Post by hi224 on Nov 22, 2019 0:42:09 GMT
Bear with me for this summary, it’s a complex case with a lot of details.
The Orderud case is one of the most famous murder cases Norway has ever seen. Three people were convicted of the murders, but all four convicts maintain their innocence, even to this day, 20 years after the murders took place. In theory it is resolved, but there are so many odd facts surrounding the case, that we can’t really be sure who actually did it.
On the night of May 22, 1999, Anne Orderud Paust and her parents Marie and Kristian Orderud were shot and killed at the parents’ house at Orderud farm in Sørum, Akershus in Norway. They were presumably killed in the very early hours of May 22, by an assailant(s) who broke in by smashing the veranda food to get in. The only visible trace from the assailant(s) was the broken door. Kristian’s brother Hans found them later that day and called the police.
Anne worked for the government and her husband Per was a consulate. Prior to the murders (Per died in May 1999 before the murders), Anne’s car had been fitted with explosives, and the couple had also found explosives outside their apartment in Skillebekk, which according to experts could have blown the whole building up. After this, Per got a job in New York and the couple lived there for a few months, returning to their residence in January 1999. Around May 15, law enforcement received an anonymous phone call where someone said Anne and her parents would be killed soon. Law enforcement never found out who this was (I’m a little unsure of this phone call is true or made up).
As for the murders, police were certain it had to be someone close to the family, since they knew when Anne would be at her parents’ farm. The police’s main theory was/is that Anne was the main target.
The police also believed that since the victims did not attempt to escape or call the police after the break in, they most likely didn’t feel threatened by whoever was there. Kristian was lying in bed when he was killed, and while he was old and impaired, police found it telling that he was still in bed when he was killed.
This was not a burglary; nothing was taken from the victims or the house.
Early on, Marie and Kristian’s son Per and his wife Veronica were suspects. They lived in a separate house on the same property as Per’s parents. Per and Veronica were more or less in charge of the farm, completing all tasks necessary to keep the farm up and running. Since Per was in charge of the farm, he strongly felt he was entitled to buy the farm from his father, making him the owner. His father disagreed, and the two battled it out in court. Per handed in evidence showing that his father had signed a document that said Per would be the owner of the farm, however it turned out Per had forged his father’s signature in order to make the outcome of the case go in his favor. Because of this, Per and Veronica were suspects.
During the investigation, police also looked into Veronica’s half sister Kristin Kirkemoe and her then-boyfriend Lars Grønnerød (died in 2019). Supposedly, Lars provided the guns for Kristin, who then gave them to Veronica. Said gun went off in Per and Veronica’s house when Kristin showed it to them, and left a mark in their coffee table. A trajectory of this bullet confirms this story, which was told by Kristin.
During the police’s investigation of the crime scene, one officer (randomly) found a mustard yellow knitted sock with two white stripes behind the house. The police has tried to identify who it belongs to and where it came from for years, but no luck.
The court concluded that Per, Veronica and Kristin executed the murders, and that Lars provides them with guns/weapons. All four were sentenced to prison, but have been released since then. Per and Veronica are still together and maintain their innocence.
Please keep in mind that I might have misunderstood or forgotten something. There were so many twists and turns in this case it’s hard to keep up.
I’m including the Wikipedia link here in case you want to read a better summary. Unfortunately, most other information is in Norwegian. In 2018, NRK (Norway’s equivalent to BBC) launched a documentary series about the case.
Personally, I think it was Per and Veronica. I don’t understand what Kristin’s motive could be.
The Orderud case is one of the most famous murder cases Norway has ever seen. Three people were convicted of the murders, but all four convicts maintain their innocence, even to this day, 20 years after the murders took place. In theory it is resolved, but there are so many odd facts surrounding the case, that we can’t really be sure who actually did it.
On the night of May 22, 1999, Anne Orderud Paust and her parents Marie and Kristian Orderud were shot and killed at the parents’ house at Orderud farm in Sørum, Akershus in Norway. They were presumably killed in the very early hours of May 22, by an assailant(s) who broke in by smashing the veranda food to get in. The only visible trace from the assailant(s) was the broken door. Kristian’s brother Hans found them later that day and called the police.
Anne worked for the government and her husband Per was a consulate. Prior to the murders (Per died in May 1999 before the murders), Anne’s car had been fitted with explosives, and the couple had also found explosives outside their apartment in Skillebekk, which according to experts could have blown the whole building up. After this, Per got a job in New York and the couple lived there for a few months, returning to their residence in January 1999. Around May 15, law enforcement received an anonymous phone call where someone said Anne and her parents would be killed soon. Law enforcement never found out who this was (I’m a little unsure of this phone call is true or made up).
As for the murders, police were certain it had to be someone close to the family, since they knew when Anne would be at her parents’ farm. The police’s main theory was/is that Anne was the main target.
The police also believed that since the victims did not attempt to escape or call the police after the break in, they most likely didn’t feel threatened by whoever was there. Kristian was lying in bed when he was killed, and while he was old and impaired, police found it telling that he was still in bed when he was killed.
This was not a burglary; nothing was taken from the victims or the house.
Early on, Marie and Kristian’s son Per and his wife Veronica were suspects. They lived in a separate house on the same property as Per’s parents. Per and Veronica were more or less in charge of the farm, completing all tasks necessary to keep the farm up and running. Since Per was in charge of the farm, he strongly felt he was entitled to buy the farm from his father, making him the owner. His father disagreed, and the two battled it out in court. Per handed in evidence showing that his father had signed a document that said Per would be the owner of the farm, however it turned out Per had forged his father’s signature in order to make the outcome of the case go in his favor. Because of this, Per and Veronica were suspects.
During the investigation, police also looked into Veronica’s half sister Kristin Kirkemoe and her then-boyfriend Lars Grønnerød (died in 2019). Supposedly, Lars provided the guns for Kristin, who then gave them to Veronica. Said gun went off in Per and Veronica’s house when Kristin showed it to them, and left a mark in their coffee table. A trajectory of this bullet confirms this story, which was told by Kristin.
During the police’s investigation of the crime scene, one officer (randomly) found a mustard yellow knitted sock with two white stripes behind the house. The police has tried to identify who it belongs to and where it came from for years, but no luck.
The court concluded that Per, Veronica and Kristin executed the murders, and that Lars provides them with guns/weapons. All four were sentenced to prison, but have been released since then. Per and Veronica are still together and maintain their innocence.
Please keep in mind that I might have misunderstood or forgotten something. There were so many twists and turns in this case it’s hard to keep up.
I’m including the Wikipedia link here in case you want to read a better summary. Unfortunately, most other information is in Norwegian. In 2018, NRK (Norway’s equivalent to BBC) launched a documentary series about the case.
Personally, I think it was Per and Veronica. I don’t understand what Kristin’s motive could be.