MS Viking Sally, pictured in Stockholm harbour in the 1980s
Date
July 28, 1987 (1987-07-28)
Time
Unknown, likely shortly before 03:45 (EEST)
Venue
Aboard cruiseferry MS Viking Sally
Location
Åland archipelago, Finnish territorial waters
Deaths
1 (Klaus Schelkle)
Non-fatal injuries
1 (Bettina Taxis)
Accused
1 (Herman Himle)[1][2]
Charges
Murder and attempted murder[3]
Trial
May–June 2021[3]
Verdict
Acquitted[4]
The 1987 Viking Sally murder is a homicide which took place on 28 July 1987 aboard the cruiseferry MS Viking Sally, en route from Stockholm, Sweden, to Turku, Finland. An assailant attacked two West German tourists, Klaus Schelkle (aged 20) and Bettina Taxis (aged 22), killing the former and seriously injuring the latter. In September 2020, Finnish police announced charges against a suspect and passed the case on to prosecutors. In June 2021, the suspect was acquitted.[3][4][5] The crime remains unsolved.
^"Dansker frifundet i finsk drabssag: Jeg har provokeret politiet". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^Sørensen, Sola Kruchov (3 April 2022). "Opsigtsvækkende oplysninger i finsk drabssag mod frifundet dansk mand". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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