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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Anna Mattsson and Marie Hebelius Svahn (November 13, 2008). "'The Creeper' sentenced to psychiatric care". Göteborgs-Tidningen.
- ↑ Håkan Wikström (June 18, 2008). "'The Creeper' raped under the threat of a knife". Göteborgs-Tidningen. Archived from the original on June 18, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2008.