Peter Karlsson (ice hockey)

Lars Peter Karlsson (February 17, 1966 – March 11, 1995), was a Swedish professional ice hockey player for Västerås IK in Elitserien.

Death
Peter Karlsson was murdered by a 19-year-old "skinhead" who used a knife to stab him 64 times. The murder is believed to have happened because Karlsson was gay and the killer subsequently claimed that Karlsson tried to initiate a relationship. After the murder, Karlsson's team played a protest match in support of him. The killer's sentence, which was only eight years, outraged many in the Swedish gay community.