Olof Palme

EPISODE 6.7: OLOF PALME

Olof Palme wished to live an ordinary life. He hated having security guards around him; instead, he wanted - demanded - as much freedom as possible for himself and his family. Problem was, being the Prime Minister of Sweden is no ordinary job, and Palme was no ordinary man. A titan of Swedish politics, he was also a significant player on the world diplomatic stage. This Social Democratic politician made enemies of far-right extremists, apartheid operatives, and a number of wealthy and powerful people. He was, in short, a man with a target on his back. Unguarded, walking home from an evening at the cinema with his wife, Palme was struck down by an assassin’s bullet on February 28, 1986. Thus began a massive manhunt - a search for the killer, or killers, that remains unsolved to this day.