The Murder of Swedish Au Pair Karina Holmer

Boston Police are hoping for answers, 25 years after her cruel and mysterious death.

Karina Holmer, who was murdered in 1996 (Image: Boston Police Department)

In 1996, a young Swedish woman named Karina Holmer had embarked on the adventure of a lifetime. After an unexpected windfall, she had made the trip across the Atlantic Ocean to the US where she had taken a job as an au pair.