Accused Assassin. Pettersson was a suspect in the assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme. On February 28, 1986, Palme was shot and killed on a street in Stockholm, Sweden, as he left a movie theater with his wife. Pettersson who had a history of substance abuse, was arrested, tried and convicted for Palme's murder in 1988, having been identified as the killer by Palme's wife, Lisbet. But, the conviction was later overturned and Pettersson was acquitted. The police who investigated the killing failed to find the murder weapon and later had to pay Pettersson a seven figure compensation award for defamation and for wrongful imprisonment. Pettersson used his money from the suit to sell his stories to newspapers. Pettersson died after having a cerebral hemorrhage and being in a coma for two weeks. He had been in a physical altercation with police the day before the hemorrhage.
Accused Assassin. Pettersson was a suspect in the assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme. On February 28, 1986, Palme was shot and killed on a street in Stockholm, Sweden, as he left a movie theater with his wife. Pettersson who had a history of substance abuse, was arrested, tried and convicted for Palme's murder in 1988, having been identified as the killer by Palme's wife, Lisbet. But, the conviction was later overturned and Pettersson was acquitted. The police who investigated the killing failed to find the murder weapon and later had to pay Pettersson a seven figure compensation award for defamation and for wrongful imprisonment. Pettersson used his money from the suit to sell his stories to newspapers. Pettersson died after having a cerebral hemorrhage and being in a coma for two weeks. He had been in a physical altercation with police the day before the hemorrhage.
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