John Ingvar Lovgren
Flickmördaren, The Girl Killer
Active for 6 years
(1958-1963) in Sweden
4
CONFIRMED
VICTIMS
4
POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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John Ingvar Lovgren (John Ingvar Lövgren) a Swedish serial killer and rapist known as Flickmördaren, The Girl Killer. Lovgren confessed to four murders committed between 1958 and 1963 in the Stockholm region. He would assault, rape and beat his victims to death with a rock. Lovgren was never convicted for one of the murders and the case has since been closed, authorities consider the case solved with Lovgren as the assailant. In 1964, Lovgren was convicted for three of the murders and preventively detained at the Salberga psychiatric hospital, Salberga has been ran as a prison facility since 1997. In 2002, John Ingvar Lovgren died from complications with cancer, he was no longer in threatment because of his poor health.
John Ingvar Lovgren Serial Killer Profile
Serial Killer John Ingvar Lovgren (aka) Flickmördaren, The Girl Killer, was active for 6 years between 1958-1963, known to have ( 4 confirmed / 4 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: Sweden
John Ingvar Lovgren was born on October 22nd 1930 in Sweden, constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe. He was raised by a foster home. He was raised as a only child and had no siblings. His father, deceased. His mother, deceased.
He never married. He had no children.
Prior to his spree he had commited crimes, and served time in jail. He was known to abuse alcohol. He saw a psychologist and spent time in a Forensic Hospital.
In 1958 (Age 27/28) John Ingvar Lovgren started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to rape, and murder his victims. He was known to kill at the home of the victim. At the time of his crimes he was living with alone with multiple stays at mental hospitals, where he was known to work as a serial killer.
John Ingvar Lovgren died on February 9th 2002 (Age 71), cause of death: cancer at an unknown location in Sweden.
Profile Completeness: 92%
serial killers by profile completenessJohn Ingvar Lovgren has been listed on Killer.Cloud since November of 2016 and was last updated 5 years ago.
John Ingvar Lovgren a known:
( 651 killers ) SERIAL KILLER
The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events. Serial Killer as defined by the FBI at the 2005 symposium.
( 308 killers ) RAPIST
Rape is usually defined as having sexual intercourse with a person who does not want to, or cannot consent.
John Ingvar Lovgren
Serial Killer Profile:
Updated: 2019-06-21 Collected by Killer.Cloud
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | John Ingvar Lövgren |
| Nickname: | Flickmördaren, The Girl Killer |
| Victims: | 4 - 4 |
| Years Active: | 1958 - 1963 |
| Ages Active: | 27/28 - 32/33 |
| Active Countries: | Sweden |
| Convicted Of: | murder |
| Life Span: | 1930 - 2002 |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Male |
| Sexual Preference: | heterosexual |
| Astrological Sign: | ♎ Libra Sep 23 - Oct 23 |
| Birth Month: | October |
| Marital Status: | never married |
| Children: | no children |
| Living With: | alone with multiple stays at mental hospitals |
| Occupation: | serial killer |
| Childhood Information | |
|---|---|
| D.O.B.: | Oct 22, 1930 |
| Given Name: | John |
| Birth Location: | Sweden, constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe |
| Birth Order: | 1st of 1 |
| Siblings: | no siblings |
| Raised By: | a foster home |
| Birth Category: | only child |
| Mother: | deceased |
| Father: | deceased |
| Cognitive Ability | |
|---|---|
| IQ: | N/A |
| Highest School: | N/A |
| Highest Degree: | |
| Incarceration | |
|---|---|
| Arrested: | N/A |
| Convicted: | N/A |
| Sentence: | preventively detained, institutionalized |
| Prison Location: | the Salberga psychiatric hospital in Sala, Sweden |
| Executed: | N/A |
| Previous Crimes: | TRUE |
| Previous Jail: | TRUE |
| Previous Prison: | FALSE |
| Death Information | |
|---|---|
| Death Date: | Feb 9, 2002 (Age 71) |
| Cause of Death: | cancer |
| Death Location: | an unknown location in Sweden |
| Killed In Prison: | FALSE |
| Suicide: | FALSE |
10 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
John Ingvar Lovgren
The 10 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer John Ingvar Lovgren. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
| Date | Event Description |
|---|---|
| Oct 22 1930 | John Ingvar Lovgren was born in Sweden, constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe. #19301022 |
| Oct 22 1950 (Age 20) | 20th Birthday |
| 1958 (Age 27/28) | John Ingvar Lovgren started his serial killing spree. #1958 |
| Oct 22 1960 (Age 30) | 30th Birthday |
| 1963 (Age 32/33) | John Ingvar Lovgren ended his serial killing spree. #1963 |
| Oct 22 1970 (Age 40) | 40th Birthday |
| Oct 22 1980 (Age 50) | 50th Birthday |
| Oct 22 1990 (Age 60) | 60th Birthday |
| Oct 22 2000 (Age 70) | 70th Birthday |
| Feb 09 2002 (Age 71) | John Ingvar Lovgrendied.cause of death:cancerat an unknown location in Sweden. #20020209 |
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The following serial killers were active during the same time span as John Ingvar Lovgren (1958-1963).
