Case 168: Guðmundur and Geirfinnur Einarsson

In January 1974, 18-year-old Guðmundur Einarsson went missing from Hafnarfjordur, Iceland following a night out with friends. He walked off into a wild snowstorm and was never seen again...
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Narration - Anonymous Host
Research and writing - Jessica Forsayeth
Creative direction - Milly Raso
Production and music - Mike Migas
Music - Andrew D.B. Joslyn
For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-168-gudmundur-and-geirfinnur-einarsson

[@sunna8476]

This case is very well known in Iceland and you did a great report on it! I'm from Iceland, this upload was a nice surprise :)

[@rogerpattube]

As much of a surprise as Will Ferrell’s Eurovision Song Contest movie? Just joking-on a more serious note how did the anonymous host go with his pronunciation of Icelandic words? His English pronunciation and grammar can be a bit dodgy (‘hos-TEL’ is a favorite, along with ‘arriving to’ and ‘da murder’).

[@sunna8476]

@@rogerpattube Haha, the movie was a nice surprise as well! His pronunciation on Icelandic names was okay, he clearly did his best and that's what matters, it's understandable but not really close to the actual pronunciation. Erla for example had a very american accent to it, we say it differently. Of course i don't expect a whole lot of non native Icelanders to be able to pronounce everything perfectly, that would be unreasonable haha..

[@tiarnan76]

@@rogerpattube I think you're confusing pronunciation with what we humans call an accent....

[@ilkkarautio2449]

Exactly. I havent met a foreigner who can pronounce my name AT ALL, so its unreasonable to expect that someone who speaks a very remotely related language to be able to sound like a local. My native language for example isnt even indoeuropean, so how on earth could an english speaker be able to pronounce it? Lets just accept that some shit cannot be done, and an attempt is just as good.

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

@@tiarnan76 foreign words, such as Icelandic, are *pronunciated.* they’re not spoken in English simply in an accent.

[@Kari.F.]

Cudos for covering a case with such an enormous amount of names that are impossible to pronounce, even for Nordic people who aren't from Iceland. Nicely done, and interesting case. 👍

[@itallia666]

Since i discovered this channel ive neglected my duties & pastimes, every one is existing on microwave meals, no housework done! All my emails gmails abcmails have gone for a burton! Im just so engrossed in the best cases of criminal or .mysterious happenings ive heard! Every one is painstakingly researched, every detail brought to the fore, Even the harrowing details are presented but with care & only the details relevant to the case This channel honestly is the best ive heard, that's the honest truth. Im very impressed btw, by the precise pronounciation of the Icelandic names & places. Either the narrator has an Icelandic background in his Aussie personage or someone who knows the pronounciation Has coached him in the names etc.its a hard language to master esp the pronounciation That's pure dedication to professionalism if thats the case. Most narrators make a proper hash of saying names & places even a 7 yr old could say correctly. This is a Bloody Damn Brilliant Channel, i kid you not! Listen to just one, any one case at random & you'll be hooked like me ROCK ON CASEFILES

[@evelynmcconnell6833]

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[@itallia666]

@@evelynmcconnell6833 my pleasure Evelyn, & thank you so much for yr compliment. I think everyone has a special knack or skill with something & i dare to say mine is with words I have used this skill over the years as a writer of greeting cards, copywriting, short story writing for magazines & journals &others & honestly say it was such a pleasure to be paid for something i loved. Getting back to Casefiles, its one of those enigmas that stand out from the rest. If i really knew why, id bottle it, sell it & be a billionaire. Its just the format, serious but human delivery with concern & care. The cases are so minutely detailed as to leave no one in doubt of the cause, deed & outcome more than any other journalistic coverage or film of the case. This channel should be a MUST for all police depts every where They could learn a thing or 2 or 10 about how to conduct a crime investigation. Thank you for your greetings i return them to you from Northumberland in UK Stay safe & sound 😁

[@Jolenesmart1980]

@@itallia666 oh wow what greetings cards have you done what company I mean? I’m also from the uk so may have heard or even bought some of them? And what magazines?

