[Music] hi everyone and welcome back to my Channel today we're going to be taking a look at another Twisted case with you the ude family murder case shook Norway in 1999 when Christian ude his wife Marie and their daughter an were brutally killed at their Farm join us in this video as we dive deep into the investigation to uncover the truth behind this heartbreaking crime our love and respect goes out to all those who knew and loved Christian Marie and Anne ude and all those affected by this case the father and the mother of the
ude family were Christian and Marie in April 1952 they welcomed their eldest and only daughter Anne two years later a son per joined the family Christian ran the ude Family Farm which they also called home located about 80 mi from Oslo Norway the farm had a main house an additional house and a barn the main house was quite spacious and sat close to the edge of the woods the barn was just a short distance away the second house was sitting on a hill which overlooked the farm an and per grew up working on the farm
embracing the rural lifestyle but as they grew older Anne and per began to wish for different futures for themselves although Anne was the eldest and loved the farm she didn't see it as her future she wanted to leave and make a life of her own Anne eventually moved to Oslo where she married a man coincidentally named pear just like her brother to avoid confusion we will address Anne's husband per as husband per now Anne and her husband per lived in Oslo which is the capital of Norway they were a successful and joyful couple who both
worked for the government and worked as the personal secretary for the Norwegian defense minister at the ministry of Defense while her husband per was a well-respected highlevel diplomat for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs their lives in the big crowded city were completely different from the quiet and Rural Life Anna had known on the Family Farm while it seemed like Anne achieved her dreams in Oslo her brother per had always known that his future was on the Family Farm unlike Anne per didn't want to leave at all he had worked on the farm since he was
little and made it clear to his parents that he wanted to take it over when per turned 30 Christian retired Paving the way for PE to take on more responsibility although christion still technically owned the farm the plan was for peir to eventually buy it from him after they retired Christian and his wife Marie moved from the main house to the second home which allowed pair to move into into the main house and manag the farm more efficiently this house located very close to the barn was perfect for running the farm operations about 10 years
later when brother per was 40 he met and married a 21-year-old woman named Veronica who then moved into the main house with him together they continued to work on the farm maintaining the family Legacy meanwhile over in Oslo strange things began happening to Anne and her husband pair their once peaceful and successful lives started to be filled with strange occasions mysterious phone calls unexplained disturbances at their home and a growing sense of being watched made their days more tense each day the two had no idea why it was all happening and who was behind all
this then on March 3rd 1997 at about 1:30 a.m. after an evening out with friends Anne and her husband peir were assaulted by a random man on on the sidewalk the man threw peir to the ground and started kicking him then turned his attention to an and also hit her repeatedly after a few intense moments the asant walked away leaving both Anne and per injured but alive strangely the man didn't steal anything he just attacked them a few months later on either July 15th or 17th Anne found a weird looking device taped to the underside
of her car the car which belonged to the ministry of Defense looked normal on the outside but something in Anne told her that something was off despite the Strang looking tube attached underneath she drove to work and parked outside the ministry of Defense building in Oslo unsure of what the object was Anne eventually reported it to the Oslo police later that day their investigation revealed a chilling Discovery the device was over half a kilo of dynamite less than a month later on August 12th 1998 another unsuccessful assassination attempt occurred at their Oslo apartment in the
middle of the night per woke up to the smell of gas he also heard a hissing noise coming from outside the front door when he opened the door he discovered a 5 kilo gas tank with its vent open left just outside the tubing from the tank was placed near a crack in the building's front which allowed gas to leak inside this setup was obviously designed to fill their apartment with gas but thankfully pe's quick response prevented the disaster police also found a trail of gasoline leading from the street to the front door this setup could
have caused a major explosion but thankfully no one had ignited it despite the publicity surrounding these events no arrests were made in connection with the assassination attempts concerned for their safety the police moved per and Anne to a secure location at a military camp at that point PE and Anne began to seriously fear for their lives as a result on the 3rd of September 1998 pier and Anne decided to move to New York they stayed there for 4 months with peir working as a conso general in January 1999 feeling A Renewed sense of safety they
decided to return home to Oslo confident that the threat had passed they refused further police protection but despite their near misses with death danger continued to lurk waiting for another opportunity to hit the murders on May 6th 1999 an's husband per passed away after a battle with cancer speculation arose whether his death might have been caused by someone who wanted him dead possibly through exposure to a toxin or poison that led to his illness but no concrete evidence has ever supported this Theory just 9 days after pe's death on May 15th 1999 a man called
