The Doe Network:
Case File 938DMSWE

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Asplund, circa 1980

Johan Olof Mattias Asplund
Missing since November 7, 1980 from Sundsvall, Sweden.
Classification: Endangered Missing


Vital Statistics


Circumstances of Disappearance
Johan Asplund was last seen on his way to school, in his hometown of Sundsvall in the morning of November 7, 1980.
Alleged serial killer Thomas Quick confessed to Asplund's homicide in 1993 and was convicted of the abduction and homicide in June 2002. Asplund's family is convinced Quick had nothing to do with Johan's disappearance and have appealed the conviction to the European Court of Law.
Another man was convicted for the abduction of Johan in 1985. He was sentenced to 2 years, but was aquitted in 1986.


Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Sundsvalls Police
(46) 060-18 00 00

Source Information:
Svenska Dagbladet
Aftonbladet


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