The reports have been almost endless - but the evidence has never been enough. Forty years have passed since Olof Palme was shot to death, and the prime minister's murder remains unsolved. Here are the most notable clues in what is by far the most widely reported criminal case in Swedish history.
SwedenThe reports have been almost endless - but the evidence has never been enough. Forty years have passed since Olof Palme was shot dead and the prime minister's murder remains unsolved. Here are the most notable clues in what is by far the most widely reported criminal case in Swedish history.
SwedenIt is doubtful whether the alleged Palme murderer Stig Engström had time to carry out the murder, according to Chief Prosecutor Lennart Guné. But the preliminary investigation will not be reopened – even though he has not come any closer to a solution to who murdered Palme.
SwedenThe designation of "The Man from Skandia" as Olof Palme's murderer was unfounded, according to the Chief Prosecutor. This means a vindication for Stig Engström and his relatives, believes journalist Jon Jordås, who has delved into the case. At the same time, in a sense, we are back to square one now, he says.
SwedenSeveral points in the Palme investigation clearly speak against Skandiaman Stig Engström being the likely perpetrator, according to Chief Prosecutor Lennart Guné.
SwedenThere is not enough evidence to point to the Skandia Man as a suspect in the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme, according to Chief Prosecutor Lennart Guné. The Skandia Man is just one of an almost endless series of leads and people that have been investigated in what is one of the world's largest criminal investigations. Here are some of the old and new leads that have received the most attention.
SwedenStig Engström, the so-called Skandiaman, was singled out for the murder of Prime Minister Olof Palme when the investigation was closed in 2020. But the designation is unfounded, Chief Prosecutor Lennart Guné now asserts.
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