Catrine da Costa | |
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| Born | Catrine Beatrice Bäckström 19 June 1956 Luleå, Sweden |
| Disappeared | 10 June 1984 (aged 27) |
| Died | c. July 1984 (aged 28) Solna, Sweden |
| Cause of death | Undetermined, considered homicide |
| Body discovered | 18 July and 7 August 1984 |
| Children | 2 |
Catrine da Costa (19 June 1956 – c. July 1984) is a Swedish murder victim whose remains were found in Solna, north of Stockholm, in 1984. Da Costa had been dismembered, and parts of her body were found in plastic bags on 18 July and 7 August. The case is known as styckmordsrättegången ('the dismemberment murder trial'). How da Costa died has not been established as her vital organs and head have never been found.