent over 1000 hours investigating the case.[21]
^ ab"Helena, 22, försvannpå ett liknande sätt" [Helena, 22, disappeared in a similar way]. Expressen (in Swedish). from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ ab"Försvann 12 juni 1992" [Disappeared 12 June 1992]. Expressen (in Swedish). from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ ab"Försvunna Helenas blod söks i beslagtagen vit Volvo" [Missing Helena's blood sought in seized white Volvo]. Expressen (in Swedish). from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ ab"Helena, 22, försvann – ny bok söker svar på gåtan" [Helena, 22, disappeared - new book seeks answers to the mystery]. Expressen (in Swedish). from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^"Dna-träffar på Helenas sandal – 27 år efter försvinnandet" [DNA hits on Helena's sandal - 27 years after the disappearance]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 10 June 2019. from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^"Mannen som misstänks för mordet på Helena Andersson begärs häktad" [Man suspected of the murder of Helena Andersson requested to be detained]. MSN Nyheter (in Swedish). from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ abcNyheter, S. V. T.; Storm, Johanna; Carlqvist, Bosse; Gustafsson, Amanda (25 August 2021). "Mannen som begärts häktad i Helenafallet släpps" [The man requested to be detained in the Helena case released]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ abDivinyi, Sandra (2 November 2017). "Efter 25 år – Helenas misstänkte mördare har kontaktat advokat" [After 25 years - Helena's suspected killer has contacted a lawyer]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^"Nya svaren i jakten på försvunna Helena, 22". GT (in Swedish). 1 June 2018. from the original on 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
^ ab"Polisen nu säker: Bilen har skrotats" [Police now sure: The car has been scrapped]. Expressen (in Swedish). from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^"Okända vittnet: Jag hörde försvunna Helena 22, skrika" [Unknown witness: I heard the missing Helena 22, screaming]. Expressen (in Swedish). from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^Öfwerström, Mats; Wadebäck, Pernilla (10 August 2019). ""Mannen i pilotglasögon" inte längre mordmisstänkt" ["The man in pilot goggles" is no longer a murder suspect]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). from the original on 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2021-11-13."Mannen i pilotglasögon" inte längre mordmisstänkt 2021-11-01 at the Wayback Machine Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 1 November 2021
^Abrahamsson, Anders (23 August 2021). "Man misstänkt för mordet på Helena Andersson 1992" [Suspected of the murder of Helena Andersson in 1992]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^Nyheter, S. V. T.; Sprangers, Jan (1 September 2021). "Helenafallet: 20-30 nya tips efter att den misstänkte greps" [Helena case: 20-30 new tips after the suspect was arrested]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^Abrahamsson, Anders (24 August 2021). "Fastighet och skogsdunge genomsökt i Helena- utredningen" [Property and forest grove searched in the Helena investigation]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^"Han kan utredas för fler mord" [He could be investigated for more murders]. Expressen (in Swedish). from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^Olsson, Tobias (15 April 2008). "Polisen: Fler erkännanden kan komma" [Police: More confessions may come]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ abEkström, Kajsa (20 June 2022). "Utredningen om Helena-fallet läggs ner". SVT Nyheter. from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
^Lundell, Kristin (29 January 2011). "SVT:s snutjargong är hänsynslös" [SVT's cop jargon is ruthless]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^"Polisen sågar GW:s teori om Helenas försvinnande" [The police saw GW's theory of Helena's disappearance]. Expressen (in Swedish). from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^"Leif GW Persson om Helena Andersson – 30 år gamla mordgåtan" [Leif GW Persson about Helena Andersson – 30 year old murder mystery]. tv4.se (in Swedish). from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
October 19, 2023
disappearance, helena, andersson, year, helena, andersson, disappeared, june, 1992, mariestad, sweden, since, then, several, different, suspects, disappearance, have, been, arrested, later, released, without, charge, disappearance, received, extensive, media, . 22 year old Helena Andersson disappeared on 14 June 1992 in Mariestad Sweden Since then several different suspects in her disappearance have been arrested and later released without charge The disappearance has received extensive media attention since 1992 Helena AnderssonBorn1970SwedenDisappearedJune 14 1992 aged 21 22 Mariestad SwedenStatusMissing for 31 years 3 months and 25 daysKnown forMysterious disappearance Contents 1 Disappearance 2 Investigation and arrests 3 In media 4 See also 5 ReferencesDisappearance EditShe had been at a friend s housewarming party in Toreboda later in the evening she and a few friends decided to continue partying at the Stadshotellet nightclub in central Mariestad 1 At 2 in the morning she headed home by foot an hour later several witnesses heard a woman screaming About 100 m 330 ft from her parents home Andersson s rings and sandals were found 2 Also found were drips of blood She has not been heard from since 3 2 The first man to be a suspect was a Danish man who witnesses had seen driving a white car allegedly picking up Helena Andersson and driving away from the Stadshotellet 1 He was arrested and later released 4 Investigation and arrests EditIn August 2019 DNA tests found traces of three different people on her sandals 5 In August 2021 a man in his 60s was arrested in connection with Helena Andersson s disappearance 6 He was later released but remains a suspect in her disappearance 7 In 2020 the Swedish police special cold case group in Gothenburg started investigating the case 7 During the evening Helena called her sister to ask her if she had seen her wallet her sister told her she would pay for a taxi home 8 Helena decided to walk home anyway 8 Two rings she had been wearing and sandals were found the day after her disappearance 9 7 Several witnesses told police they saw a white or possibly light coloured car near the place were Helena Andersson s belongings were found 10 The 60 year old suspect had a white car at the time of Helena Andersson s disappearance since then the car had been scrapped