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February 14, 2012
Knutby
The following articles have been tagged with "Knutby":
Knutby nanny who killed lover's wife set free
Society: 14 Dec 11
Sara Svensson, the nanny convicted of killing the wife of a pastor with whom she was having an affair, in the village of Knutby, eastern Sweden, in 2004, has been ordered released from institutional psychiatric care.
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The Local at Five: 'It's not cool and it's not funny'
Analysis & Opinion: 3 Apr 09
The Local's founder and CEO Paul Rapacioli talks about the birth of Sweden's News in English, conversational silences and his inherent lack of coolness.
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Knutby pastor: 'We have moved on'
National: 11 Jan 09
Five years have now passed since the Pentecostal church pastor Helge Fossmo persuaded his nanny to murder his wife and his lover's husband. Knutby pastor Peter Gembäck claims the village has moved on.
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Knutby sect killing to become movie
National: 26 Jan 08
The Knutby sect murder in 2004 is set to be made into a movie. Pentecostalists have reacted angrily to the plans.
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No new probe into Knutby sect murder
National: 19 Dec 07
Prosecutors have said there will be no new investigation into the Knutby sect murder, despite pleas by Pastor Helge Fossmo.
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Knutby pastor demands new inquiry
National: 15 Nov 07
The lawyer representing Helge Fossmo, the evangelical pastor convicted of soliciting the murder of his nanny and soliciting the attempted murder of his neighbour, has called for his client's case to be reconsidered.
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Knutby pastor ready to remarry
Society: 12 Jun 07
Helge Fossmo, who led an extreme Pentecostal sect in the village of Knutby, has been given the all-clear to remarry. He is currently serving a life sentence for encouraging his nanny to kill his wife by sending text messages purporting to be from God.
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Knutby pastor becomes engaged
National: 29 Dec 06
Pastor Helge Fossmo, who encouraged his nanny to kill his second wife by sending text messages purporting to be from God, has become engaged from his prison cell.
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Knutby nanny allowed out of clinic
National: 18 Dec 06
Sara Svensson murdered Alexandra Fossmo in Knutby in 2004 after receiving text messages she believed to be from God telling her to do it. She is now to be allowed back into the community.
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Knutby nanny seeks release
National: 12 Dec 06
If a court decision on Thursday goes her way, Sara Svensson, 'the nanny' in the Knutby murder drama, will take her first steps away from institutional care. Svensson killed the wife of Knutby pastor Helge Fossmo in 2004.
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Introducing...Filippa Reinfeldt
Lifestyle: 11 Dec 06
She's a respectable local politician and Sweden's new 'first lady', but Filippa Reinfeldt - former flame of Eurodance king E-Type - is now being accused of starring in 'Christmas porn'.
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Knutby sect member in child assault probe
National: 3 Oct 06
A member of the notorious Knutby religious sect has been arrested after allegations that he assualted children.
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Experts dismiss Knutby pastor's confession
National: 1 Sep 06
Background: Sex, violence and religion in Knutby
Police in Uppsala are to question Helge Fossmo after he admitted he was involved in the murder of his wife and the attempted murder of a neighbour in 2004. But the confession has been lambasted by a professor of psychology.
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Knutby pastor admits murder
National: 31 Aug 06
A belated twist in Sweden's most sensational murder case in years: interviewed in jail, the pastor of Knutby at last admits involvement in the murder of his wife in 2004.
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Say a little prayer for Sweden
Lifestyle: 11 Aug 06
Christianity in Sweden has a long history, but you won't find many Swedes in the pews on a Sunday. But that doesn't mean Swedish religious groups don't have the capacity to cause a stir, as Christine Demsteader reports.
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Editorial: Should suspects keep their privacy?
Analysis & Opinion: 22 Jun 06
Read a newspaper report about a crime committed in Sweden and you will rarely find the name of a suspect. What is more important – that justice is performed in public, or that people who are not yet convicted retain their privacy?
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Knutby pastor demands European hearing
National: 11 Jan 06
The former pastor of Knutby, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of his second wife and for the attempted murder of a neighbour in January 2004, is to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights.
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Police keep missed targets under wraps
National: 30 Aug 05
Stockholm police are in the doghouse for not mentioning in their annual report that they failed to meet more than half of their targets for 2004. But Uppsala police get the thumbs-up for their work on the Knutby case.
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Controversial feminist to be investigated
National: 8 Jun 05
A researcher at Uppsala University who said in a documentary that there were satanist baby-killing networks in Sweden is to face an academic investigation. Eva Lundgren says her views have been misrepresented.
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Knutby spa is "illegal"
National: 6 May 05
The congregation of Knutby is in trouble again. But while a year ago the village was at the centre of gripping cult-sex-murder scandal, this week it has merely fallen foul of building regulations.
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Knutby pastor could lose guardianship of children
National: 3 Feb 05
Helge Fossmo still is legally responsible for his children, despite having begun a life sentence for the murder of their stepmother. But he says that the judgement against him is a "judicial catastrophe" and wants a new hearing.
