Auli Kyllikki Saari was a 17-year-old girl whose murder in 1953 is one of the most infamous Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 homicide cases of all time. Her murder in Isojoki

Isojoki

Isojoki is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Isojoki is and the municipality covers an area of of which is inland water . The population density is . Although the area isn't very high,...

remains unsolved.

Saari was last seen alive on May 17. She was cycling home from a prayer meeting when the unidentified killer attacked. Her bicycle was discovered in a marshy area later in the summer. http://www2.hs.fi/english/archive/news.asp?id=20040405IE8 Although her murder received notable media attention, her corpse was not found until October 11 in a bog.

The murderer is widely speculated to have had a sexual motive, but no semen was found on her body. Saari's funeral service at Isojoki Church on October 25, 1953 was attended by 25,000 people.

The murderer has not been identified to date, although there have been numerous suspects. The murderer is believed to be deceased now.http://www.tiede.fi/arkisto/artikkeli.php?id=146&vl=2000