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Axelman once in each thigh and once in the chest. Axelman was arrested and taken to hospital. He had lost a lot of blood and was treated for severe injuries.
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to be catalogued and restored. Everything was later brought back to the house and the ground floor was arranged in exactly the same way it had been when Bruce and
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Brucebo into a museum. The project was managed by the Brucebo Foundation. The house was cleaned, the original furniture was renovated and the art, comprising thousands of works, was brought to the
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Petersson, Jörgen; Ingmansson, Gun; Mossberg, Bo (2007).
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Caroline Benedicks Bruce : skulptris och akvarellist
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1132:[Man arrested - taken to hospital].
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567:Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine
492:2012, Véronique La Perrière, Rilla Marshall
468:2005, Alexandre Masino, Andrea Vander Kooij
1273:[Torbjörn Axelman is a free man].
1136:(in Swedish). Helagotland. 1 December 2008
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1214:"Hovrätten fastställde Axelmans dom"
1157:"Axelman fälldes för tre mordförsök"
824:"All ilska riktades mot ordföranden"
1364:Art museums and galleries in Sweden
1271:"Torbjörn Axelman är nu en fri man"
852:[This is the new Brucebo].
790:Olsson, Magdalena (16 April 2011).
1065:Rydenholm, Per (2 December 2008).
1041:www.bruceboscholarshipsc.ipage.com
498:2014, Daniel Paterson, Jim Holyoak
453:2001, Eva Richardson, Laurel Smith
280:The crest of the cliff, where the
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1103:[Shot with three shots].
792:"Här vill hustomtar öppna museum"
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477:2008, Mark Prier, Josée Pedneault
465:2004, Allison Katz, Alex Bartosik
312:. Nearby, can be found stands of
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1240:"Dom för Bruceboskott står fast"
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978:Swedish National Heritage Board
918:Swedish National Heritage Board
714:(in Swedish). Gotlands Media AB
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1212:Rydenholm, Pär (9 June 2010).
1155:Leino, Per (5 February 2009).
822:Leino, Per (2 December 2008).
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880:"En William Blair kommer hem"
706:Molin, Maria (17 July 2014).
830:(in Swedish). Helagotland.se
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1359:Cultural heritage of Sweden
1269:Leino, Per (7 April 2012).
1183:"Axelman var psykiskt sjuk"
970:"RAÄ-nummer Väskinde 133:1"
946:Plants of Gotland – a guide
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1007:Embassy of Sweden, Ottawa
941:Gotlands Flora – en guide
798:(in Swedish). Helagotland
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408:1978, Michelle Desjardins
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910:"RAÄ-nummer Visby 26:1"
619:"Brucebo naturreservat"
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1101:"Sköts med tre skott"
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432:1986, Dawna Gallagher
310:Pilosella peleteriana
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884:www.lansstyrelsen.se
854:www.sverigesradio.se
767:Nationalencyklopedin
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420:1982, Reginald Yates
402:1976, Lupe Rodrigues
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542:National Task Force
482:Elisabeth Belliveau
438:1988, Peter Raymond
426:1984, David Abelson
314:Artemisia rupestris
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759:"Torbjörn Axelman"
662:Svännel, Jessica.
462:2003, Keer Tanchak
435:1987, Terry Emrich
414:1980, Roger Savage
405:1977, Carole Rubin
373:Brucebo Foundation
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336:sweet briar
332:Rosa mollis
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145:Natura 2000
141:Designation
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69:Coordinates
1343:Categories
974:www.raa.se
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603:References
597:Zorngården
328:elderberry
179:The estate
82:18°20′52″E
763:www.ne.se
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282:limestone
274:hill fort
79:57°41′5″N
1303:(1982).
588:Sundborn
578:See also
367:Iron Age
256:Väskinde
157:Väskinde
136:All year
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46:Själsö,
43:Location
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153:Brucebo
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