The Unlikely Murderer
After the assassination of prime minister Olof Palme in 1986, Stig Engström managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck, and a perplexed police force.
Overview
After the assassination of prime minister Olof Palme in 1986, Stig Engström managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck, and a perplexed police force.
Charlotte Brändström
Creator / EP
Frida Asp
Producer
Episodes
1. Episode 1
Shortly after Palme's assassination, Engström begins his quest for attention as a crime-scene witness. Divisions among police hinder the investigation.
2. Episode 2
Realizing Engström's story doesn't add up, Irvell starts turning up the heat. Decades after the murder, a journalist starts reinvestigating the case.
3. Episode 3
Irvell's steady methods turn up more evidence to implicate Engström, but Holmér's stubborn tunnel vision leads investigators into a dead end.
Cast & Crew
Robert Gustafsson
Stig Engström
Mikael Persbrandt
Hans Holmér
Eva Melander
Margareta Engström
Björn Bengtsson
Peter Petterson
Peter Viitanen
Olaf Palme
Cilla Thorell
Lisbeth Palme
