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Dan Norder
Chief Inspector
Username: Dannorder
Post Number: 824
Registered: 4-2004
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Wikipedia has an entry on a mysterious individual nicknamed Långrocken. (See the article.)
Swedish attacker of women in 1893, some thought he may have been Jack the Ripper... This sound familiar to anyone? (Paging Glenn and Helge...)
"Longcoat" is an awesome name for a mysterious attacker of women, by the way.
Dan Norder, Editor
Ripper Notes: The International Journal for Ripper Studies
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Glenn G. Lauritz Andersson
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Glenna
Post Number: 3890
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2005 - 7:41 am: |
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Hi Dan,
Yes this is a very interesting case (I came across it some years ago but I haven't checked out the original files), and strangely enough NOT that well covered in Swedish crime history (and you can't find anything about him while googling on Swedish web pages).
Yes, 'Longcoat' is a great name, and also 'Långrocken' has a great ring to it in Swedish.
I had no idea that Norrköping was the fourth largest city in Sweden at the time, though. Things have certainly changed since 1893.
All the best
(Message edited by Glenna on August 11, 2005)
G. Andersson, writer/crime historian
Sweden
The Swedes are the men That Will not be Blamed for Nothing
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Glenn G. Lauritz Andersson
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Glenna
Post Number: 3893
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2005 - 9:32 am: |
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The problem is, you can't access old articles from the newspapers covering the Norrköping area online, so you have to travel to its local library or the closest university (Linköping, I guess) and check out the microfilms there for the relevant dates.
Strangely enough, all searches regarding Långrocken comes up empty on Swedish websites.
All the best
G. Andersson, writer/crime historian
Sweden
The Swedes are the men That Will not be Blamed for Nothing
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