Tore Sandberg (born 23 April 1944) is a Norwegian journalist, non-fiction writer and private investigator. He was born in

Asker Asker (), also called Asker proper (''Askerbygda'' or ''gamle Asker'' in Norwegian), is a district and former Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus, Norway, located approximately 20km southwest of Oslo. From 2020 it is part of the ...

. From 1968 to 1982 he worked as news presenter for the

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company. The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...

, for '' Dagsnytt '' and '' Dagsrevyen ''. He is known for his engagement in cases of

miscarriage of justice A miscarriage of justice occurs when an unfair outcome occurs in a criminal or civil proceeding, such as the conviction and punishment of a person for a crime they did not commit. Miscarriages are also known as wrongful convictions. Innocent ...

, including the Liland affair and the

Fritz Moen Fritz Yngvar Moen (17 December 1941 – 28 March 2005) was a Norwegian man wrongfully convicted of two distinct murders, serving a total of 18 years in prison. After the convictions were quashed, an official inquiry was instigated to establi ...

case. His awards include ''Zola-prisen'' (2005), Amnestyprisen (2006), Olav Selvaag-prisen, and Rettssikkerhetsprisen (2011).

Selected books

*''Øksedrapene i Lille Helvete'' (1992) *''Narrespill'' (2002) *''Overgrepet : justismordene på Fritz Moen'' (2007)

References

1944 births Living people People from Asker Norwegian journalists NRK people Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian investigative journalists Private investigators {{Norway-journalist-stub