239:Åkerlund was arrested shortly after the crime was committed and charged with the murder of his ex-wife, as well as the attempted murder of her brother and his girlfriend. He claimed that he had done it in self-defence, but this claim was disregarded, and Åkerlund receiving a life sentence, which was upheld by the appellate court a year after his conviction.
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he was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. The surveillance video which recorded the shootings at the restaurant was ordered to be sealed for 25 years at the request of family members. Claiming that his sentence was unjustly long, Åkerlund appealed to the
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While Åkerlund and his friend were in custody, police began investigating how a convicted murderer had obtained a firearm, determining that the 9mm S&W revolver had been sold to him illegally in May by two men. In
October 2010, Åkerlund was put on trial for the triple murder, and two years later,
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attempted to help their dying friend, Åkerlund shot them in the mouth and the head, respectively. The pregnant woman and her boyfriend managed to escape. Åkerlund and his friend then tried to flee the scene by going on the motorway bound for
Helsinki, but were both apprehended only ten minutes later.
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of the restaurant, with another car occupied by four men and a pregnant woman in front of them. For an unspecified reason, a dispute occurred between the two parties, prompting Åkerlund to pull out his revolver and shoot one of the passengers in the chest, killing him on the spot. When the other two
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After authorities were called to inspect the crime scene, a man came forward carrying a bloodied knife, claiming that he had found it by the roadside. Blood exams confirmed that the blood on the knife belonged to Nurmi, and that the knife itself belonged to Esa Åkerlund. When arrested for the crime,
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semi-automatic pistol. The shot was heard by the ex-wife's brother, who barged into the room and shot at Åkerlund, narrowly missing him. In retaliation, Åkerlund shot once at him and his girlfriend, who was visiting at the time, wounding both non-fatally.
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381:"The suspicious record of the Porvoo killer"
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113:Span of crimes
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323:References
260:McDonald's
216:Orimattila
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427:Iltalehti
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184:acquitted
625:1 August
619:Archived
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201:Askola
75:Murder
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