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Supreme Court will not hear Knutby case
National: 5 Jan 05
The life sentence handed down by the Court of Appeal in November to the pastor of Knutby will stand, following the Supreme Court's decision not to hear his appeal.
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Knutby pastor broke trial restrictions
National: 28 Nov 04
To 'evil', 'manipulative' and 'dangerous' we can now add 'technically competent', after a newspaper reveals that with a couple of notebooks and a food tray Helge Fossmo broke a ban on TV in his cell.
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Appeals court upholds Knutby verdict
National: 12 Nov 04
The stories became wilder and the accusations more pointed, but the verdict is the same: life imprisonment for the pastor and psychiatric care for the nanny.
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Swedish prisons "full of psychopaths"
National: 4 Nov 04
A new report suggests that a massive proportion of violent criminals should have been given psychiatric care instead of long term prison sentences. That's what the man suspected of murdering Helén Nilsson in 1989 is hoping for - but the Linköping double killer is still at large.
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Curtain falls on Knutby appeals
National: 29 Oct 04
Prosecution and defence make their final appeals as the last days of the Knutby trial throw up the interesting philosophical question: when does religious faith become an insane delusion?
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Saab Metall sagas: the plots thicken
Business & Money: 20 Oct 04
Was it a strike or wasn't it? Do the union reps have to pay back the money blown on sex club visits? What does Göran Persson have to do with it all? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in the Local's latest Trollhättan update.
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Pastor's mistress "remembers" new evidence
National: 14 Oct 04
The Bride of Christ contradicts the pastor, the experts contradict each other and the witnesses contradict what they said in the original trial. Who'd want to be a judge in the Knutby case?
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"I was a sex slave"
National: 7 Oct 04
So said both the pastor and the nanny this week - but that's about the only thing they agree on. The Knutby appeals trial continues in Stockholm with a litany of X-rated revelations.
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The definitive guide to Knutby
National: 1 Oct 04
This page has moved. The collection of articles about Knutby is now here.
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Knutby: they're back
National: 1 Oct 04
The full cast of 'the Knutby drama', fresh from a sell-out run in Uppsala's district court, transfers to the grander stage of the Svea Appeal Court on Stockholm's Riddarholmen.
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Knutby - all back to court
National: 20 Aug 04
Both the Pastor and the prosecution are appealing against the court's verdict: he wants one less life sentence, they want one more.
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Knutby: It's not over till...
National: 6 Aug 04
The pastor and the nanny are sentenced, bringing the curtain down on the year's most popular tragedy. But wait, what's this? Oh, an appeal.
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Smörgåsbord
Smörgåsbord: 30 Jul 04
The World Cup for homeless people, Sweden's last cold war spy explains why he betrayed his country, fare evasion in Stockholm increases, and Knutby gets a make-over.
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Smörgåsbord
Smörgåsbord: 23 Jul 04
There's nowhere better in the world to live than Sweden (erm, except Norway) - it's official! Although Astra Zeneca employees, civil engineers and a Danish family who was terrorised by a Salvation Army woman might disagree.
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Letter from Knutby
National: 2 Jul 04
A Knutby resident does his bit to restore the village's tattered reputation.
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Knutby - from tragedy to comedy
National: 24 Jun 04
The trial is taking a four week break but you can't keep a good story down. The mystery buyer of the pastor's house is revealed and his mistress strikes gold while the congregation finally starts singing from the same hymn sheet.
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Knutby - mistress betrays pastor
National: 11 Jun 04
The pastor's lover and his former best pal grab the headlines with some extraordinary claims, and there's good news for the nanny.
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Shots ring out in Knutby again
National: 4 Jun 04
The bathtub death splits experts, gunshots are confirmed as being loud and the 'Bride of Christ' has her day in court. Dark times for the pastor.
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Knutby - programmed to kill
National: 28 May 04
The nanny said she was brainwashed by the pastor - but he said she misinterpreted him. Some misunderstanding. The trial continues.
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(Less) dangerous times
National: 28 May 04
Stabbings, shootings and robberies may fill the daily papers, but apparently Stockholm's streets are becoming safer.
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Knutby trial opens
National: 21 May 04
Three weeks of media fodder gets underway with the cross-examination of the nanny - we know she did it, but why?
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Knutby goes public
National: 14 May 04
After weeks of leaks surely everything that could be said about Knutby has been said? You ain't seen nothin' yet.
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Eurovision - it hurts
Lifestyle: 14 May 04
Shine your sequins, fluff up your chest wig and stick in your earplugs - it's Eurovision weekend.
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Knutby - episode 666
National: 7 May 04
Scriptures, sex and SMS - the drama continues with another week of revelations from Sweden's most infamous village.
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Knutby Special
National: 30 Apr 04
Two murders, a bizarre cult, brainwashing, and a woman who claims to be married to Jesus Christ. Welcome to Knutby.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
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