Otto Johan Tandefelt (born 13 April 1782) was a Finnish murderer.[1] He was a Swedish-speaking Finn and was born in Sysmä, Voipala, Finland.
He was a key figure in the lynching of Axel von Fersen on 20 June 1810 in Stockholm and was one of the very few to be charged and convicted for the killing. After serving some years at Älvsborg fortress, he was pardoned by King Charles XIII, and eventually emigrated to the Americas under the name of Pettersson. He most likely died in the Americas.
He was a nephew of Adolf Tandefelt,[2] and the second cousin twice removed of the assassin Ernst Tandefelt.[3]
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edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Herman Lindqvist, Axel von Fersen (1991)
- ^ Ättar-taflor öfver den på Finlands Riddarhus introducerade adeln. Oskar Wasastjerna. Borgå. 1880.