Career
Svartenbrandt has spent almost 40 years combined in prison for several robberies, violent crimes and prison escapes. He is described as the "most dangerous man in Sweden". Svartenbrandt has described himself as an "uncurable psychopath".
Svartenbrandt"s son Jack died in a bus crash on 3 November 2006 in Svalöv.
He was allowed to attend the funeral services escorted by three corrections officers from the Norrtälje prison.