Sanna Riitta Liisa Sillanpää (born 15 April 1968) is a Finnish woman who shot three men to death with a rented 9mmBeretta 92FSsemi-automatic pistol[1] on 21 February 1999 in a shooting range in Albertinkatu [fi], Helsinki, and wounded another man, who received lifetime injuries. One man present was not harmed. One of the dead was the shooting club's 23-year-old supervisor.
Sanna Sillanpää
Born
Sanna Riitta Liisa Sillanpää
(1968-04-15) 15 April 1968 (age 55)
Nationality
Finnish
Occupation
IT worker
Employer
Fujitsu Finland Oy
Criminal status
Upheld on appeal
Criminal charge
Manslaughter
Penalty
Found legally insane
Details
Location(s)
Albertinkatu, Helsinki
Killed
3
Injured
1
Weapons
9mm Beretta 92FS semi-automatic pistol
As Sillanpää was leaving the club, she said: "This is what they taught us at the FBI academy, isn't it?". She then traveled from the Helsinki center to the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in a city bus, carrying a gun and ammunition. At the airport, she was trying to buy a ticket to "somewhere". Sillanpää was caught after four hours as she was boarding an airplane to London.[2] Before boarding the plane she left the gun in a trash can in the airport terminal. It was discovered by a cleaner.
At the trials and hearings, Sillanpää did not speak at all. No motive for the act was found.[3] In mental health examinations Sillanpää was found to have schizophrenia,[2] and had a delusion of being the widow of an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, whose death she had to avenge. She appeared to be a fan of The X-Files, and the police investigated the possibility of the series having a plot line similar to Sillanpää's actions, although nothing of the sort was found.[3]
In district court, the state prosecutor Maarit Loimukoski demanded Sillanpää to be imprisoned for three acts of manslaughter without full understanding (partially insane) and two attempted acts of manslaughter, but on 11 October 1999, the district court deemed Sillanpää legally insane.[2]
Loimukoski appealed the decision to the Helsinki Court of Appeal, but the decision was upheld on 11 October 2000. Loimukoski explained that the reason for her demand for punishment was that Sillanpää had acted with premeditation in attempting to flee Finland and hiding the gun after the act. Sillanpää was sent to the Niuvanniemimental hospital in Kuopio.[4]
Sillanpää, 30 years old at the time, has a Master's degree in computer science[5] and is an IT expert who worked for Fujitsu Finland Oy in Helsinki.
After the incident, the Ministry of the Interior demanded that the security and permissions of commercial shooting ranges should be checked.[6] The rules for first-timer participation on shooting ranges were subsequently made more strict.[3]
Referencesedit
^Sipilä, Jarkko (May 14, 2018). The Dark Side of Helsinki. Tammi. ISBN978-9520403690.
^ abcHelsingin Sanomat, international edition, 12 October 1999 (in English) archive.org
^ abcAmpumaratasurmia tutkinut poliisikansanedustaja muistelee – Salaiset kansiot -sarjaakin tutkittiin motiivina, mtv.fi (in Finnish)
^Sisäministeriö: Ampumaratojen toiminta tutkittava, Yle Uutiset. Accessed on 4 June 2017.
