June 26, 1972 - Niklas Lindgren
Operating anonymously in Umeå for nearly a decade, Lindgren was known to the public and press only as "Hagamannen" before his arrest — a name that reflected how long his identity eluded investigators despite a sustained series of attacks. The case drew significant attention in Sweden both for its duration and for the role a public tip ultimately played in ending it, after conventional investigative methods had not produced an arrest. His conviction on nine counts of sexual assault, two carrying attempted murder designations, placed the severity of the offenses well beyond a narrow legal category.
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Kurt Niklas Lindgren (born 26 June 1972, in Sörmjöle, Umeå Municipality), known in the media prior to his arrest as Hagamannen ("The Haga Man"), is a convicted Swedish serial rapist. Lindgren was convicted of nine counts of sexual assault in 2006, two of which were labeled attempted murder, in relation to attacks in the city of Umeå from 1998 to 2005. The attacks were all made outdoors, involved physical violence and in some cases attempts to kill his victims. The nickname "Hagamannen" refers to the area in Umeå named Haga where Lindgren made his first assault.
Lindgren was identified and arrested by the Swedish police after they received a tip from the public on 29 March 2006. His DNA matched the DNA previously secured from the victims. On 22 April Lindgren confessed to six of the assaults. On 19 July he was convicted of eight assaults by the Umeå District Court and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
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