this was revealed in 2021 10 Witnesses heard a loud scream identified by them as that of a woman screaming 11 In 2017 another man was arrested in suspicion of the disappearance but he was also released later He was known in media as the man with pilot glasses 12 13 In 2010 a white Volvo 744 was examined for evidence by investigators It formerly belonged to a 80 year old man who had died in a house fire because of tips from the public It was deemed to not have anything to do with her disappearance 3 In September 2021 investigators revealed that the 60 year old suspects DNA had been sent for analysis at the National Forensic Centre It will be matched to the blood traces found on her sandals 14 After his arrest police also search his home and the area where she disappeared without revealing any results to media 15 Her disappearance has also been linked to murderer Anders Eklund but no charges have been brought 16 17 On 20 June 2022 Swedish prosecutors handling the case decided to close all investigations and work on the case 18 It will only be re opened if new evidence emerges 18 In media EditThe disappearance has been extensively mentioned in Swedish media and Efterlyst Veckans Brott and Sveriges Radio has produced documentaries about the case 19 20 In April 2021 Danish author Lotte Dalgaard published the book Mardrommen i Mariestad Historien om Helena Anderssons forsvinnande Nightmare in Mariestad Story of Helena Andersson s disappearance 4 Criminologist Leif GW Persson states that he is certain he knows who kidnapped and murdered Helena Andersson and has claimed to have spent over 1000 hours investigating the case 21 See also EditList of people who disappearedReferences Edit a b Helena 22 forsvannpa ett liknande satt Helena 22 disappeared in a similar way Expressen in Swedish Archived from the original on 9 March 2017 Retrieved 1 November 2021 a b Forsvann 12 juni 1992 Disappeared 12 June 1992 Expressen in Swedish Archived from the original on 13 September 2014 Retrieved 1 November 2021 a b Forsvunna Helenas blod soks i beslagtagen vit Volvo Missing Helena s blood sought in seized white Volvo Expressen in Swedish Archived from the original on 1 November 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2021 a b Helena 22 forsvann ny bok soker svar pa gatan Helena 22 disappeared new book seeks answers to the mystery Expressen in Swedish Archived from the original on 23 August 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Dna traffar pa Helenas sandal 27 ar efter forsvinnandet DNA hits on Helena s sandal 27 years after the disappearance Aftonbladet in Swedish 10 June 2019 Archived from the original on 1 November 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Mannen som misstanks for mordet pa Helena Andersson begars haktad Man suspected of the murder of Helena Andersson requested to be detained MSN Nyheter in Swedish Archived from the original on 25 August 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2021 a b c Nyheter S V T Storm Johanna Carlqvist Bosse Gustafsson Amanda 25 August 2021 Mannen som begarts haktad i Helenafallet slapps The man requested to be detained in the Helena case released SVT Nyheter in Swedish Archived from the original on 27 August 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2021 a b Divinyi Sandra 2 November 2017 Efter 25 ar Helenas misstankte mordare har kontaktat advokat After 25 years Helena s suspected killer has contacted a lawyer Goteborgs Posten in Swedish Archived from the original on 1 November 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Nya svaren i jakten pa forsvunna Helena 22 GT in Swedish 1 June 2018 Archived from the original on 2021 11 01 Retrieved 2021 11 13 a b Polisen nu saker Bilen har skrotats Police now sure The car has been scrapped Expressen in Swedish Archived from the original on 11 October 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Okanda vittnet Jag horde forsvunna Helena 22 skrika Unknown witness I heard the missing Helena 22 screaming Expressen in Swedish Archived from the original on 2 October 2019 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Ofwerstrom Mats Wadeback Pernilla 10 August 2019 Mannen i pilotglasogon inte langre mordmisstankt The man in pilot goggles is no longer a murder suspect Sveriges Radio in Swedish Archived from the original on 2021 11 01 Retrieved 2021 11 13 Mannen i pilotglasogon inte langre mordmisstankt Archived 2021 11 01 at the Wayback Machine Sveriges Radio Retrieved 1 November 2021 Abrahamsson Anders 23 August 2021 Man misstankt for mordet pa Helena Andersson 1992 Suspected of the murder of Helena Andersson in 1992 Goteborgs Posten in Swedish Archived from the original on 1 November 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Nyheter S V T Sprangers Jan 1 September 2021 Helenafallet 20 30 nya tips efter att den misstankte greps Helena case 20 30 new tips after the suspect was arrested SVT Nyheter in Swedish Archived from the original on 9 September 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Abrahamsson Anders 24 August 2021 Fastighet och skogsdunge genomsokt i Helena utredningen Property and forest grove searched in the Helena investigation Goteborgs Posten in Swedish Archived from the original on 1 November 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Han kan utredas for fler mord He could be investigated for more murders Expressen in Swedish Archived from the original on 1 November 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Olsson Tobias 15 April 2008 Polisen Fler erkannanden kan komma Police More confessions may come Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish Archived from the original on 1 November 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2021 a b Ekstrom Kajsa 20 June 2022 Utredningen om Helena fallet laggs ner SVT Nyheter Archived from the original on 23 July 2022 Retrieved 23 July 2022 Lundell Kristin 29 January 2011 SVT s snutjargong ar hansynslos SVT s cop jargon is ruthless Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish Archived from the original on 1 November 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Polisen sagar GW s teori om Helenas forsvinnande The police saw GW s theory of Helena s disappearance Expressen in Swedish Archived from the original on 23 August 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Leif GW Persson om Helena Andersson 30 ar gamla mordgatan Leif GW Persson about Helena Andersson 30 year old murder mystery tv4 se in Swedish Archived from the original on 25 August 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Disappearance of Helena Andersson amp oldid 1166205556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