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| 38 / 40 ANSWEREDSerial Killer Boolean Questions: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killer Question | Killer Answer | Total Answered | ||
| alcohol abuse | TRUE | 226 | ||
| psychologist | TRUE | 258 | ||
| forensic hospital | TRUE | 257 | ||
| previous crimes | TRUE | 367 | ||
| previous jail | TRUE | 352 | ||
| kill at victims home | TRUE | 323 | ||
| used weapon | TRUE | 453 | ||
| rape | TRUE | 453 | ||
| living with children | FALSE | 268 | ||
| suicide | FALSE | 225 | ||
| killed in prison | FALSE | 218 | ||
| father drug abuse | FALSE | 192 | ||
| mother drug abuse | FALSE | 195 | ||
| problems in school | FALSE | 221 | ||
| teased in school | FALSE | 218 | ||
| physically defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
| speach defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
| head injury | FALSE | 299 | ||
| physically abused | FALSE | 231 | ||
| psychologically abused | FALSE | 224 | ||
| sexually abused | FALSE | 226 | ||
| drug abuse | FALSE | 226 | ||
| previous prision | FALSE | 336 | ||
| kill at killers home | FALSE | 320 | ||
| used gun | FALSE | 451 | ||
| torture | FALSE | 426 | ||
| stalk | FALSE | 418 | ||
| blindfold | FALSE | 363 | ||
| bound | FALSE | 406 | ||
| strangle | FALSE | 443 | ||
| sex with body | FALSE | 430 | ||
| mutilated | FALSE | 447 | ||
| ate part of body | FALSE | 451 | ||
| drank blood | FALSE | 442 | ||
| posed body | FALSE | 365 | ||
| totem body part | FALSE | 365 | ||
| totem personal item | FALSE | 354 | ||
| robbed | FALSE | 418 | ||
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John Ingvar Lovgren
John Ingvar Lövgren, later renamed John Ingvar Andersson (22 October 1930 – 9 February 2002) was a Swedish serial killer and rapist who confessed to four murders committed between 1958 and 1963 in the Stockholm region. Lövgren was convicted and sentenced to closed psychiatric treatment at Salberga prison. He went under the name Flickmördaren ("The Girl Killer"), because his last two victims were young girls.
External References
- Q5969996 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Oct 15, 2018.
- John Ingvar Lövgren on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Oct 15, 2018.
- John Ingvar Lövgren on sv.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Oct 15, 2018.
- Juan Ignacio Blanco, John Ingvar LÖVGREN on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Oct 15, 2018.
Internal References
John Ingvar Lovgren is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database
- #1 of 1[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers active in Sweden
- #28 of 36[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in October
- #34 of 42[ Page 3 ] of Libra Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #105 of 651[ Page 7 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
- #217 of 307[ Page 15 ] of Serial Killer Rapist sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #249 of 651[ Page 17 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
- #360 of 651[ Page 24 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
- #437 of 651[ Page 30 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
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- Serial Killers Statistics, charts John Ingvar Lovgren is included in: Active Serial Killers by Country, Serial Killers By Gender, Age of Serial Killer by Date, Killers By Astrological Sign, Killers By Birth Month, Sexual Preference, Birth Category, Active Serial Killers by Year and Statistical Boolean Questions.
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