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- ↑ Christensen myönsi omin sanoin syyllisyytensä kylmäverisiin poliisimurhiin. Helsingin Sanomat , 3 February 1998.
- ↑ Christensenin mielentilatutkimus päättyi Kuopiossa. Helsingin Sanomat, 27 March 1998.
- ↑ "Etusivu - Turun Sanomat". ts.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-05-23.