On Sunday August 15th 2010, just outside Iceland’s capital city of Reykjavík, a young 23 year old woman entered the home she shared with her fiancé, Hannes, having spent the night out with a friend. Inside the house she found Hannes laying dead on the floor in a pool of blood.
This episode explores how the police caught his killer, despite there being no evidence at the crime scene. We discuss what led his murderer to commit this crime and we talk about how the initial trial left Hannes’s family without the justice they wanted.
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Sources used in this episode:
https://www.icenews.is/2010/08/16/icelandic-business-man-found-murdered-in-own-home/
https://www.icenews.is/2011/03/01/icelandic-businessmans-murderer-escapes-trial-on-medical-grounds/
https://www.icenews.is/2010/09/05/hannes-thor-helgasons-killer-confesses/
https://www.facebook.com/notes/bp-travel/icelandic-businessmans-murderer-escapes-trial-on-medical-grounds/10150106117004055/
https://www.icenews.is/2010/08/28/man-charged-over-iceland-businessman-murder/
https://www.icenews.is/2010/09/06/iceland-businessman-murder-weapon-found/
https://www.icenews.is/2010/08/20/family-of-murdered-icelandic-chocolate-company-boss-appeal-for-help/
https://www.icenews.is/2010/08/16/icelandic-business-man-found-murdered-in-own-home/
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https://popprock.wordpress.com/2018/04/16/mordid-a-hannesi-helgasyni/
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