Streaming giant Netflix has been sued for defamation over its drama series The Unlikely Murderer, which depicts the main suspect as guilty of killing Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986.
In 2020, Swedish police named the man they believe to be behind the murder of Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986 as Stig Engström. Here's how they think they solved Sweden's biggest criminal investigation, and why the case is back in the spotlight.
Schiaffino Musarra spent a decade trying to make his TV dark comedy about trying to solve the Olof Palme murder. The Local spoke to him about the battle foreign creatives face breaking through in Sweden.
The Local spoke with chief prosecutor Krister Petersson a day after he closed the 34-year-old investigation into the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.
Sweden may never know for sure who killed Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986, but perhaps it is time to move on, writes The Local's editor Emma Löfgren.
The murder of Sweden's Prime Minister in the centre of Stockholm in 1986 was a moment that changed the nation. Here's a look at what's happened in the investigation in the 34 years since.
Stig Engström, also known as 'the Skandia man', is suspected of having killed Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme. But because he is dead, the 34-year-old investigation will now be closed.
The prosecutor's decision in the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986 is set to be revealed on Wednesday. Over the past 34 years, Sweden's most high-profile murder case has led investigators down many different paths.
The murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986 gripped the nation and led to one of the longest crime investigations in history. With Swedish police set to finally reveal who they think was behind the killing, we take a look back at Palme's incredible life in politics and how he influenced life in modern Sweden.
Has the prosecutor solved the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986? His decision is set to be revealed on Wednesday in one of Sweden's most highly-anticipated press conferences in the past three decades.
The prosecutor investigating the unsolved murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986 is set to present his conclusions by July 1st, Sweden's prosecution authority has said in a new statement.
Has Sweden found the person who killed the prime minister 34 years ago? As the prosecutor working on the investigation reports that the case could soon be closed, we explain what you need to know about the case and why it's back in the headlines.
American military analyst Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the US government's secret war plans for Vietnam in 1971, is set to receive Sweden's prestigious Olof Palme Prize.
Sweden on Tuesday announced that tough prosecutor Krister Petersson will be put in charge of the probe into the 1986 murder of prime minister Olof Palme, still a mystery three decades on despite countless leads.
An Israeli journalist and a Palestinian priest are set to share Sweden's prestigious Olof Palme Prize for their work against violence in the region – in a move that may put further strain on Sweden-Israel relations.
Leaders in Sweden called Nelson Mandela a "role model", adding their voices to a global chorus of praise and remembrance for South Africa's first black president, who died on Thursday at the age of 95.
A scene in a Swedish film showing a character similar to slain Prime Minister Olof Palme having sex with an underaged prostitute has been cut after his family called it slanderous, their lawyer said Wednesday.
A Swedish man claimed on Sunday that the murder of then Prime Minister Olof Palme was a police conspiracy, and that he had turned down a police request to gun down Palme himself back in 1985.
In The Local's ongoing series profiling Swedish newsmakers, we turn this week's spotlight on filmmaker <b>Mikael Marcimain</b>, director of Call Girl, a controversial film which earned 11 Swedish film award nominations, including best picture and best director.
A detective who has solved several high-profile murder cases in Sweden will take over the investigation into the assassination of former PM, Olof Palme.
Tunisian lawyer Radhia Nasraoui and Saudi human rights advocate Waleed Sami Abu al-Khair will share the 2012 Olof Palme memorial prize, organizers announced on Friday.
Swedish Supreme Court justice and former Chancellor of Justice Göran Lambertz has drawn fire from the high court's Chief Justice over an apparent attempt to get involved in the ongoing investigation into the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme.
The night he was murdered on a Stockholm street, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme requested protection from security service Säpo, but the call went unanswered, the slain politician's son has claimed.