[@itallia666]

@@Jolenesmart1980 thank you for replying, i didn't work for any particular company but for an independant agency who supplied greeting card companies which specialised in birthday, Christmas Condolences, 21st birthdays, bon voyages, leaving employment, exam success, marriage sympathy, engagements even venturing into new areas such as happy divorce, happy living together, cards for cheating spouses ( honestly!) Anything goes these days & if there's an occasion then you can bet theres a card for it! Lol So i worked kinda freelance for the agency & also thinking up wild, crazy wierd events which a card could be created & no word of a lie, the crazier the occasion the bigger seller the card. Mainly these cards & verses were aimed at the American market ( without naming names, our MD was American & our customer lists were world wide yet our name isnt known outside the industry of Occasion Cards) Im officially retired now but still do some writing work, especially quirky verses abit like the Purple Ronnie series but quirkier) All in good fun although the verses we did for the American market would never have taken off here in Uk. I thought they were hilarious but market research dictated British people prefered traditional cards & verse! Typical! Australia was another country which loved the wierder versed cards & sold well there. If you wanted to get into the business, its best to start with a say, Hallmark cards which is American has its own workshops in Britain or google names on the backs of cards you like but i gotta say, most of versed cards are supplied by agencies as the one i worked for. Its a great job once you get past the boring repetition of creating general birthday, xmas words which can be numbing! Lol So best wishes to you Shit sticks to you like glue You're mind numbingly boring Your nose youre exploring I constantly wonder why Your still breathing air But we love you, I lie Oops becareful of that stair.. Bye bye, Bye byyyyye... Lots of loaf on your ...( whatever day)

[@vguy7963]

@@Jolenesmart1980 blah blah blah. Can you seriously type a grammatically correct sentence?

[@anikatasnim08]

I wish the narrator was my teacher,i would top every class.The podcast is so through love it.

[@Johnconno]

He is.

[@Jolenesmart1980]

Thorough

[@jpmchausse]

If only justice could be served for the innocent men that died as criminals in the eyes of the law. Truly one of the saddest and most sadistic cases of police wrong doing I've ever heard

[@ilkkarautio2449]

Fuck the police all around the world, most of them are weak psychopaths on a power trip.

[@kermit4681]

@@ilkkarautio2449 Wow issues Well better hope you dont need the police . They may not be there to help you.

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

@@kermit4681 since they don’t do their jobs anyway, maybe they should resign and let better men and women take charge

[@jeffjones3040]

​@@kermit4681...They don't help. They always have excuses why they cannot help!

[@kermit4681]

@@jeffjones3040 Maybe where you are .... but we have the best of the best.

[@malovela]

I'm always impressed by the uncommon effort you make to pronounce non-English names correctly.

[@feurigerStern]

Excellent podcast! So well researched. Impressive pronunciation of Icelandic names. I would get tongue-tied over any one of the names.

[@ulalaFrugilega]

Brilliant case for the utter stupidity and abhorrence of torture. Justice won't be even remotely approached before those policemen are convicted for being cruel, lazy, incompetent bastards. How ironic that they even brought a German specialist in on their evil scheme. I wonder if that guy was a Gestapo investigator.

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

Lol indeed

[@user-mt4ku7jw1y]

A nazi for sure

[@kerriemorris3155]

I'm from Ireland and this story isn't very well known of. How very sad for all. You guys did a super job of researching and telling their stories. I wonder what ever happened to the men. Sadly the passed didn't get to live for their day of justice. I'm sure the police in Iceland hasn't changed much!!! Hope they all got their karma!!! All the inconsistencies how it even went to trial if that's what u would call it???? Were the defendents don't even have to go to court just buy a newspaper!!! Fkn system is sad and a joke!! Hope all involved in the imprisonment of all these innocent got some sort of karma n lived lives of guilt and bad luck!!!!!!!!

[@fryarsandy2200]

100 % with you on all the points you make

[@Johnconno]

Karma was invented by bastards as a distraction.

[@kerriemorris3155]

@@Johnconno ehhhhhh????? Okey!!!!!!!

[@Jolenesmart1980]

@@kerriemorris3155 !!!!!! ?????? !!!!!! !!!!!!

