Global InformationHarok family murder information
| Harok Family Murder | |
|---|---|
 Place of murder, Harok family house | |
| Location | Zatloukalova 404/49a, Brno-Ivanovice, Czech Republic |
| Date | 22 May 2013 |
Attack type | Mass murder |
| Weapons | Multiple knives, an ax, a stone |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Victims |
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| Perpetrator | Kevin Dahlgren |
The Harok family murder took place in the early morning of 22 May 2013 when four members of the Harok family (Veronika Haroková, her husband Martin, and their sons Filip and David) were murdered in their home in Brno, in the Czech Republic.[1]
On 23 May 2013, the Czech police charged in absentia 20-year-old U.S. national Kevin Dahlgren, Veronika Haroková's cousin, with committing the quadruple murder.[2]
At the time he was charged, Dahlgren was on a flight bound for Washington, D.C.; he spent two years and three months in custody in the U.S., fighting extradition.[3] He was extradited on 31 August 2015, becoming the first United States citizen extradited to the Czech Republic.[3] Dahlgren, who denied responsibility for the murders,[4] faced life in prison.[2]
In March 2016, the police closed their investigation; a month later, the State Attorney indicted Dahlgren for committing the four murders.[5][6] Dahlgren was sentenced to life in prison on 20 July 2016; he appealed the verdict[7][8] but in March 2017 the original ruling was upheld.[9] On 11 January 2018 Dahlgren committed suicide in Valdice prison.[10][11]
- ^ "Dahlgren pobíhal noc před vraždami s nožem v ruce" (in Czech). ČT 24. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b "Mlčeli jsme, aby Dahlgren na palubě neohrozil pasažéry, říká policie" (in Czech). lidovky.cz. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b "Soud poslal Američana Dahlgrena do vazby. Vydání se bránil přes dva roky [Court decided to hold the US national Dahlgren on remand. He was fighting extradition for over two years]" (in Czech). idnes. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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ct jun6was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Vyšetřování ivanovických vražd skončilo, Dahlgrenovi hrozí doživotí" (in Czech). brno.idnes.cz. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Státní zástupkyně podala obžalobu na Dahlgrena". novinky.cz. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Czech court jails American Dahlgren for life for murdering relatives". Reuters. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ Willoughby, Ian (20 July 2016). "US citizen Dahlgren gets life for quadruple murder". radio.cz. Radio Prague. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ Olomoucký soud zamítl Dahlgrenovo odvolání. Doživotní trest za čtyřnásobnou vraždu platí - Aktuálně.cz
- ^ Dahlgren spáchal sebevraždu – Novinky.cz
- ^ ČTK: Čtyřnásobný vrah Kevin Dahlgren spáchal ve věznici Valdice sebevraždu | iROZHLAS - spolehlivé zprávy