Hampus Hellekant

Hampus Hellekant
Born (1976-01-30) 30 January 1976 (age 48)
Danderyd, Sweden
Other namesSätramördaren ("the Sätra murderer")[1]
Criminal statusReleased on probation
Conviction(s)Murder of Björn Söderberg
Criminal chargeMurder, accessory to murder
Penalty11 years at Hall Prison[1]

Karl Helge Hampus Hellekant, later Karl Svensson (born 30 January 1976 in Danderyd, Stockholm County), is a Swedish neo-Nazi who was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the murder of syndicalist union member Björn Söderberg on 12 October 1999.[2][3] Shortly before the murder, Hellekant and some of his friends created "death lists" of more than 1200 Swedish individuals they wanted dead.[1][4] Because of the content of the lists, his friends were also sentenced and the murder was declared a hate crime.[2][4][5] Hellekant's efforts to become a physician, and his eventual dismissal from medical school at Karolinska Institute, became a controversial case in medical ethics.[6]

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  4. ^ a b Peruzzi, Britt (2000-07-29). "Hundratals svenskar kartlagda av nazister". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  5. ^ Svantesson, Erika (2008-01-24). "Morddömd läkarstudent utkastad". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  6. ^ Appel, Jacob M. "Sweden Asks: Should Convicted Murderers Practice Medicine?", Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, Vol. 19, No. 4, October 2010.