[@vguy7963]

@@Jolenesmart1980 Up to your non sensical bs again. Just stop...

[@makpusak1897]

I am just so addicted to CASFILE!! Love you soooo much. Please do one of the cases in Malaysia too. Thank you.❤❤❤

[@lisetteeliseparis7070]

CaseFiles, whenever you announce 'the case was closed', I look to see the time left on your essay and unfortunately want to laugh. Thank you for your hard work.

[@danrobinson572]

Great way to start off a Saturday morning!! ❤️ this channel...

[@danrobinson572]

@Kris White here in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania it’s Saturday 8:31am

[@danrobinson572]

@Kris White hahaha 🤣. Read all the books about Australian gangsters. There more interesting than American gangster. I had different profiles before. I had chopper, Flannery, Ian Carol etc.

[@fryarsandy2200]

In Leeds UK it is 10am. Just thought I would add that as so many people from around the world are doing the same. Great story never heard of it before. So sorry for the innocent people and exactly how did the police think that they were ever going to get to the truth using tactics like that?

[@danrobinson572]

@@fryarsandy2200 I agree

[@Jimmytheman1]

Well this is by far your best work yet Anonymous host...had me on the edge of my seat though out the entirety of the case...I feel so much for what those people endured...

[@everyusernameistakenomfg]

57:00 If you have 30 free minutes- You can waste them by not skipping this criminally long block of ads. Skip ahead 5 and a half minutes :)

[@melmazing3993]

Awesome episode. I love that you went to Iceland.

[@evdaribarovski5698]

Well done by the researchers of this case my head was buzzing. Extraordinary case the police did very little to find the real murderers still a cold case it seems. I just can't believe how the police went about torturing the alleged suspects to confess. Police corruption and were they ever investigated for what they did to the victims. It's hard to believe that this really happened.

[@ulalaFrugilega]

Right! Next to clearing the victim's names those police-beasts should have been arrested and tried for what they did.

[@ilkkarautio2449]

It really isnt. Most cops are weak psychopaths on a power trip.

[@lovedogshatepeople4340]

I just love the annunciation of all the odd names etc, I am a grammar weirdo too. Thankyou casefile for another fantastic podcast, you make my week xx

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Too bad he can't pronounce English properly...

[@timkirkman3679]

Your channel is awsome never disappointed 👍

[@Maligroot]

Thanks, Mate 👍

[@gustahjorleifsdottir5194]

Extremely well done, thank you so much!

[@gustahjorleifsdottir5194]

Hope my country treat you well.

[@LilDitBit]

thank you!

[@Lynn-mi4od]

Awesome!!! So excited! Thank you Casfile 😊

[@carolinebrennan3864]

Beow-ding lol. Love this channel!

[@sammnew]

It’s midnight on Sunday morning here in South Australia 😁. RIP Gudmundur and Geirfinnur 😔

[@fryarsandy2200]

It's 10am here in Leeds UK and blooming raining again, just thought I would let you know ☺

[@melmazing3993]

Watching also in South Australia Sunday evening

[@Jolenesmart1980]

It’s 9.30pm right now lol Hereford England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and cloudy ⛅️

[@vguy7963]

@@Jolenesmart1980 CARE.

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

California and it’s boringly sunny as always

[@wiebkescantick947]

My God! It's amazing they didn't lose their sanity after their solitary confinement.

[@CissyBrazil]

This story for me is very confusing. I think it’s everybody’s names are so foreign to me I couldn’t keep track of who’s who. That said it’s a very interesting story and sad too. Thank you CASEFILE!

[@Johnconno]

Goodmorning Anusson is the son of Grandfather Rasmussen, himself a descendant of Noggin the Nog. Get it? 👌

[@finosuilleabhain7781]

@@Johnconno Thanks, that helped.

[@Johnconno]

@@finosuilleabhain7781 No bother.

[@ilkkarautio2449]

This is a great example on why its a bad idea to keep people in solitary confiment basicly indefinitely. There should always be a real human rights group WITH TEETH, with true political power, that would have the right to visit detained people atleast once a week to assess their state of mind and their conditions.

