Internet users are calling the new Swedish Netflix series “The Breakthrough” the best true crime production in recent years. The series is based on a book about the tragic murder in Linköping, Sweden, which occurred in 2004.
“The Breakthrough” has been highly praised by Netflix users. The new Swedish production on the platform tells the story of the murders of a woman and a child in Linköping, Sweden, which took place in 2004.
Considered by many as the “best true crime series in recent years,” “The Breakthrough” recounts the investigation of the deaths of Mohammed Ammouri, 8, and Anna-Lena Svensson, 56, who were found stabbed to death on the street.
The perpetrator remained anonymous for about 16 years, and the case was closed. The investigation was reopened only after legislation was passed in Sweden in 2019 that allowed DNA testing for genealogical studies in the country.
Authorities spent over a year collecting and analyzing DNA from thousands of people. The killer was identified as Daniel Nyqvist, 37, who was 21 years old at the time of the crime.
Nyqvist stated that he committed the murders because of “voices in his head.” He was sentenced to “indefinite psychiatric care.”
In October 2020, Nyqvist was found guilty of the murders of Mohammed and Anna-Lena and sentenced to “indefinite psychiatric care.”
As of October 2024, he remains at the Regional Clinic in Vadstena under “forensic psychiatric care,” according to Nyheter24.
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