Lisa Holm, a 17-year-old girl from Skövde working in Blomberg in Götene Municipality, Sweden, disappeared on 7 June 2015 and her body was found days later in a workshed.[1] Her disappearance, the search for her, and the trial and conviction of Nerijus Bilevicius for her murder received widespread media attention in Sweden and Scandinavia.[2]
| Date | 7 June 2015 |
|---|---|
| Location | Blomberg, Sweden |
| Cause | Strangulation |
| Convicted | Nerijus Bilevicius |
| Sentence |
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Murder
editOn 7 June 2015, Lisa Helena Holm (born 7 February 1998) was about to end her shift at a cafe where she had been working for the summer in Blomberg, close to Källby in Västergötland.[3] She sent a text message at 18:23 to her father in Skövde, saying that she was on her way home on her moped.[3][4] When Holm did not show up, her father drove to her workplace, hoping she was still there.[5][6] When he found her moped with keys still in the ignition at the cafe, he and the cafe owner searched the cafe and nearby area without finding anything.[4] At 21:47 they called the police and reported Holm missing.[4] The police soon arrived and started dog searches in the area, in a barn there with several rooms, but found nothing. A glove was later found there.[4]
Discovery of body
editOn Tuesday 9 June, the search team found Holm's cellphone case, receipts, tickets and similar items, all of which was identified as belonging to Holm.[1] On Wednesday 10 June, the search area was extended, and the Swedish version of the organization Missing People was called in to help with the search.[7] That day, a pair of earrings was found in the barn.[1] Her license card for her moped and keys to her home were also found that day.[4] On Friday 12 June, Missing People searched the Martorp estate a few kilometres from the cafe.[4] Two people arrived there by car, claiming that the area already had been searched. Missing People representatives became suspicious and called police.[8] They continued to search the area and found a jacket and a helmet belonging to Holm. Later that same night, Holm's body was found in a workshed nearby.[4]
Trial
editThe county court concluded that Holm had been murdered by hanging or strangulation.[4] Technical evidence showed that DNA from Lithuanian citizen Nerijus Bilevičius (born 3 March 1980) was on pieces of rope and ten pieces of Holm's clothing, both inside and out, as well as all over the crime scene.[4] Police and the court also found that Bilevičius had no alibi for the day of the murder. The motive was of a sexual nature. In his computer police found pornography, and technical findings showed that he had been very active sexually in the shed.[9] His actions at Martorp when Missing People first showed up also indicated that he did not want police to continue searching that particular area.[4]
The circumstances were considered especially heinous by investigators as Holm was only seventeen years old and physically weaker than Bilevičius.[4] He showed great ruthlessness and criminal intent and police stated that Holm had suffered before finally being murdered at the scene.[4] Bilevičius was sentenced to life imprisonment on 17 November 2015.[10]
His attorney Björn Hurtig filed at the court of appeals on 15 April 2016.[11] Hurtig's reasons to appeal his client's sentence were given as someone else having helped or committed the murder and removed the body of Holm, such as the convict's wife.[12] On 2 May 2016, the court of appeals declined to grant a new review or trial, and his life sentence became final.[13]
Conviction and aftermath
editOn 4 July 2016, it was announced that Bilevicius would be placed at Norrtälje Prison, a high-security facility.[14] He was transferred to Lithuania in early 2017, and later that year won an appeal and got 15 years, but by an appellate court in Šiauliai in late 2017 his sentence was again set at life imprisonment.[15][16]
Bilevičius' death
editBilevičius was frequently harassed by other inmates in Swedish prison and often needed medical attention – he was beat up many times and on occasion drenched in boiling water.[17][18][19] He was transferred to Lithuanian prison and harassed by other inmates in Lithuania as well. On 3 August 2022, around 6 p.m. local time, another inmate stabbed Bilevičius in the neck with an improvised knife while on a walk in Marijampolė Correction House. Bilevičius died during transportation to a hospital.[20][21]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Lisa Holm's family faces murder suspect on trial's first day – Radio Sweden. Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Police: Missing girl may still be in search area – Radio Sweden". Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Skaraborgs TR B 1902-15 Dom 2015-11-17 (1).pdf – MinFil" (PDF). minfil.org (in Swedish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Lisa Holm kom aldrig hem – och inget blev någonsin sig likt igen". Expressen (in Swedish). 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Key clue found in record missing teenager search". The Local. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Lisa Holm murder suspect: I was at home talking to my mother on Skype when it happened – Radio Sweden". Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Abrahamsson, Anders. "Missing people tagna efter Lisa Holm-söket". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "27-åringen från samma stad som Lisa Holms mördare". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Hovrättsdom i dag: livstid för Lisa Holm-mördaren". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Öhrstedt, Bernhard (15 April 2016). "Lisa Holm-mordet är överklagat till HD" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Lisa Holm-överklagan i 70 punkter". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. 18 April 2016. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Lisa Holms mördare nekas prövning i HD". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Lisa Holms mördare till Norrtälje" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Lisa Holms mördare Nerijus Bilevicius har lämnat Sverige". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Life in prison for man who killed Swedish teen". The Local. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Lisos Holm žudikas Nerijus Bilevičius vėl užpultas kalėjime". Lietuvos Rytas (in Lithuanian). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
Nenorėdami būti vienoje patalpoje su nepilnametės prievartautoju ir žudiku, kiti nuteistieji ji iškeikė ir pagrasino užmušti. Antrą kartą kaliniai lietuvį užsipuolė dirbtuvėse ir sumušė
- ^ "Švedijoje paauglę nužudęs N. Bilevičius skundžiasi Lukiškėmis". Alfa.lt (in Lithuanian). 1 January 1970. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
N. Bilevičius gyvenimu už grotų Švedijoje greičiausiai nesidžiaugė – imigrantas, nužudęs švedę, o dar ir įtariamas seksualiniais nusikaltimais, ne kartą sulaukė kitų kalinių smurto: lietuvis buvo plikomas karštu vandeniu, mušamas, galiausiai netgi išvežtas į ligoninę.
- ^ Januševičius, Alvydas (7 February 2017). "Nerijaus Bilevičiaus kalėjimas negelbsti – kaliniai apipylė karštu vandeniu". 15min (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Aiškėja, kas dalyvavo kruviname konflikte Marijampolės pataisos namuose – nusikaltimai sukrečia". Lietuvos Rytas (in Lithuanian). 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ TV3 (5 August 2022). "Marijampolėje nužudytas kalinys – už žiaurų 17-metės išniekinimą pagarsėjęs visoje Švedijoje". TV3 Lithuania (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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