[@kyddkreature9801]

That plot twist though 😲😲😮😮

[@divinemischief4655]

Fabulous, just the right thing to listen to with my Saturday luncheon Cheers Casefile 😊😊

[@amandasiddle6571]

I was waiting patiently 🤩

[@martinwarner1178]

Wow, what a case that was. Peace be unto all the poor souls that were abused by the SYSTEM.

[@lorraineselby]

Where is the justice? Just shocking! Thanks for telling their story 🙏🏼

[@hellok7877]

Can you put more ads please, I mean , really cant .

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

Listen to it in podcast form on ITunes or iHeart radio, way less ass

[@aryansawant1016]

Hey Casefile, can you do an episode on an escape from North Korea? Love your videos!

[@grisall]

Too many ads, some very, very long - 5 minutes straight

[@lenafranklin7262]

Very interesting but what happened to the two men who went missing?

[@MissJenjen]

Nobody knows. Bodies haven't been found, and probably never will.

[@ulalaFrugilega]

I'm pretty sure the younger one froze to death. Imo the two women who refused to give him a lift were guilty in a sense, but that's that. The other one eas certainly murdered, but instead of investigating, police preferred to torture confessions out of innocents, so… the chances of that being solved are minute. I think the episode should have been called "The Reykjavik Confessions". What do you think?

[@gustahjorleifsdottir5194]

In Iceland that /these case are known as Guðmundar and Geirfinns case.

[@Charles-oo8bq]

Thomas Silverstein spent 49 years in prison and 29 of his last (until death) in solitary confinement. Id say he has the record..

[@brendajstevens3719]

👏👏👏

[@jeffjones3040]

All those cops should have paid...Dearly.

[@jennklein1917]

Jennifer likes this video 🎉🎉

[@divinemischief4655]

Wow....

[@user-mt4ku7jw1y]

So many twists and turns in this case, cops shocking as usual

[@Johnconno]

Good friends of Bjork...

[@Jolenesmart1980]

Haha literally the only Icelandic person anyone knows (including me)

[@vguy7963]

@@Jolenesmart1980 Yes, well that is not a literal fact. Have you not read a book by any number of talented Icelandic authors? Their genre of crime noir is superb, and very well known. Therefore, your comment is truly ridiculous and utterly false.

[@wiebkescantick947]

Could you give a few titles? I would love to read some, please and thank you. ​@vguy7963

[@swkoppable]

Was that German detective SS officer or from Xitler’s China? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

Lol

[@falsebaroness]

I wonder... Does the host narrate anything else besides Casefile?

[@ulalaFrugilega]

No. He started that alone, as a hobby in his spare room. He's at the heart of it and very busy, too. Also, it's obvious that he is no professional.

[@vguy7963]

@@ulalaFrugilega Nope, it ain't obvious. He's very skilled. I'd call him a pro.

[@vguy7963]

@@ulalaFrugilega And why say he's the heart of it? Read the info, it's a real team effort. You're just saying that cos he narrates it. Like saying Layne Staley was the heart of AIC , when Cantrell wrote more music and lyrics.

[@ulalaFrugilega]

@@vguy7963 I think he sounds wonderful. Not like a pro, though.

[@ilkkarautio2449]

^ He literally is a pro. And a very successful one too. 🤔🇦🇫

[@dingosmith9932]

Goe Australia!

[@josephnoneofyourbeeswax8517]

So did they catch the killer or what?

[@ilkkarautio2449]

NO. Both likely died due to intoxication + hellish weather.

[@josephnoneofyourbeeswax8517]

@@ilkkarautio2449 Thank you.

[@ilkkarautio2449]

@@josephnoneofyourbeeswax8517 Youre welcome! 👍🇦🇫

[@all4one5]

They’re guilty

[@beamills9205]

NO THANX TO THE VITAMINS.......

[@jom9494]

Don't ever open yourself up to the law for even minor crimes. My friends brother was sentenced to 7 years for being in a stolen car, he swears he had nothing to do with. Don't mix with criminals or lawbreakers. And this was a South African prison. It gives me the heebie jeebies just thinking about it.

[@user-mt4ku7jw1y]

That would have been torture in a South African prison for 7 years, hellish to say the least