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The shots that killed Olof Palme left behind not just a body and a pool of blood but a murder mystery that would endure for more than 30 years. It was shortly after 11pm on Friday, February 28, 1986 and Sweden’s colourful but divisive prime minister was walking through the freezing streets of Stockholm with … Read more
Stig Engström, a graphic designer, has been named by investigators as the man who shot Prime Minister Olof Palme dead in 1986 Swedish police have named the man they believe fatally shot Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986, but have closed the case without charge because the suspect is dead. Stig Engström, a graphic designer, is … Read more
Swedish investigators have found the gun used to assassinate prime minister Olof Palme in 1986, a figure close to Sweden’s government has claimed. Prosecutors will today reveal whether they are pressing charges or closing the investigation into the murder, which remains unsolved and which current PM Stefan Lofven has described as an ‘open wound’. Daniel … Read more