Chapter 47: Murder on the M.S. Viking Sally- Klause Schelkle & Bettina Taxis
July 27th 1987-Klause Schelkle, Bettina Taxis and Thomas Schmidt, are traveling through the nordic countries on a trip of the life time. After spending time in Stockholm, the next phase of their trip was to travel to Turku, Finland for a music Festival via a ferry called the M.S. Viking Sally, But Klause would never make it to Turku and the police would have a hell of a time figuring out who the murderer was.
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Nord News. (2021b, September 23). Prosecutors will appeal acquittal in 34-year-old homicide case - Nord News. Nord News. https://nord.news/2021/09/23/prosecutors-will-appeal-acquittal-in-34-year-old-homicide-case/
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