Eleven years after the murder of their prime minister, the purported confession of a man himself long dead has Swedes wondering whether the crime will ever be solved.
Swedish lawyer Pelle Svensson stunned Sweden with his statement Wednesday that a client who died in 1993 left a will claiming he ordered the 1986 killing of Olof Palme.The will of Lars Tingstrom, who was serving a life sentence for two fatal bombings, identified Palme's killer as Christer Pettersson.
Pettersson was found guilty of the assassination in 1989 but was acquitted by a higher court. He could be tried again if new evidence is found.
Pettersson angrily denied the new allegations. He accused Svensson of being motivated by greed. The Swedish government has offered a $6.5 million reward for information leading to the conviction of Palme's murderer.
At the same time, police and lawyers have expressed doubts about the will, and its usefulness in clearing up a mystery that has frustrated Swedes for years.