A 45-year-old man has been indicted for a double murder in Sweden that went unsolved for 21 years, after investigators used DNA-based genealogical research to link him to the crime scene.
The suspect was arrested in April and remanded in custody in connection with the killings of Tor Öberg and Gerd Viklund, a couple in their 70s who were found dead on a farm in Brattås, near Härnösand, in June 2005. Prosecutors allege the victims were killed by severe blows to the head. Prosecutor Hanna Flordal described the evidence as strong.
The man, who had no prior criminal record and lived in Härnösand at the time of the murders, denies the charges. He has admitted being at the scene but claims he arrived after the attack and moved one of the victims out of fear of being implicated. The case, one of Sweden's most high-profile cold cases, is expected to go to trial, though no start date has been set.