Norway's emergency number 1 180 and threatened them saying that Anne and her parents were targeted for murder the police were called in response to the threats but despite efforts they couldn't identify the caller on May 23rd 1999 Christian's brother Hans arrived at the Family Farm to visit but received no response at the front door of his brother's house concerned he walked around to the back and found broken glass from a door on the second floor balcony then he knew something was very wrong entering the house Hans made a horrifying Discovery there were three bodies all
victims of close-range gunshots 81-year-old christion had been shot while in bed 84-year-old Marie was found in the living room in her night gown Anne aged 47 lay on the kitchen floor also in her night gown Hans then called the police who quickly arrived at the scene to investigate the triple murder they found that the asent had entered through the smashed back door upon further examination it was revealed that Christian and Marie had been sleeping in the main bedroom which was located on the second floor of the house the police began piecing together the events leading
up to the tragic deaths of Christian Marie and an as the community grappled with the shock and grief of losing three beloved members of the order rude Family Christian suffered two gunshot wounds initially from a 38 caliber and then a 22 which led the police to suspect more than one perpetrator he appeared to have been attempting to retrieve a shotgun from the primary bedroom closet for defense but was fatally shot before he could do so Marie was shot in the chest with the 38 and managed to escape from the bedroom to the living room where
she was shot again with the 38 caliber an who had been staying in the basement likely rushed upstairs upon hearing the gunshots she was found on the kitchen floor near the door leading outside indicating she may have been attempting to escape the house during the attack the investigation in addition to the tragic details of the murders police discovered several key pieces of evidence at the scene they found multiple spent shell casings from two different guns inside the house which suggested there were at least two perpetrators involved the smashed door revealed a partial shoe print on
the broken glass meaning that the asants forcefully entered the home outside the house police came across a yellow or orange handknit wool sock their working theory was that the murderers had worn socks over their shoes to prevent leaving identifiable shoe prints find find ing the sock outside suggested that it might have slipped off one of the perpetrators before they entered the house from the outset of the investigation police strongly suspected that the victims knew their killer or Killers the absence of any stolen items from the house eliminated robbery as a motive with the backdrop of
previous assassination attempts police focused on the likelihood that Anne was the main target police reasoned that the perpetrator must have been aware of Anne's visit to her parents that weekend a detail known only to someone familiar with the family's schedule their first interview focused on the only remaining member of the Ordo family who happened to reside just 200 M away in the main house on the night of the murders but per and Veronica claimed they heard nothing during the night of the murders despite the discovery of over 12 gunshots and multiple shell casings this immediately
Drew suspicion from the police additional reports surfaced that their cars were not at the farm that night along with the absence of their dogs as noted by a neighbor who rented property on the farm these factors quickly placed per and Veronica under scrutiny as Prime suspects in the investigation as the police delved deeper into the motive behind the order rude family murders they uncovered unsettling details that contradicted the quiet image of Farm Life the last attempts on Anne's life suggested someone with a motive against her possibly related to personal or professional reasons linked to her
high-profile government position if perar actually committed the murders his alleged involvement might have stemmed from deep-seated hatred or motives related to internal family Dynamics but again these are only allegations another point that Drew attention was Christian and pe's wish to sell the farm after retiring Christian and Marie plan to transfer ownership to perir eventually allowing him to manage day to today operations in the meantime but Christian still had ownership to give financial responsibility to his son rather than simply gifting him the property tensions escalated when Christian discovered tax returns indicating that peir had listed himself
as the owner of the farm despite the ownership not yet formally transferring this discovery deeply troubled Christian as he felt betrayed by what he perceived as dishonesty from his son and a breach of their agreement and it got worse from then on as a result chrisan decided to hire a lawyer and raise the price for pair to officially buy the Family Farm Christian also believed that the farm was not being run effectively which added to his frustrations for Anne though things were different being the oldest sibling she stood to inherit the farm if something happened
to their parents the financial disputes between Christian and per over the family farm escalated into to a bitter conflict their disagreement became so heated that they stopped communicating with each other for a year purr took legal action against his father suing him over the agreed upon price of the farm initially the Court ruled in PA's favor citing a signed contract that established the price but Christian found the decision unfair and appealed to overturn it claiming that he had never signed any such documents subsequent investigation revealed that per had forged his father's signature on the papers
