Murder of Marie Lilienberg and Maria Wahlen
Marie Lilienberg | |
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Marie Lilienberg in the United States during 1983 | |
| Born | Marie Lilienberg Danderyd, Sweden |
| Died | c. 22 July 1983 (aged 23) Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Stabbing |
| Body discovered | Los Padres National Forest |
| Resting place | Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California, United States |
| Known for | Murder victim |
Maria Wahlen | |
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Maria Wahlen in the United States during 1983 | |
| Born | Maria Birgitta Wahlén Alingsas, Sweden |
| Died | c. 22 July 1983 (aged 25) Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Stabbing |
| Body discovered | Los Padres National Forest |
| Resting place | Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California, United States |
| Known for | Murder victim |
Marie Lilienberg and Maria Wahlen were a pair of Swedish tourists who were murdered by an unknown assailant while hitchhiking from Northern California to Los Angeles in July 1983. The case attracted significant media attention in the United States during that time period, before going cold for several years. It gained renewed interest in September 1991, following an anonymous phone call to the Swedish consulate in San Diego, which implicated a Canadian man named Loren in the murders. The anonymous phone call led to the case being featured in an April 1992 episode of Unsolved Mysteries. Loren and the anonymous caller were later identified by police, with the former never being charged for the murders. It is suspected that Loren may have been convicted serial killer Loren Herzog, although this has not been officially confirmed.