Fredrik Fasting Torgersen

Fredrik Fasting Torgersen in the centre of a police lineup

Fredrik Ludvig Fasting Torgersen (1 October 1934 – 18 June 2015) was a Norwegian man who was convicted of murder in 1958 in a much-debated case, and released from prison in 1974.[1]

Serving 16 years in prison before being released, he continuously claimed his innocence.[2]

In 2013 Bjørg Njaa, a daughter of a judge in the 1958 trial, said that her father was prejudiced against Torgersen even before being assigned to the trial.[3]

In 2014 he was denied access to official recordings of then leader of the Norwegian Board of Forensic Medicine, Bjørnar Olaisen, answering to Criminal Cases Review Commission.[4]

Torgersen died on 18 June 2015, a week after his sixth call for a resumption of his case.[5] At the time of his death, he was hospitalized with cancer.[6]

  1. ^ Fredrik S. Heffermehl. "Opinion: Torgersen Has Died, but His Case Won't Lie Down". Inter Press Service. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  2. ^ Berg, Jon Knut (2007). "Torgersen-saken". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Torgersens testamente". Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  4. ^ Fasting får ikke utlevert lydbånd [Fasting will not receive audio tape]
  5. ^ "Fredrik Fasting Torgersen er død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  6. ^ Johansen, Anders Holth (19 June 2015). "Fredrik Fasting Torgersen er død". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 June 2015.