On March 15, , he was found guilty of having caused Marianne Pedersen and her two sons' deaths, but claimed that it was an accident. State Attorney Erik Merlung, who represented the case as a prosecutor, had always thought that Lundin should be sentenced for murder, and he demanded life imprisonment. The case is one of Denmark's most horrifying and most talked about murders in recent times.
The brother was sent to Korea , where he died from a virus , while Ole was stationed in West Germany. They got married and later settled in Denmark. Following this, they decided to emigrate to the United States with their 9-year-old son Peter. In , the family moved into a newly acquired house in Maggie Valley, North Carolina.
A few years later, Ole decided to leave his wife Anna, taking his son with him. Together, they initially settled in Los Angeles , where they stayed for a few weeks. They then moved on to New York City , but as it was unsuccessful, they tried staying in Boston. Their journey ended in Miami , where Ole found an apartment and got working as a bricklayer again. In the meantime, the year-old Peter had started studying at a school in Miami. During his school time in Miami, Peter worked various jobs in his spare time, including as a waiter at a restaurant.
On the day he turned 16, he left school and instead began work as a bricklayer with his father. It was during this period that he first became acquainted with drugs such as cocaine and marijuana. However, the family moved back to Maggie Valley again, where he started studying at the local high school. At this time, Peter started selling cannabis to his classmates.
The murder of Anna Schaftner Lundin took place around April 1, the exact date has never been established with certainty. Peter Lundin was 19 years old, and there had been chaos in the family for a long time. As both of them were often drunk, Peter and Ole were violent towards Anna. The situation had previously been so serious that the family's neighbors had called the police several times, but no report came out of the police visits.