External linksedit
MTV3 News archive 21 February 1999: Shooting club manslaughter suspect has not confessed (in Finnish)
(in Finnish)
MTV3 News archive 24 February 1999: Triple manslaughter suspect: "The bullets are personal mementos" (in Finnish)
MTV3 News archive 31 May 1999: Key witness certain about Sillanpää's guilt (in Finnish)
MTV3 News archive 31 May 1999: Sillanpää sent to mental health examination (in Finnish)
Booksedit
Pohjolan poliisi kertoo 2001 (article: Ampumaratasurmat)
November 11, 2023
sanna, sillanpää, sanna, riitta, liisa, sillanpää, born, april, 1968, finnish, woman, shot, three, death, with, rented, beretta, 92fs, semi, automatic, pistol, february, 1999, shooting, range, albertinkatu, helsinki, wounded, another, received, lifetime, injur. Sanna Riitta Liisa Sillanpaa born 15 April 1968 is a Finnish woman who shot three men to death with a rented 9mm Beretta 92FS semi automatic pistol 1 on 21 February 1999 in a shooting range in Albertinkatu fi Helsinki and wounded another man who received lifetime injuries One man present was not harmed One of the dead was the shooting club s 23 year old supervisor Sanna SillanpaaBornSanna Riitta Liisa Sillanpaa 1968 04 15 15 April 1968 age 55 NationalityFinnishOccupationIT workerEmployerFujitsu Finland OyCriminal statusUpheld on appealCriminal chargeManslaughterPenaltyFound legally insaneDetailsLocation s Albertinkatu HelsinkiKilled3Injured1Weapons9mm Beretta 92FS semi automatic pistolAs Sillanpaa was leaving the club she said This is what they taught us at the FBI academy isn t it She then traveled from the Helsinki center to the Helsinki Vantaa Airport in a city bus carrying a gun and ammunition At the airport she was trying to buy a ticket to somewhere Sillanpaa was caught after four hours as she was boarding an airplane to London 2 Before boarding the plane she left the gun in a trash can in the airport terminal It was discovered by a cleaner Contents 1 Trial 2 References 3 External links 4 BooksTrial editAt the trials and hearings Sillanpaa did not speak at all No motive for the act was found 3 In mental health examinations Sillanpaa was found to have schizophrenia 2 and had a delusion of being the widow of an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation whose death she had to avenge She appeared to be a fan of The X Files and the police investigated the possibility of the series having a plot line similar to Sillanpaa s actions although nothing of the sort was found 3 In district court the state prosecutor Maarit Loimukoski demanded Sillanpaa to be imprisoned for three acts of manslaughter without full understanding partially insane and two attempted acts of manslaughter but on 11 October 1999 the district court deemed Sillanpaa legally insane 2 Loimukoski appealed the decision to the Helsinki Court of Appeal but the decision was upheld on 11 October 2000 Loimukoski explained that the reason for her demand for punishment was that Sillanpaa had acted with premeditation in attempting to flee Finland and hiding the gun after the act Sillanpaa was sent to the Niuvanniemi mental hospital in Kuopio 4 Sillanpaa 30 years old at the time has a Master s degree in computer science 5 and is an IT expert who worked for Fujitsu Finland Oy in Helsinki After the incident the Ministry of the Interior demanded that the security and permissions of commercial shooting ranges should be checked 6 The rules for first timer participation on shooting ranges were subsequently made more strict 3 References edit Sipila Jarkko May 14 2018 The Dark Side of Helsinki Tammi ISBN 978 9520403690 a b c Sillanpaa guilty of three counts of manslaughter Helsingin Sanomat international edition 12 October 1999 in English archive org a b c Ampumaratasurmia tutkinut poliisikansanedustaja muistelee Salaiset kansiot sarjaakin tutkittiin motiivina mtv fi in Finnish Turun Sanomat 11 October 2000 Court of Appeal upheld triple killer s sentence in Finnish Master level graduates University of Helsinki Department of computer science Sisaministerio Ampumaratojen toiminta tutkittava Yle Uutiset Accessed on 4 June 2017 External links editMTV3 News archive 21 February 1999 Shooting club manslaughter suspect has not confessed in Finnish MTV3 News archive 23 February 1999 Weapon allegedly used in triple manslaughter found in Finnish MTV3 News archive 24 February 1999 Triple manslaughter suspect The bullets are personal mementos in Finnish MTV3 News archive 31 May 1999 Key witness certain about Sillanpaa s guilt in Finnish MTV3 News archive 31 May 1999 Sillanpaa sent to mental health examination in Finnish Books editPohjolan poliisi kertoo 2001 article Ampumaratasurmat Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sanna Sillanpaa amp oldid 1173165953, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
