Updated: Sep 18, While America is undoubtedly the serial killer capital of the world, one country whose number of documented serial killers — or lack thereof — is equally notable. For the sake of clarity, I will now refer to Pentilla by her deadname and previous gender up until her transition, so as to give an accurate depiction of the timeline. But while Lindholm killed alone, like all serial killers, this vicious predator did not emerge in a vacuum.
However, since Finland had never encountered a serial killer until Lindholm, the latter point is more forgivable. Like a lot of serial killers, Jukka began acting out and engaging in criminal behavior at a young age. Anyone familiar with the psychology of serial killers can certainly figure out the beats of this stage of his life. Jukka began drinking heavily, abusing drugs and committing crimes.
He also developed a fondness for violent action and horror movies, binge-watching them relentlessly. His favorite movies were Rambo, Exterminator and Halloween, and he tended to identify with ultra-masculine heroes. And when he turned 16, Jukka took that essential next step ultimately taken by every serial killer before him: his illicit criminal activities began to escalate, and Sarjakuristaja began to emerge. Out of nowhere, a young man about her age wearing black leather gloves attacked her on the staircase.
Criminal Beginnings. Jukka forced her into an elevator and took her down into the building cellar whilst threatening to rape her. Instead of removing her clothes, which Kati later admitted surprised her, Jukka violently assaulted her while she was fully-clothed. Hukka beat her with his fists, knocked her head against the floor and strangled Kati with her own scarf.
Kati would later admit that during this horrific ordeal, she repeatedly begged Jukka to just rape her instead because she wanted to live. Kati informed police, and the cellar was immediately searched, but Jukka had since vanished. Police zoned in on Jukka and arrested him at his apartment. He confessed to attacking Kati, but could not provide a motive. In , Jukka was brought before a court, and in the first of many flubbed convictions, the court sentenced Jukka to six months of probation and ordered him to pay a fine.
