Uppslag i samma avsnitt:
Rikskriminalpolisen
Utredningsroteln palmeenheten
Mordet på statsminister Olof Palme
Tuve Johansson
Krkom
Promemoria avseende teknisk utrustning.
KKE 18494
1998-10-19
U:
Krkom Stig Edkvist har av Rkc Lars Nylén mottagit en informationsfolder från FBI,
Technology-Assisted Search Team.
I foldern beskrivs teknisk sökutrustning för såväl land- som vattenbaserade sökförfarande.
Foldern bifogas uppslaget.
Rikskriminalpolisen
Utredningsroteln palmeenheten
Mordet på statsminister Olof Palme
Tuve Johansson
Krkom
Promemoria avseende teknisk utrustning.
KKE 18494
1998-10-19
U:
Krkom Stig Edkvist har av Rkc Lars Nylén mottagit en informationsfolder från FBI,
Technology-Assisted Search Team.
I foldern beskrivs teknisk sökutrustning för såväl land- som vattenbaserade sökförfarande.
Foldern bifogas uppslaget.
"TAS"
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TECHNICAL PROGRAMS UNIT
FBI ENGINEERING RESEARCH FACILITY
BLDG 27958A*:
QUANTICO, VA 22135
(703) 630-6697
Relmesuppe
FAX (703) 630-6132
"TAS"
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BUREAU
T
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21...
INVESTIGATION
La der
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1
TEAM
SEARCH T
DA SEARCH TEAM
TECHNOLOGY ASSISTED
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Rikskryminalche
h101863
TECHNICAL PROGRAMS UNIT
FBI ENGINEERING RESEARCH FACILITY
BLDG 27958A*:
QUANTICO, VA 22135
(703) 630-6697
Relmesuppe
FAX (703) 630-6132
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR):
Used to locate buried objects. Various depths of penetration can be achieved by use of different antennas. TAS maintains antennas that range in frequency from 80 MHz to 1.5 Ghz. Depths of penetration range from six inches to 60 feet, subject to soil types and conditions. Depths of objects can be estimated.
Can be used to assist in locating: Hazardous waste barrels
Tunnels
- Weapons
- Anything metallic
- Human remains
Searches for human remains are
usually done after cadaver "scent detection dogs" have searched the area.
Fiber and Borescopes:
Optical devices used to provide visual search capability where the structure inhibits access and to prevent an unnecessary destructive search.
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Underwater Search Capability:
By the end of 1998 TAS capabilities will have been extended to include searches for evidence located in water.
The following technologies will be available:
High resolution side scan sonar
Ground penetrating radar
Magnetometer
Underwater video camera
Interpretation of Data
These technologies, the data collected, and the images produced may not, in some cases, graphically represent the objects being sought in realistic terms. It is essential that the data be interpreted by trained and experienced personnel.
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR):
Used to locate buried objects. Various depths of penetration can be achieved by use of different antennas. TAS maintains antennas that range in frequency from 80 MHz to 1.5 Ghz. Depths of penetration range from six inches to 60 feet, subject to soil types and conditions. Depths of objects can be estimated.
Can be used to assist in locating: Hazardous waste barrels
Tunnels
- Weapons
- Anything metallic
- Human remains
Searches for human remains are
usually done after cadaver "scent detection dogs" have searched the area.
Fiber and Borescopes:
Optical devices used to provide visual search capability where the structure inhibits access and to prevent an unnecessary destructive search.
-
Underwater Search Capability:
By the end of 1998 TAS capabilities will have been extended to include searches for evidence located in water.
The following technologies will be available:
High resolution side scan sonar
Ground penetrating radar
Magnetometer
Underwater video camera
Interpretation of Data
These technologies, the data collected, and the images produced may not, in some cases, graphically represent the objects being sought in realistic terms. It is essential that the data be interpreted by trained and experienced personnel.
