Clark Olofsson

Writing

01 Feb 1947

† 24 Jun 2025

Trollhättan, Älvsborgs län, Sweden

Biography

Clark Oderth Olofsson (1 February 1947 – 24 June 2025) was a Swedish criminal. He was sentenced for attempted murder, assault, robbery, and drug trafficking, spending more than half his life in prison. Olofsson was often referred to as Sweden’s first “celebrity gangster”. Born in Trollhättan into a home marred by alcoholism, his childhood was tumultuous. His father left when Clark was 11, and his mother’s subsequent mental illness led to him and his two younger sisters being placed in foster ca...