Peter Lundin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter Kenneth Bostrøm Lundin February 15, 1972 |
| Other names | Niels Schaftner Bjarne Skounborg Thomas Kristian Olesen |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 4 |
Span of crimes | 1991–2000 |
| Country | United States, Denmark |
| State(s) | North Carolina, Copenhagen |
Date apprehended | July 5, 2000 |
| Imprisoned at | Institution of Herstedvester |
Peter Kenneth Bostrøm Lundin (born February 15, 1972), who later renamed himself to Bjarne Skounborg and most recently Thomas Kristian Olesen,[1][2] is a Danish serial killer who, on March 15, 2001, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Østre Landsret for a triple murder.[3] The night between June 16 and 17, 2000, he killed and then dismembered his cohabitant Marianne Pedersen and her two sons, Dennis (10) and Brian (12), in their house at Nørregårdsvej 26 in Rødovre.[4][5]
On March 15, 2001, he was found guilty of having caused Marianne Pedersen and her two sons' deaths, but claimed that it was an accident. His lawyer Bjørn Lund Hansen also argued in court that it was an accident, and when Lundin was found guilty, he asked for a timed sentence of 16 years in prison. State Attorney Erik Merlung, who represented the case as a prosecutor, had always thought that Lundin should be sentenced for murder, and he demanded life imprisonment. Despite the Retslægerådet's recommendation - and eventual success - in granting the prosecutor's request for life imprisonment, the country's highest judicial and medical experts had recommended the prisoner remain in custody.[6]
The case is one of Denmark's most horrifying and most talked about murders in recent times.[7] Lundin is currently serving his life sentence at the Institution of Herstedvester.
- ^ "Kriminelle vilde med at få nyt navn". B.T. (in Danish). 27 August 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
- ^ Ekstra Bladet, June 3, 2018 - section "Go'S Sunday" page 7
- ^ "No doubt: Lundin's lifetime" (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten. 16 March 2001. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ Niels Tradsfeldt (4 November 2008). "Lundin: the killer who knew the bodies are gossiping" (in Danish). TV 2. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ Jan Søgaard (26 October 2000). "Put the bodies in the freezer" (in Danish). BT. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Peter Lundin got a lifetime" (in Danish). DR. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ Kristian Hansen (22 September 2009). "The neighbors are tired of Lundin" (in Danish). BT. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
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