10. The Missing Backpackers

Episode 10 of the On the trail podcast, hosted by Podster, titled "10. The Missing Backpackers" was published on January 4, 2024 and runs 46 minutes.

January 4, 2024 ·46m · On the trail

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Summary

The two young Swedish backpackers Heidi Paakkonen and Urban Höglin wrote many letters and postcards from their trip to their friends and family in the late 1980s. But one day they wanted to go hiking in the New Zealand wilderness and that’s when the correspondence dried up.Whether the right perpetrator was held responsible was considered questionable when Urban's body was discovered some time after the trial.Produced by: PodsterHost: Ally MurphySound design: Gustav W. LethCover art: Johanne Rode Axelberg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The two young Swedish backpackers Heidi Paakkonen and Urban Höglin wrote many letters and postcards from their trip to their friends and family in the late 1980s. But one day they wanted to go hiking in the New Zealand wilderness and that’s when the correspondence dried up.

Whether the right perpetrator was held responsible was considered questionable when Urban's body was discovered some time after the trial.

Produced by: Podster

Host: Ally Murphy

Sound design: Gustav W. Leth

Cover art: Johanne Rode Axelberg

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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