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Swede charged for 'shooting down UFOs'

Society: 1 Sep 11
A 23-year-old man from central Sweden who thought he was being attacked by aliens from outer space has been charged for firing several live rounds from his apartment window. READ »

Convicted serial killer applies for new retrials

National: 11 Apr 11
Convicted serial killer Thomas Quick, who recently retracted confessions for eight murders, has formally petitioned the Court of Appeal for a retrial in the two further murder cases. READ »

Prosecutor drops serial killer case

National: 29 Mar 11
A Swedish prosecutor has dropped the case against Thomas Quick related to the 1988 murder of nine-year-old Therese Johannessen in Norway, saying there was no evidence to link him to the case. READ »

Swedish home prices continue upward climb

Business & Money: 18 Nov 10
Swedish house prices have risen for the 18th straight quarter and home construction is booming, but that doesn't meant that house hunters can't find something spacious for a reasonable price. READ »

Court orders retrial in new serial killer case

National: 24 Sep 10
The Swedish appeals court on Friday overturned a conviction against serial killer Thomas Quick for the murder of nine-year-old Therese Johannessen in Norway in 1988. READ »

Convicted serial killer acquitted of murder

National: 3 Sep 10
In a widely expected ruling, convicted serial killer Thomas Quick was acquitted on Friday for the 1988 murder of an Israeli citizen. READ »

Convicted serial killer sees charges dropped

National: 28 May 10
A prosecutor has dropped the charges of murder against convicted serial killer Thomas Quick for the 1988 slaying of an Israeli tourist. Quick has recently retracted earlier statements in which he claimed to have killed more than twenty people. READ »

Serial killer applies for second retrial

National: 20 Apr 10
Convicted serial killer Thomas Quick, who recently retracted confessions for eight murders, has formally petitioned the Court of Appeal for a retrial in the case of the murder of nine-year-old Norwegian girl Therese Johannessen. READ »

Serial killer investigation 'a scandal'

National: 19 Mar 10
The mother of Therese Johannessen has described the investigation into her daughter's death as scandalous, as an evidence controversy sheds doubt on the conviction of the Swedish serial murderer Thomas Quick. READ »

Confessed serial killer requests retrial

National: 20 Apr 09
Convicted serial killer Thomas Quick, who recently retracted confessions for eight murders, formally petitioned the Svea Court of Appeal for a retrial on Monday. READ »

National Investigators interrogate missing girl suspect

National: 13 Apr 08
The 42-year-old man suspected of abducting 10-year-old Engla Höglund will be interrogated by officers from the National Investigation Department while members of the National Home Guard continued searching for the missing girl. READ »

Suspect detained in missing girl case

National: 11 Apr 08
The 42-year-old man suspected of abducting 10-year-old Engla Höglund near Hedemora in Dalarna was remanded in custody on Friday. READ »

Dalarna girl declared kidnapped

National: 7 Apr 08
The 10-year-old girl from Dalarna who disappeared on Saturday has still not been found and police have now classified the case as a kidnapping. READ »

Four arrested for armed raid

National: 19 Oct 07
Two men have been arrested following an armed robbery on a secure cash delivery vehicle in Hedemora on Friday morning. READ »

Teen killer could face prison

National: 1 Feb 07
Medical experts have concluded that the 18-year-old man who killed his parents in Hedemora in November was not suffering from psychological problems at the time. READ »

Man arrested after school fight

National: 24 Jan 07
A man in his twenties has been arrested on suspicion of assault after allegedly getting into a fight with teachers and pupils at a school in Dalarna. READ »

Man remanded for parents' killing

National: 27 Nov 06
An 18-year-old man from Hedemora, central Sweden, has been remanded in custody, suspected of killing his parents. READ »

Teen admits killing parents

National: 26 Nov 06
An 18-year old man has confessed to killing his parents at their house in central Sweden, police say. The couple were probably killed on Thursday, although they were not discovered until Saturday. READ »

Teen arrested over parents' murder

National: 26 Nov 06
An 18-year-old man has been arrested after his parents were found murdered at the family home in Hedemora, central Sweden. They may have been dead for several days. READ »

Dead man in Hedemora 'murdered'

National: 15 Jun 06
A man found dead in a park in a Dalarna town was probably murdered, police say. The man's identity has not yet been confirmed. READ »

Another police murder leaves Sweden feeling uneasy

National: 6 Aug 04
An off-duty policeman is murdered in Dalarna, allegedly by a man enjoying the benefits of Sweden's relaxed 'criminal care' system. READ »

Smörgåsbord

Smörgåsbord: 6 Aug 04
A disgruntled Forex employee clears off with 2.5 million crowns, a copper thief is caught on a church roof and three hundred barrels of beer go missing - after being confiscated by Helsingborg police. READ »


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