Mystery AtlasThe Engström Identification
Chief prosecutor Krister Petersson's June 2020 conclusion naming Stig Engström as the most probable gunman when the investigation formally closed; publicly withdrawn by Sweden's director of public prosecutions in December 2025 as insufficiently supported by evidence.
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Theories & Explanations
The Engström Identification contradicts South African Intelligence Hypothesis — Mutually exclusive perpetrator accounts: a lone local gunman versus a foreign state-sponsored plot.
Events
- Assassination of Olof Palme28 February 1986
The Engström Identification attempts to explain Assassination of Olof Palme.