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Convicted double murderer found dead

National: 11 Jan 10
Ulf Olsson, who had been in court-ordered psychiatric care since his 2004 conviction for two murders, was found dead early on Sunday morning shortly after blogging about his desire to kill himself. READ »

State to compensate Swede for broken 'hash' pipe

Society: 4 Mar 09
Sweden’s National Police Board has been ordered to pay a man 300 kronor ($33) in compensation after police destroyed his pipe during a drug raid. READ »

Convicted killer turns to ombudsman over phone restrictions

National: 24 Jul 08
A man convicted of killing two young girls has turned to Sweden’s Ombudsman of Justice to appeal telephone restrictions put in place after he sent letters to the family of one of his victims. READ »

Ulf Olsson sent to secure hospital

National: 5 Jul 05
Ulf Olsson, sentenced life in prison for the murders of Helén Nilsson and Jannica Ekblad in 1989, was mentally ill when he committed the murders and should be moved to a secure mental hospital, a court in Malmö rules. READ »

Life sentence for 1989 double murderer

National: 6 Apr 05
Against the media's expectations and the experts' recommendations, Ulf Olsson is sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of 10 year old Helén Nilsson and 26 year old Jannica Ekblad in 1989. READ »

Experts recommend care for Helén killer

National: 25 Mar 05
"If I'm guilty of what the prosecutor says I've done then I'm afraid of myself," says the man who killed 10 year old Helén Nilsson 16 years ago. Now, a second panel of experts says that he is psychologically ill and should be put in psychiatric care instead of prison. READ »

1989 double murder suspect "psychologically disturbed"

National: 2 Feb 05
The man who killed 10 year old Helén Nilsson 16 years ago faces psychiatric care instead of prison - unless the prosecutor can get the doctors' verdict overturned. But with impeccable logic, Ulf Olsson's lawyer notes that if he is guilty of the brutal murder "then it would be remarkable if he didn't need care". READ »

Double murder trial delayed for new DNA test

National: 16 Dec 04
The trial for the murders of 10 year old Helén Nilsson and 26 year old Jannica Ekblad in 1989 was supposed to end on Thursday but the court has agreed to another DNA test. With the evidence stacking up against him, it's Ulf Olsson's last hope. READ »

Helén murder suspect "claimed to have killed"

National: 10 Dec 04
As the trial of the man accused of the murders of 10 year old Helén Nilsson and 26 year old Jannica Ekblad in 1989 continues, witnesses describe his hatred of women, his desire to hurt children and his claim to have killed two people. READ »

1989 double murder suspect denies everything

National: 2 Dec 04
On trial for the murders of 10 year old Helén Nilsson and 26 year old Jannica Ekblad in 1989, Ulf Olsson says he had nothing to do with their deaths - despite being presented with compelling evidence to the contrary. READ »

1989 double murder suspect facing trial

National: 22 Nov 04
Apparently overwhelming evidence links a 52 year old man to the brutal murders of Helén Nilsson and Jannica Ekblad fifteen years ago - including a bizarre series of anonymous confessions and a pubic hair. READ »


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