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Orderud case
The Orderud case (Norwegian: Orderud-saken) was a triple murder that occurred in Sørum, Akershus, Norway, on 22 May 1999. The victims were 47-year-old Anne Orderud Paust; her mother, 84-year-old Marie Orderud; and her father, 81-year-old Kristian Orderud, who were found shot and killed at their country estate.
Anne's brother Per Kristian Orderud, his wife Veronica, his sister-in-law Kristin Kirkemo and Kristin's ex-boyfriend Lars Grønnerød were arrested and convicted of complicity in premeditated murder in 2001. The case generated much attention in the Norwegian media.
On 17 July 1998, while heading to work at the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, Anne Orderud Paust, personal secretary to Defence Minister Dag Jostein Fjærvoll, discovered a charge of explosives under her vehicle. The 500-gram device was of the Solex type. The incident was given "extremely high priority" with the Oslo police. On 12 August, Anne's husband Per, a high-level official with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that there had been an attempt to ignite a propane gas tank in the stairwell of the Paust family's apartment block in the Skillebekk district of Oslo. Per discovered the 5-kilogram tank with an open vent outside his door, which was doused in gasoline. Officials from the Oslo fire department claimed that the whole building could have easily been "blown apart" had the tank ignited. Both assassination attempts received wide publicity and caused a media sensation, but no one was ultimately charged or arrested in connection with either of the two incidents.
The couple spent a few months in New York City, where Per worked as a temporary Consul-General, until they returned to Norway in January 1999. Per was then diagnosed with cancer and died after a short illness in May that same year. Around 15 May, an anonymous person called and warned authorities that Anne and her parents would be murdered. Despite extensive searches, the caller was never found, and one week later the same people were found dead.
On the night of 22 May, Anne Orderud Paust and her parents, Marie (b. 1915) and Kristian Orderud (b. 1918), were shot and killed in the parents' home on the Orderud Estate in Sørum, Akershus. Hiding in the adjacent woods until nightfall, the assailant entered the house sometime between midnight and 5am by climbing on to the second floor porch and breaking the window on the veranda door.
Probably awoken by the noise, Marie Orderud confronted the intruder and was shot at close range and killed instantly. Meanwhile, Anne Orderud Paust also entered the room and was shot and killed in the same manner. Both women were found in their nightgowns. The assailant then went to the couples' bedroom, where Kristian Orderud was lying. He was impaired by his old age and was unable to escape or otherwise offer any resistance to the gunman. He was executed from point-blank range. The assailant then fled through the same back door used for entry, the only visible trace being the broken window in the door.
The next morning, Kristian's brother Hans came to visit, and upon seeing the broken door went in for a closer look. He then discovered the bodies of his family members and contacted the police. The killings happened just weeks after Anne Orderud Paust had voluntarily declined to be assigned close protection officers from the Police Security Service.
Early in the investigation, the police felt confident that the assailant or assailants were familiar with the victims and that the victims probably knew their killer. The investigators theorized that the time of the killings had not been coincidental. Because only a handful of people knew that Anne would be visiting at that precise time, the investigators concluded that the killer had the house under careful surveillance and acted upon seeing her car parked outside. The main theory is that Anne Orderud Paust was the main target of the killer or killers.
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Orderud case
The Orderud case (Norwegian: Orderud-saken) was a triple murder that occurred in Sørum, Akershus, Norway, on 22 May 1999. The victims were 47-year-old Anne Orderud Paust; her mother, 84-year-old Marie Orderud; and her father, 81-year-old Kristian Orderud, who were found shot and killed at their country estate.
Anne's brother Per Kristian Orderud, his wife Veronica, his sister-in-law Kristin Kirkemo and Kristin's ex-boyfriend Lars Grønnerød were arrested and convicted of complicity in premeditated murder in 2001. The case generated much attention in the Norwegian media.
On 17 July 1998, while heading to work at the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, Anne Orderud Paust, personal secretary to Defence Minister Dag Jostein Fjærvoll, discovered a charge of explosives under her vehicle. The 500-gram device was of the Solex type. The incident was given "extremely high priority" with the Oslo police. On 12 August, Anne's husband Per, a high-level official with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that there had been an attempt to ignite a propane gas tank in the stairwell of the Paust family's apartment block in the Skillebekk district of Oslo. Per discovered the 5-kilogram tank with an open vent outside his door, which was doused in gasoline. Officials from the Oslo fire department claimed that the whole building could have easily been "blown apart" had the tank ignited. Both assassination attempts received wide publicity and caused a media sensation, but no one was ultimately charged or arrested in connection with either of the two incidents.
The couple spent a few months in New York City, where Per worked as a temporary Consul-General, until they returned to Norway in January 1999. Per was then diagnosed with cancer and died after a short illness in May that same year. Around 15 May, an anonymous person called and warned authorities that Anne and her parents would be murdered. Despite extensive searches, the caller was never found, and one week later the same people were found dead.
On the night of 22 May, Anne Orderud Paust and her parents, Marie (b. 1915) and Kristian Orderud (b. 1918), were shot and killed in the parents' home on the Orderud Estate in Sørum, Akershus. Hiding in the adjacent woods until nightfall, the assailant entered the house sometime between midnight and 5am by climbing on to the second floor porch and breaking the window on the veranda door.
Probably awoken by the noise, Marie Orderud confronted the intruder and was shot at close range and killed instantly. Meanwhile, Anne Orderud Paust also entered the room and was shot and killed in the same manner. Both women were found in their nightgowns. The assailant then went to the couples' bedroom, where Kristian Orderud was lying. He was impaired by his old age and was unable to escape or otherwise offer any resistance to the gunman. He was executed from point-blank range. The assailant then fled through the same back door used for entry, the only visible trace being the broken window in the door.
The next morning, Kristian's brother Hans came to visit, and upon seeing the broken door went in for a closer look. He then discovered the bodies of his family members and contacted the police. The killings happened just weeks after Anne Orderud Paust had voluntarily declined to be assigned close protection officers from the Police Security Service.
Early in the investigation, the police felt confident that the assailant or assailants were familiar with the victims and that the victims probably knew their killer. The investigators theorized that the time of the killings had not been coincidental. Because only a handful of people knew that Anne would be visiting at that precise time, the investigators concluded that the killer had the house under careful surveillance and acted upon seeing her car parked outside. The main theory is that Anne Orderud Paust was the main target of the killer or killers.