Progress Made In Investigation Into Murders That Inspired CHILDREN OF BODOM's Name

According to a posting on the CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes-Of-Bodom.com, progress has been made in the investigation into the infamous Lake Bodom murders, which gave CHILDREN OF BODOM the inspiration for their name.

The suspect in the case, Nils Gustafsson, was taken into custody last April. He was one of four young people on a camping trip at Lake Bodom in June 1960. The other three, two 15-year-old girls and an 18-year-old boy, were stabbed to death, and last year police said that they now have probable cause to suspect that Gustafsson was the killer.

The suspect was released from custody in late May after spending two months behind bars. His interrogations continued during the summer, but the restrictions placed on his movements have been lifted.

Since the murders were committed 44 years ago, the police have interviewed thousands of people and checked the accounts of dozens of suspects.

In the search for the culprit during the 1960s, police even turned to a hypnotist for help. Both Gustafsson and a boy who said he had seen the culprit while he was fishing were hypnotized.

Several months ago, the National Bureau of Investigation sent several samples to a British forensic laboratory to be tested for DNA. Also, several samples were tested by Finnish forensic teams.

Police will issue a statement about the DNA results received from the U.K. once official translations have been completed, most likely in mid-February. This will mark the end of the preliminary investigation into the re-opened case. The public prosecutor will then decide whether legal proceedings should be initiated. The DNA results should reveal in whether Gustafsson has been unjustly suspected of killing his friends.

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