Palme murder?

[mykfin]

Police investigate new 'Palme gun'
Published: 21st November 2006 09:59 CET

Police investigating the 1986 murder of former Prime Minister Olof Palme are following up a new lead. At a press conference held at 11am police were able to confirm that a weapon found yesterday in a lake in Dalarna was the same Smith & Wesson revolver that they have been looking for ever since the day of Palme’s assassination.

“We now have to try to fire to weapon to see if it can be connected to Sveavägen and the murder of Olof Palme,” said prosecutor Agneta Blidberg, Expressen reports.

The newspaper Expressen yesterday handed over a revolver that it believed may have been used in a post office robbery in Mockfjärd in 1983. Police have long suspected that the weapon used in the robbery in the Dalarna region may be linked to the Palme assassination.

According to Expressen, the revolver was found by divers on Monday afternoon in a lake in Dalarna.

At today’s press conference police revealed that the serial number matches that of the Mockfjärd revolver. But the weapon is damaged and it will take two to three weeks before ballistics experts know whether the gun can be fired.

”The critical question is whether we can fire it,” said Sabine Rütten from the National Laboratory of Forrensic Science.

According to one of the robbers the revolver was thrown in a lake near Mockfjärd soon after the robbery. Police have on various occasions searched parts of the lake where the gun was claimed to have been dumped, but never found it.

As late as 2003, the police were tipped off that the gun could be in a different location, but further dives gave no result. Expressen said its divers found the weapon after three hours' searching. The revolver was still in its leather holster.

The ‘Mockfjärd weapon’ is one of two guns long sought after by the Palme investigation group.

A customer was shot in the leg in connection with the 1983 robbery. When police later analysed the bullets used in the Palme assassination they found that it matched the lead isotope composition of the Mockfjärd ammunition.

“This is very interesting,” Stig Edqvist, head of the Palme group, told Expresssen.

TT/Paul O'Mahony

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Wow! the Swedish police sure move at speed.

[sortoff]

As far as todays news, the weapon isn't part of the case any longer, seems the dates between the two crimes rule out the Palme murder.

I still think it was a profesional hit, to cover up the arms sales to India, the chance that Peterson, a known drunk, could pull that off, is just to stinky for my taste.

[mykfin]

Originally Posted by sortoff

As far as todays news, the weapon isn't part of the case any longer, seems the dates between the two crimes rule out the Palme murder.

I still think it was a profesional hit, to cover up the arms sales to India, the chance that Peterson, a known drunk, could pull that off, is just to stinky for my taste.

Yeah, i thought it would be to good to be true.

Its around 20 years since he was shot in the back when coming home from a night out with his wife, no bodygaurds, it wouldn`t happen in this day. mind you he was a bit controversial, so no doubt he had enemies in high places.

So if it was a professional hit, the chances of catching him are nil.

[sortoff]

Originally Posted by mykfin

Yeah, i thought it would be to good to be true.

Its around 20 years since he was shot in the back when coming home from a night out with his wife, no bodygaurds, it wouldn`t happen in this day. mind you he was a bit controversial, so no doubt he had enemies in high places.

So if it was a professional hit, the chances of catching him are nil.

Yeah the real strange thing about this case, is Sweden didn't close its borders untill 8 hours after the murder.....plenty of time for someone to get out...this lead to the theory that some vary high up people where involved. Palme was going to pull the plug on the Bofors arms deal, and to many people would have been damaged by his actons, it stands to reason a professional would be used. Peterson had writen some hate mail to the Government and palme, this made him a good suspect, but the guy was a full blown drinker, and vary rarely sober, its doubtful he could do anything past getting dressed in the morning.

[mykfin]

Originally Posted by sortoff

Yeah the real strange thing about this case, is Sweden didn't close its borders untill 8 hours after the murder.....plenty of time for someone to get out...this lead to the theory that some vary high up people where involved. Palme was going to pull the plug on the Bofors arms deal, and to many people would have been damaged by his actons, it stands to reason a professional would be used. Peterson had writen some hate mail to the Government and palme, this made him a good suspect, but the guy was a full blown drinker, and vary rarely sober, its doubtful he could do anything past getting dressed in the morning.

It looks like this case will be added to all the other conspiracy theories going on around the world.