Jarno Sebastian ELG
Classification: Murderer
Characteristics: Cannibalism - Satanist
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: November 21, 1998
Date of birth: 1975
Victim profile: A 23-year-old man, who was not named
Method of murder: Strangulation
Location: Hyvinkää, Finland
Status: Sentenced to life in prison August 1999
Jarno Sebastian Elg is a Finnish satanist, who was sentenced to life in prison for murdering a 23-year-old man, who was not named, eating some of the body parts and instigating others to participate in a ritual that included torturing the victim and listening to heavy-metal music on November 21, 1998 in Hyvinkää. Elg's partners were 17-year-old Terhi Johanna Tervashonka, 20-year-old Mika Kristian Riska and a 16-year-old boy, who was not named.
The criminal investigation started when a leg was found from a dump site. The pieces were collected from a dump site, thus giving the name "dump site murder" to the case.
Elg was sentenced to life in prison. Tervashonka got eight years and six months in prison, because she was not an adult nor sane. Riska got two years and eight months in prison for assault and "violation of a grave".
The 16-year-old boy was considered to be innocent, because he said that the older men forced him to participate, but the others were convicted. The court declared most of the details of the case secret.
Jarno Sebastian Elg (born 1975) is a Finnish Devil-worshipper, who was sentenced to life in prison for murdering a 23-year-old man, eating some of the body parts and instigating others to participate in a ritual that included torturing the victim and listening to black metal music on November 21, 1998, in Hyvinkää.
Elg's partners were 17-year-old Terhi Johanna Tervashonka from Järvenpää, 20-year-old Mika Kristian Riska from Mäntsälä and a 16-year-old boy from Kerava, who was not named.
The criminal investigation started when a leg was found from a dump site, thus giving the name "dump site murder" to the case. The case was generally described as the most gruesome homicide in Finnish history.
Sentences
Elg was sentenced to life in prison for murder.
Tervashonka received eight years and six months in prison for murder committed while still a minor. A mental health examination found her to be partially insane. She was released from prison in 2003. In June 2007, Terhi Tukio (née Tervashonka) allegedly killed a man with a billhook. The trial for this murder begun on August 23rd 2007.
Riska received two years and eight months in prison for assault and violation of a grave.
The 16-year-old boy was considered to be innocent, because he claimed that the older men had forced him to participate.
The Hyvinkää district court and Helsinki court of appeal declared most of the details of the case secret for 40 years.
Helsinki, Finland; Jarno Sebastian Elg, Terhi Johanna Tervashonka, Mika Kristian Riska sentenced for ritual murder
August 11, 1999
Overview: A court sentenced three alleged Satanists, including a 17-year-old girl, to prison terms for killing a man and ingesting some of the body parts.
Jarno Sebastian Elg, 24, was given a life sentence for killing a 23-year-old man in November and instigating others to participate in a ritual that included torturing the victim and listening to heavy-metal music.
The Hyvinkaa District Court in southern Finland sentenced Terhi Johanna Tervashonka, 17, to two years and six months in prison and Mika Kristian Riska, 21, to two years and eight months in the case. The victim, who was not named, suffered prolonged torture and eventually was strangled to death, the court said.
It also said the three people convicted "were strongly influenced by Satanism." The court declared most of the details of the case secret. See, "Alleged Satanists sentenced for murder, cannibalism," Associated Press, August 11, 1999.