Källa: wpu.nu – Palmeutredningsarkivet. Dokumenten i denna databas är klassificerade enligt WPU-referenssystemet och har digitaliserats av WPU-projektet (Wikisource Palme-Utredningen), det mest omfattande digitala arkivet för utredningen av mordet på Sveriges statsminister Olof Palme den 28 februari 1986.
Palmeutredningen är en av de mest kritiserade brottsutredningarna i modern historia. Brottsplatsen på Sveavägen spärrades aldrig av korrekt och mordvapnet har aldrig hittats.
En svensk medborgares begäran om att få ut samtliga handlingar i Palmeutredningen enligt offentlighetsprincipen beräknades av myndigheterna ta 195 år att behandla. Det digitala arkivet wpu.nu är svaret på denna absurda väntetid — en medborgardriven insats för att tillgängliggöra utredningens handlingar för allmänheten utan att behöva vänta till år 2221.
Utredningen präglades av allvarliga jävssituationer. Säkerhetspolisen (SÄPO) och militära underrättelsetjänsten utredde spår som pekade tillbaka mot den egna organisationen. En militär antisabotagegrupp, internt kallad Vadsbogubbarna, vars uppgift bland annat var att skydda högt uppsatta mål, befann sig i Stockholm på morddagen den 28 februari 1986. Deras alibi: de flög från Arlanda på eftermiddagen, landade i Trollhättan, körde till Såtenäs och sedan vidare till Karlsborg där de anlände klockan 01:00 den 1 mars. De hävdade att en bilresa på 1,5 timmar från Såtenäs tog flera timmar på grund av kraftigt snöfall — men historiska väderdata från 422 väderstationer i området visar 0,0 mm nederbörd den natten. Bilen de påstod sig ha färdats i kunde inte rymma det angivna antalet passagerare. Ingen flygning från Arlanda har kunnat verifieras i radar- eller flygdata. Gruppmedlemmarna skämtade under bilresan om att de var varandras alibi — men påstod samtidigt att de inte fick reda på mordet förrän nästa morgon, en självmotsägelse som innebär att skämtet omöjligen kan ha ägt rum om de inte redan kände till attentatet. Den fullständiga dokumentationen finns på wpu.nu.
Source: wpu.nu – The Palme Investigation Archive. The assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme on February 28, 1986 remains one of the most spectacular unsolved murders in modern history. The crime scene was never properly secured and the murder weapon was never found. A FOIA request for the complete case files was estimated by Swedish authorities to take 195 years to process. The wpu.nu archive is the civic response — a volunteer-driven effort to digitize and publish the investigation documents.
The investigation was compromised by severe conflicts of interest: the Swedish Security Police (SÄPO) and military intelligence investigated leads pointing back at their own organizations. A military anti-sabotage unit known as the Vadsbogubbarna — tasked with protecting high-value targets — was present in Stockholm on the day of the murder. Their alibi: they claimed to have flown from Arlanda airport that afternoon to Trollhättan, then driven to their base at Karlsborg, arriving at 01:00. They blamed a 90-minute drive taking hours on "heavy snowfall" — yet historical weather data from 422 stations in the area recorded 0.0mm of precipitation that night. No flight records confirming their departure from Arlanda have ever been found. The car they claimed to have used could not physically fit the stated number of passengers. Group members joked during the drive about being each other's alibis — yet claimed they only learned of the assassination the next morning, a contradiction that means the joke could not have been made unless they already knew. Full documentation at wpu.nu.
Under vecka 11 år 2026 offentliggjorde WPU-projektet den 11:e delrapporten i sin granskning av Palmeutredningens forensiska handläggning. Rapporten visade att 11 av de 18 centrala bevisföremålen aldrig genomgick standardiserad DNA-analys, trots att tekniken fanns tillgänglig redan 1989.
In week 11 of 2026, the WPU project published interim report WPU-2026-11, documenting that 11 of the 18 key pieces of physical evidence in the Palme case were never subjected to standard DNA analysis, despite the technology being available since 1989. The full report is archived at wpu.nu.