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Keillers Park murder
The Keillers Park murder is an infamous Swedish criminal case. On 23 July 1997, the body of an unknown man was discovered in a park in the city of Gothenburg, in western Sweden. The man, who had been shot twice with a pistol, was identified two days later as Josef ben Meddour (aged 36), a gay Algerian national who had been living in Sweden for many years.
After months of investigation, the police apprehended the two murderers. They were Jon Nödtveidt (aged 22), the frontman of extreme metal band Dissection, and his friend Nemisis Vlad Khosnood (then aged 20), a satanist who also used the alias "Frater Nemidial". The two men confessed to their crime and were sentenced by a court of appeal to ten years of incarceration. Vlad was also a suspect in other murder and assault cases and a domestic abuse case at that time.
Nödtveidt and Vlad, who had formed the Satanic cult Misantropiska Lucifer Ordern (MLO), had previously discussed performing human sacrifices before they murdered Meddour. Whether the motive was occult-related could not be clearly established, however. The murder was described as a homophobic hate crime by the Swedish media.
On 23 July 1997, at around 4.30 pm, a sixteen-year-old boy discovered the body of a man, lying face down, at the base of an old water tower in Keillers Park, in downtown Gothenburg. Called on site, the police determined that the man had been shot twice with a pistol. The first bullet hit him in the back and went right through the heart, while the second was fired to his head as he lay on the ground. A bag and a head cap were recovered beside the body.
No identification was found on the corpse, but a police officer recognized the man from the Svingeln Square area. With his curly hair and sunglasses, he looked like Swedish singer Magnus Uggla. In the neighbourhood, a shop attendant told the police that the name of the victim was Josef, and that he was often in the company of a man who looked Finnish. With this testimony, the police identified him as Josef ben Meddour, aged 36, an Algerian national. Settled in Sweden for about ten years, Meddour was gay, and the other man was his boyfriend.
The police first suspected the victim's boyfriend. The head cap recovered near the body was his, he had no alibi, and the couple was known for their frequent arguments. After twelve days in custody, the boyfriend was released, and he was later cleared of all suspicion.
The investigators then learned that on the evening of 22 July, Meddour had been visited by militants from the GIA, an Algerian Islamic organisation. Meddour was known for his opposition to the GIA, so the police considered the possibility of a political assassination. Other people were interrogated, but no suspects emerged.
On 15 December 1997, a 23-year-old woman entered a police station in Stockholm, the Swedish capital. She wanted to file a complaint against her boyfriend Vlad, whom she accused of beating and repeatedly abusing her, and threatening to kill her and her child. She also told the police that Vlad had once confessed to her that he was, along with his friend Jon, the perpetrator of the Keillers Park murder.
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Keillers Park murder
The Keillers Park murder is an infamous Swedish criminal case. On 23 July 1997, the body of an unknown man was discovered in a park in the city of Gothenburg, in western Sweden. The man, who had been shot twice with a pistol, was identified two days later as Josef ben Meddour (aged 36), a gay Algerian national who had been living in Sweden for many years.
After months of investigation, the police apprehended the two murderers. They were Jon Nödtveidt (aged 22), the frontman of extreme metal band Dissection, and his friend Nemisis Vlad Khosnood (then aged 20), a satanist who also used the alias "Frater Nemidial". The two men confessed to their crime and were sentenced by a court of appeal to ten years of incarceration. Vlad was also a suspect in other murder and assault cases and a domestic abuse case at that time.
Nödtveidt and Vlad, who had formed the Satanic cult Misantropiska Lucifer Ordern (MLO), had previously discussed performing human sacrifices before they murdered Meddour. Whether the motive was occult-related could not be clearly established, however. The murder was described as a homophobic hate crime by the Swedish media.
On 23 July 1997, at around 4.30 pm, a sixteen-year-old boy discovered the body of a man, lying face down, at the base of an old water tower in Keillers Park, in downtown Gothenburg. Called on site, the police determined that the man had been shot twice with a pistol. The first bullet hit him in the back and went right through the heart, while the second was fired to his head as he lay on the ground. A bag and a head cap were recovered beside the body.
No identification was found on the corpse, but a police officer recognized the man from the Svingeln Square area. With his curly hair and sunglasses, he looked like Swedish singer Magnus Uggla. In the neighbourhood, a shop attendant told the police that the name of the victim was Josef, and that he was often in the company of a man who looked Finnish. With this testimony, the police identified him as Josef ben Meddour, aged 36, an Algerian national. Settled in Sweden for about ten years, Meddour was gay, and the other man was his boyfriend.
The police first suspected the victim's boyfriend. The head cap recovered near the body was his, he had no alibi, and the couple was known for their frequent arguments. After twelve days in custody, the boyfriend was released, and he was later cleared of all suspicion.
The investigators then learned that on the evening of 22 July, Meddour had been visited by militants from the GIA, an Algerian Islamic organisation. Meddour was known for his opposition to the GIA, so the police considered the possibility of a political assassination. Other people were interrogated, but no suspects emerged.
On 15 December 1997, a 23-year-old woman entered a police station in Stockholm, the Swedish capital. She wanted to file a complaint against her boyfriend Vlad, whom she accused of beating and repeatedly abusing her, and threatening to kill her and her child. She also told the police that Vlad had once confessed to her that he was, along with his friend Jon, the perpetrator of the Keillers Park murder.
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