48: The Dismemberment Murders - Gladiator Virpi Butt
“I wonder how you can do something like that. I have gotten the feeling that I can do anything."
On Midsummer, 2003, in Pirkkala, Finland, the police received a call from a woman who had been told about a murder in which a man had been dismembered. It wasn’t until the second call, which was from a witness to this horrendous crime, that officers began to take the report seriously. These calls would lead investigators down a path to the discovery of more than one atrocious and shocking crime.
Content Warnings: Dismemberment, Substance Abuse
Key Themes: Female Offenders, Psychopathy, Hedonistic Murderer, Lust Killers, Thrill Killer, Legal System of Finland, Steroid Abuse,
Resources:
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Research for Episode 48 includes:
Anabolic androgenic steroids, antisocial personality traits, aggression and violence - ScienceDirect
Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids, Violence, and Crime: Two Cases and Literature Review - PMC
Finnish Criminal Policy: From Hard Time to Gentle Justice.
Gladiaattori ja surmattu tunsivat vain yhden päivän - Ilta-Sanomat
Paloittelumurhaaja Virpi Butt on kuollut
Paloittelumurhaaja Virpi Buttin kuolinsyy on selvinnyt - Ilta-Sanomat
Paloittelumurhan uhrin etsintä kaatopaikalta lopetettiin - Ilta-Sanomat
Paloittelumurhan uhrin etsintä kaatopaikalta lopetettiin - Ilta-Sanomat
Poliisi epäili Virpi Buttia Raisa Räisäsen paloittelumurhasta - Ilta-Sanomat
Steroid Use Among Women Focus of House Committee Hearing
Tampereen paloittelusurmat - Alibi