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Iceland’s Appellate Court Upholds Sentencing Of Murderer
The appellate court has upheld the 19-year sentence for Thomas Møller Olsen, the man charged with and convicted of the murder of Birna Brjánsdóttir last year, in addition to a heavy drug smuggling charge. The murder shocked the nation, and made international…
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Murder Conviction Handed Down In Case Of Birna Brjánsdóttir
Thomas Møller Olsen, the man charged with the murder of Birna Brjánsdóttir, has just been found guilty and sentenced in Reykjavík District Court to 19 years in prison, Vísir reports. He was also found guilty of possession of 20 kilos of hashish…
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Birna Brjánsdóttir Murder Case Hearings Delayed
Main hearings in the case agains Thomas Möller Olsen, the man suspected of killing 20-year old Birna Brjánsdóttir last January, which were due to start tomorrow have been delayed until the end of August, reports RÚV. The reason for the sudden change,…
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Four Suspects In Murder Case Released From Custody
Four of the six suspects in the murder of Arnar Jónsson Aspar, who was killed last Wednesday, were released from custody today following interrogations, reports RÚV. . It was originally believed that the murder was related to a feud in the underworld,…
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Man Murdered While At Home With His Family
A 40-year-old man was killed yesterday evening in front of his family, in a gruesome assault in the municipality of Mosfellsbær, just outside of Reykjavík, RÚV reports. Authorities believe the murder relates to a feud in the capital’s criminal underworld. The safest…
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10 Crew Members Flown In To Testify In Birna Brjánsdóttir Murder Case
Currently, preliminary hearings are ongoing in the case against Thomas Møller Olsen, the Greenlandic fisherman suspected of killing 20-year-old Birna Brjánsdóttir on January 14. In connection with the court case, ten crew members have been ordered by court authorities to travel to…
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Man Pleads “Not Guilty” Of Birna’s Murder
The man charged with Birna Brjánsdóttir’s murder plead “Not Guilty” in the first court hearing, yesterday. His not-guilty plea covers both the murder charge and a separate drug smuggling charge (which he has previously admitted guilt for). State Prosecutor, Kolbrún Benediktsdóttir presented…
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Man Officially Charged For Birna’s Murder
Deputy District Prosecutor, Kolbrún Benediktsdóttir, has officially charged a man with the murder of Birna Brjánsdóttir, reports RÚV. The man has been in custody since his arrest on the Greenlandic trawler, Polar Nanoq, at the hands of Icelandic Special Forces in January…
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Police To Close Birna Case In Coming Weeks
The Police aim to close their investigation into the death of Birna Brjánsdóttir in the coming weeks, reports RÚV. “We’re rowing with the use of all our oars in order to get this done before mid-March,” said Inspector Einar Guðberg Jónsson. Einar…
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Birna’s Father: Greenlanders Are Our Friends
Ordinary Greenlanders are reportedly being subjected to some ugly behavior from Icelanders in the midst of coverage of the ongoing investigation of the murder of Birna Brjánsdóttir, and her father has implored the country to not “judge an entire nation due to…
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The Murder of Birna Brjánsdóttir: The Case That Gripped Iceland, And The World
Last month, a young woman who was last seen walking down Laugavegur early one Saturday morning disappeared without a trace. CCTV footage of her last known whereabouts depict a scene familiar to all Icelanders: she was walking downtown eating take-out after an…
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Birna Bid Farewell Today
This afternoon, the funeral of Birna Brjánsdóttir will be held. Of the two suspects initially arrested in connection with her murder, one was released, and the other is still in custody. Greenlanders are reportedly reluctant to visit Iceland, in fear of reprisals.…