Annika Östberg
Annika Östberg | |
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Annika Östberg at the 2011 Göteborg Book Fair | |
| Born | January 6, 1954 |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Convictions | First degree murder Voluntary manslaughter |
| Criminal penalty | 25 years to life in prison |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3 |
Span of crimes | 1972–1981 |
Annika Maria Östberg Deasy (born January 6, 1954) is a Swedish citizen formerly incarcerated in California for an undetermined period (25 years to life sentence). She was convicted of first-degree murder of a restaurant owner and a police officer in 1981. In April 2009, after 27 years in a California prison, Östberg was handed over to Swedish authorities and transferred to Sweden, and incarcerated in the Hinseberg women's prison north of Örebro. She was released in May 2011.