Sweden Retrial For Serial Killer Sture Bergwall

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Sweden retrial for 'serial killer' Sture Bergwall

STOCKHOLM: -- A man once considered Sweden's worst serial killer has won retrials for three murders after withdrawing confessions made in the 1990s.

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Sture Bergwall retracted his confessions in 2008, saying they had been made under the influence of medication, to attract attention.

Five other murder convictions have been overturned in the past two years.

Bergwall, who formerly went under the name Thomas Quick, confessed to other murders of which he was not convicted.

On Friday, a court in northern Sweden granted the retrials, citing doubts over Bergwall's confessions. [more...]

Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk...europe-21298765

-- BBC 2013-02-02

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Which means the real killer is/was still out there to do more harm!

Not cool! and what a waste of time.