On Friday we wrote about the search for a capable person be related to the murder in Majorstua. According to the police, the suspect was identified. It is 20-year-old Makaveli Linden. On Monday, an arrest warrant was issued for him and was classified by Interpol as a "Red Notice". It means that the man is wanted in 192 countries for arrest and extradition.
May be in Sweden
Makaveli Linden is suspected of murder Haikki Paltto in Majorstua. After committing this act, he was able to escape to Sweden, where he got there by train leaving from Oslo at 16:56 towards Stockholm. These assumptions were presented by Inspector Grete Lien Metlid, who led the case, in an interview with TV 2, which he confirmed in an interview with NRK.
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Linden will be captured
Metlid also claims that Linden will be captured. As he admitted in an interview with NRK: “We know that a life of hiding is tiring, especially for a 20-year-old. We know of cases where suspects hid for a very long time and then turned themselves in justice. I am convinced that it will be the same this time.”
Metlid was asked by an NRK journalist if he had any news for Linden. The inspector replied: “Turn yourself into the hands of the police where you are currently staying. Interpol is looking for you with an arrest warrant. We want to meet with you and explain all the circumstances of the incident."
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Makaveli Linden is a resident of Sweden
NRK journalists also reached out to Linden's friends. Everyone agrees that the 20-year-old is a Christian and that there were no problems with him at the school he attended. His last place of residence was Uppsala in Sweden. The officers are looking for his connections with Norway. For this purpose people will be questioned, with whom Linden contacted during his stay in this country.
Inspector Metlid claims that the police received information about friends with whom Linden was supposed to be friends contact in Norway. Investigators intend to contact them to obtain as much information as possible about the 20-year-old. He also emphasized the fact that these were people who could have talked to Linden just before the crime murders.
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“We want to hear his side of the story.”
Metlid also emphasizes that Makaveli Linden will have the right to present his version. Task people running the investigation is to determine what really happened in Majorstua. As of today, Interpol has issued an arrest warrant for him marked as "Red Notice". This means the 20-year-old is wanted for arrest and extradition in 192 countries around the world.
