The Laserman

Read my new article on OZY.com about the Laserman, the Swedish serial killer. 

     At a time when a nationalist, anti-immigrant sentiment was sweeping through Sweden, a political party took advantage. The New Democracy party fed on those fears, and created a space where Swedes could "say what they thought." One result? A man got the idea that it would be OK to shoot immigrants with a laser-sighted rifle. Read the article for more, and if you speak Swedish, check out the Sveriges Radio P3 Dokumentär that informed some of my reporting. 

A police sketch of the Laserman, courtesy of the Swedish Police Museum.