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 (2 counts) Voluntary manslaughter |
| Criminal penalty | 25 years to life in prison; commuted to 45 years imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3 (2 as an accomplice) |
Span of crimes | 1972–1981 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
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 under the felony murder rule. 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 from prison in May 2011.