Disappearance of Piia Ristikankare

Piia Irmeli Ristikankare (born 18 December 1972[1]) was a 15-year-old girl from Piikkiö, Finland who disappeared on 7 October 1988.[2] Her disappearance is among the most famous unresolved disappearance cases in Finland.[3]

Piia Ristikankare
Born
Piia Irmeli Ristikankare

(1972-12-18)December 18, 1972
Piikkiö, Finland
DisappearedOctober 7, 1988 (aged 15)
Piikkiö, Finland
StatusMissing for 33 years, 6 months and 19 days

Disappearance

7 October was a normal Friday school day for Ristikankare, who was studying housekeeping at a vocational school.[4] She had arranged a sleepover with a friend in Paimio, but had to cancel it because her 3-year-old brother needed a babysitter that night. Piia's parents were divorced and her mother had moved out of the family home a couple of years earlier.[5]

On the night of disappearance, family's father was in the sauna with his father-in-law while Piia Ristikankare was spending time with her brothers, aged 3 and 14. The teenagers got into an argument over television programmes and Piia went out, probably taking a small bag with some money in it with her. She has not been seen since.[1][6]

Several clues to the case have been reported and false sightings of Piia Ristikankare were also made after her disappearance.[7][8] The case was taken over by the National Bureau of Investigation in 2003. According to a childhood friend, Piia had been bullied at school because of the family's religious orientation. The Ristikankare family are Jehovah's Witnesses.[9] They continued living in the house from which Piia Ristikankare disappeared after the disappearance, despite several police raids.[10]

Piia Ristikankare was officially declared deceased in absentia in 2011. The date of her death was marked as 1 January 2011.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Piia Ristikankare, 15, katosi 30 vuotta sitten – aktiiviset murhatutkimukset aloitettu nyt uudelleen: "Jos joku tulee tunnonvaivoihin" - MTVuutiset.fi". mtv.fi. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  2. "Erikoisraportti: Onko oudossa kirjeessä ratkaisu murhamysteeriin? "Tajuttoman tuntuista tyttöä oltiin kantamassa henkilöautoon" - MTVuutiset.fi". mtv.fi. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  3. "Isä ei enää usko kadonneen Piian löytyvän: "Piia ei tule mun työ, minä menen Piian luo"". turkulainen.fi. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  4. Mari Julku: Isän shokki vaihtui suruun. Iltalehti 6. lokakuuta 2018, Viikonvaihde s. 14. Alma Media.
  5. "Piia Ristikankare lähti kotoaan 30 vuotta sitten ja katosi jäljettömiin, jotkut väittävät nähneensä Piian katoamisiltana – "Meille on tullut ihan valtava määrä vihjeitä" - MTVuutiset.fi". mtv.fi. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  6. "Perjantai-dokkari: Piia ei koskaan palannut". yle.fi. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  7. "Tehdäänkö tutkinnassa pian läpimurto? Piia Ristikankareen katoamisesta poliisille uusia mielenkiintoisia vihjeitä – "Koetamme ratkoa, pitävätkö huhut paikkansa"". MTVUutiset.fi. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  8. "Såg "Tom från Borås" ett flickmord?". Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  9. "Mitä Pia Ristikankareelle tapahtui? Taiteilija Ilona Niemen elämään heijastuu yhä lapsuudenystävän katoaminen". Seura.fi. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  10. "Yli 30 vuotta sitten Piia, 15, lähti kotoa ja katosi – tänä vuonna ruumiskoirat kävivät isä-Heikin kotona: "Oli se tavallaan mulle helpotus"". IS.fi. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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