Therese Johannessen | |
|---|---|
| Disappeared | July 3, 1988 (aged 9) Fjell, Norway  |
| Status | Missing for 35 years, 9 months and 24 days |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Known for | Missing person |
The Therese Case (Norwegian: Therese-saken) is a Norwegian, unsolved disappearance case. The case started in Drammen on 3 July 1988, when nine-year-old Therese Johannessen disappeared without a trace from her home in Fjell after going to a nearby kiosk to buy sweets. Despite an extensive police investigation and a number of search operations, Therese Johannessen has never been found.[1]
The police have been convinced that the disappearance is a criminal case, and in 1998 Swede Sture Bergwall was convicted in the case after confessing to having abducted and killed the nine-year-old.[2] Quickly later he retracted the confession,[3] and the Swedish public prosecutor's office overturned the sentence in March 2011.[4][5] The case has been re-investigated a number of times, most recently in 2013. In July of the same year, the disappearance - as a criminal case - was criminally time-barred, as a result of the then 25-year time limit for serious criminal cases. Any perpetrator or perpetrators will therefore not be punished in the case.[6]
In 2020, NRK broadcasted a series about the Therese Case, called "transl. Therese - the girl who disappeared". It was produced by Monster Media.[7]
Disappearance[edit]
On the evening of Sunday, 3 July 1988,[1] nine-year-old Therese Johannessen (born 1979) was playing outside the block where she lived, in Lauritz Hervigs vei 74 A on Fjell in Drammen. Among other things, she played with her little sister and visited a kiosk in a nearby shopping center several times. At 19.25 it started to rain heavily in the area, and Therese went to the kiosk for the third and last time. The woman who worked in the kiosk saw Therese leave the business and continue down a nearby walkway. This is the last confirmed sighting of the nine-year-old. Therese Johannessen was then wearing a pink t-shirt, denim skirt and moccasins.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "1093DFNOR - Therese Johannessen". The Doe Network. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
Missing Since: July 3, 1988 [...] Therese has never been located.
- ^ Heath, Chris (29 July 2013). "The Serial Killer Has Second Thoughts: The Confessions of Thomas Quick". www.gq.com. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Quick retracts serial murder confessions". The Local. 15 December 2008. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Ritter, Karl (31 July 2013). "Sture Bergwall Case: Prosecutors Drop Last Remaining Charges Against Suspected Swedish Serial Killer". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Sweden drops final 'serial killer' murder charge". 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Day, Elizabeth (20 October 2012). Reed, Betsy (ed.). "Thomas Quick: the Swedish serial killer who never was". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Therese - jenta som forsvant". NRK. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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