Posted on 04/28/2020 1:57:08 PM PDT by simpson96
The millionaire husband of a Norwegian woman thought to have been abducted and held for ransom in 2018 has been arrested on suspicion of her murder.
Anne-Elisabeth Hagen, then 68, disappeared from the couple’s home in Loerenskog, east of Oslo in October 2018, authorities said. She had been married to the accused for 50 years.
Her family said they received demands for ransom to secure her release — reported by local media to amount to some $15 million in a cryptocurrency known as Monero.
Now, Norwegian police have arrested her husband, real estate investor and businessman Tom Hagen.
"The case is characterised by a clearly planned deception," said police inspector Tommy Broeske. "As other hypotheses have been weakened, suspicions against Tom Hagen have gradually been strengthened."
In June 2019, police changed their main hypothesis because of the absence of any signs that the missing woman was still alive or any recent contacts with the alleged kidnappers. They believe Mrs Hagen, who has never been found, had been killed.
Police declined to elaborate on a motive due to the ongoing investigation.
In Norway, being held under suspicion of a crime is a legal status that allows police to make an arrest and for a suspect to hire a lawyer. Formal charges, if brought, come much later in the legal process, sometimes only weeks before a court case begins.
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Police declined to elaborate on a motive due to the ongoing investigation.
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It’s cheaper than divorce......
The arresting officer must have been Lt. Columbo. He never investigated a suspected murderer who wasn’t a millionaire.
Tom Hagen: Can't do it, Sally.
“It’s cheaper than divorce......”
Reminds me of the cook from 2 Broke Girls, saying that when a wife mixes ground glass into a casserole she serves to her husband, it’s called A Ukrainian Divorce.
“Because if not, you can take your wife, your family and your mistress, move ‘em all to Las Vegas.”
He should have moved them all to Vegas.
He looks cruel, to me.
He looks like a central casting call for a Eurotrash villain.
Sounds like a case for Harry Hole.
“He looks cruel, to me.”
He has quite a bit of Rhinophyma on that nose...
If I lost my wife, I would start my search in a quilt and fabric shop.
Maybe I have even done such a thing.
And found her.
And some fabric.
And kept her (and the fabric).
*consigliere
Yes.
Guest star in a Sweeney episode.
What’s rhinophyma?
“Can you get me off the hook for old time’s sake?”
Banacek would be interested if there was enough insurance payout.
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