Case 244
Engla Höglund & Pernilla Hellgren
*** Content Warning: child victim, child sexual assault ***
On April 5 2008, 10-year-old Engla Höglund went missing while cycling home from soccer practice near the small Swedish town of Stjärnsund. As news spread, a witness came forward who had captured Engla in a photograph just moments before she disappeared.
The image not only revealed an instrumental clue but also led to the stunning discovery that whoever had taken Engla Höglund was also responsible for the unsolved murder of 31-year-old Pernilla Hellgren in the Swedish city of Falun eight years earlier.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Holly Boyd
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
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RESOURCES
COURT DOCUMENTS
Judgement against Anders Eklund, Falu Tingsratt District Court
Examination of the police and the prosecution into the murder of Pernilla Hellgren – Aklagarmyndigheten (the Public Prosecutors Officer)
Court of Appeal Judgement, 2013-T 3967
NEWS ARTICLES
He was warned by police before the arrest – Expressen
Engla’s mother had an outbreak at Eklund – Aftonbladet
Engla’s mother to Anders Eklund – You look like a monster – Aftonbladet
It was after the car accident that everything happened – VG
Tomas got the killer and Engla in the picture by chance – Expressen
Collection of articles from The Local, regarding Engla’s case
Engla-mamma Exclusive to VG Nett… – VG
Engla’s room remains as it was – Exressen
Isabelle, 21, about best friend Engla – Aftonbladet
Collected on panties – Aftonbladet
Anders Eklund wanted to invite Engla’s mother to the prison – Aftonbladet
Sister about the grief after the murder of Engla – Expressen
Anders Eklund beaten bloody – wants the culprits moved – tekdeeps
Engla’s mother receives leave to appeal – Aftonbladet
Pernilla’s father: “You live with this every single day” – Expressen
BLOGS
Engla’s Mumma – Carina Höglund
Thoughts of everything between heaven and earth – Carina Höglund
I’m Sol, Engla’s sister – Sol Höglund – Nyheter24
Sol Höglund – Sol Höglund
VIDEO
Anders Eklund police interrogation – YouTube (The Crime Archive on TV4)