When two young girls vanish while out for an evening swim in May 2000, police in a southern Norwegian city scramble to find them. As the truth behind what happened to them begins to surface, one man’s story is pitted against the other’s.
Stine Sofie Austegard Sørstrønen (left) and Lena Sløgedal Paulsen (right) (Source) TV2
Jan Helge Andersen (source) Dagbladet
Viggo Kristiansen (source) Norway Today
Kristiansand Police Department press conference after the murders (Source)
Baneheia Park Image (source) VisitNorway.com
Baneheia Park Map (source) Google Maps
Episode Source Material
- Discovery Plus: The Baneheia Killings. Season 1, Episode 1. 2021. “What Have You Done?” via Youtube
- Discovery Plus: The Baneheia Killings. Season 1, Episode 2. 2021 “Prime Suspects” via Youtube
- Stavanger Aftenblad: Kristiansand stood silently during Lena’s funeral. By Ole Dag Kvamme.
- NRK: NOK 50,000 to Stine Sofie’s Foundation. By staff.
- Principal Hearing in Criminal Cases.
- Stavnager Aftenblad: The murders described in detail. By Hallgeir Oftedal.
- Bergens Tidende: The murders a pure execution. By Av Hallgeir Oftedal.
- Nettavisen: Cuts out Stine Sofie’s Foundation. By Christian Bakken.
- ABC Nyheter: Ada Sofia Austegard won the right to complain. By staff.
- Expressen: The child killer in interview: “I’m only judged on feelings”. By staff.
- Nettavisen: Viggo Kristiansen sentenced for death threats. By Stefan Offergaard.
- HUDOC: Case of A. v. Norway. By staff.
- NRK: 10 years with Stine Sofie’s foundation. By staff.
- NRK: Ada Sofie Austegard. By staff.
- ABC Nyheter: FBI expert: Butchers the interrogation methods in the Baneheia case. By Geir S. Malthe-Sorenssen.
- NRK: Jannicke never forgets the day Stine Sofie was killed. By staff.
- Stavanger Aftenblad: Reveals details from the Baneheia case. By Kjetil Reite.
- NRK: The grief over Baneheia. By Kari Loberg Skar.
- NRK: You have the right to live and move where you want. By Hans Petter Reppe.
- NRK: This is very strong for me. By Kim Nystol.
- Morganbladet: The hard truth. By Frode Helmich Pedersen.
- Journalisten: Fevennen’s editor on the Baneheia case: – The only thing I am personally sure of is that I am not sure. By Glenn Slydal Johansen.
- NRK: Stake blunder: Viggo Kristiansen waives interest claims for the murder victims’ parents. By Paul Wergeland.
- Vartland: The truth we may never get. By Elise Kruse.
- NRK: The Baneheia case:- Enough is enough. By Stine Traaholt.
- Norway today: Norway’s Supreme Court decides to release man convicted in Baneheia murder and rape case. By staff.
- Newsinenglish: New DNA results ‘torpedo’ murder defendant’s testimony. By staff.
- Nettavisen: Arvid Sjodin reacts to explanation about NRK journalist in Baneheia interrogation. By Farid Ighoubah.
- Newsinenglish: State apologizes for grave miscarriage of justice. By staff.
- TV2: Last conversation with daughter Lena (10): “I’m going to miss you mum”. By staff.
- Newsinenglish: Baneheia killer appeals new conviction. By staff.