Arnfinn Nesset

Arnfinn Nesset (born October 25, 1936 in Trøndelag , Norway ) is a Norwegian serial killer . The male nurse was convicted on March 18, 1983, of murdering 22 of his patients. He also confessed to other murders that could not be proven.

Born out of wedlock in Trøndelag , Nesset lived with his mother while he had no contact with his father. In 1962 he started working in various nursing homes.

In 1977 Arnfinn was appointed director of the Orkdale Valley Nursing Home . When he took up his post, there was a sharp increase in the mortality rate among patients at the facility. In 1981, an employee noticed that an unusually large amount of the muscle relaxant curacit , a derivative of the poisonous curare , had been ordered. Nesset was therefore questioned by the police, who had been investigating the case for two years. After he first stated that he wanted to euthanize dogs with the Curacit , he confessed to his series of murders on 27 patients. His motive was to have complete control over their lives.

At the beginning of the trial in October 1982, he pleaded innocent on all counts because he believed himself to be a "demigod". He was defended by the lawyer Alf Nordhus . After a five-month trial of 27 murders, Nesset was convicted of killing 22 people and sentenced to 21 years in prison, the maximum sentence under Norwegian law. In the course of his questioning, Nesset gave various motives for his crimes, such as not only schizophrenia but also enjoyment of killing and control. Four independent psychiatrists examined him and found him sane and able to face the trial.

In 2004, Nesset was released from prison and adopted a new name.

Web links

• Katherine Ramsland: Angels of Death - The Female Nurses (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Peter Murakami, Julia Murakami: Lexicon of serial killers. 450 case studies of a pathological type of killing. Ullstein Taschenbuch, 2000, ISBN 978-3-548-35935-9 , pp. 127 f .