September 16, 1828 - Per Pålsson
His case sits at a particular moment in Swedish legal history, when capital punishment was still on the books but increasingly subject to commutation — making his pardon as notable as the crime itself. Convicted of murdering Hanna Pålsdotter, Pålsson escaped execution and lived out his days under a life sentence, dying in 1914 at the age of eighty-five.
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Per Pålsson (16 September 1828 – 4 February 1914), also called Kitte-Pelle, was a Swedish murderer convicted for the murder of Hanna Pålsdotter. Per Pålsson was in the end pardoned and instead of having to face the death penalty was sentenced to life imprisonment. He served time at Örkelljunga prison, Varberg Fortress and finally Malmö central prison. He was finally pardoned fully and released on 31 May 1868.
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