presented to the court as a result the original Court's decision was reversed dealing a blow to paar's Legal claims and worsening the relationship between the two after all these findings the police investigation into the ude family murders began to focus sharply on peir as a primary suspect the discovery of his disputes with Christian over the Farm's management ownership and pricing compounded by Anne's plans to potentially divide and sell parts of the property provided a clear motive for pair an's intentions to sell parts of the farm threatened pe's vision of inheriting and maintaining the property as
a whole these Revelations supported the police theory that per had a solid motive to kill his family members including Anne who posed a direct threat to his perceived rightful ownership of the farm as the investigation deepened suspicions turned towards pe's wife Veronica in the middle of the allegations from her ex-boyfriend suggesting she was motivated by financial gain given the significant age gap between her and perr meanwhile a bizarre incident occurred just 10 days after the murders when police responded to reports of gunshots in a nearby wooded area there they saw Kristen KIRO Veronica's sister doing
target practice given Kristen's relation to Veronica police interrogated her and grew increasingly suspicious during the questioning this led to obtaining a search warrant for the residence Kristen shared with her boyfriend Lars inside police discovered incriminating evidence such as drugs explosives and multiple Firearms including a 22 caliber gun although the 22 caliber gun found did not match the murder weapon used in the order rude family killings forensic analysis revealed that the bullets recovered from the crime scene were of the same type as those fired from this particular 22 caliber gun with Lars now also Under Suspicion
the murder investigation expanded to include four suspects the unfolding statements from Kristen and Lars were a whole different story Kristen implicated Lars mentioning his ownership of a 38 caliber gun named small boy which had mysteriously disappeared she claimed they had supplied guns to perr and Veronica and helped in planning the murders but insisted they were not present during the shootings in contrast Lars admitted to providing guns to per and Veronica but firmly denied any knowledge or involvement in a murder conspiracy as detectives delved deeper conflicting accounts emerged from Kristen Lars and their acquaintances regarding their
whereabouts on the night of the shootings at that moment it was clear that they were hiding something the police's discovery of shell casings matching those found at the murder scene linked Lars directly to the crime at first Lars had claimed he sold his 38 caliber gun but admitted to using it for target practice in the Woods Police located the exact spot where Lars had fired the gun and found shell casings that matched those recovered from the ude family murder scene meanwhile in the middle of the ongoing investigation a funeral and church service were held in
June or July 1999 to mourn the three victims purr despite being under suspicion attended the funeral for his family members and was visibly overcome with grief and was seen shedding tears in mourning for his lost loved ones sentencing on June 22nd 2001 both per and Veronica UD along with Kristen Kuro were found guilty on all charges and received sentences of 21 years in prison but per and Veronica appealed their convictions claiming they were innocent but in April 2002 per ood's appeal resulted in the confirmation of his 21-year prison sentence along with the loss of his
inheritance rights to the family farm Veronica ude also received a 21-year prison sentence upon appeal Kristen kiro's sentence was reduced to 16 years in prison during the appeals process meanwhile Lars grood though initially sentenced to two and a half years for illegal weapons charges saw his sentence increased to 18 years following an appeal by the prosecuting Authority which argued that his original punishment was too light the aftermath the ude family murder case especially the convictions of per and Veronica ude Kristen KIRO and Lars grunerud for their alleged roles as accessories to the murders gets media
attention to this day despite their con itions none of the defendants were charged with actually committing the murders due to insufficient evidence linking them directly to the shootings since their convictions purr and Veronica have maintained their innocence even hiring private investigators to uncover new evidence that they claim clears them in a significant development in 2018 a witness reportedly tied Lars grunerud to the threatening call made to Emergency Services in 1999 suggest resting a potential new lead in the case the timing of this Revelation coming 20 years after the incident raised questions about the witness's motivations
and The credibility of the new information in their efforts to clear their names purr and Veronica formally filed to reopen the case presenting over 1,000 pages of material and 28 videos of evidence to a state commission tasked with evaluating the potential for reopening criminal investigations their investigator claims that this new evidence proves them innocent do you believe per and Veronica are innocent as they claim what are your thoughts on the New Evidence presented by their investigators after all these years share your thoughts in the comments below if you want more videos like this please be
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