Heloise went back to her desk and examined the envelope in which the letter had arrived. It was medium sized and pale blue, and it was postmarked in Cannes eleven days earlier, a week before the whole Skriver thing had exploded. So, whoever sent it, they hadn’t acted in response to the media circus.

“It makes no sense,” she said, looking across to Bøttger. “Why write to me rather than to Ulrich if he was the one who covered the story? Do you know where he’s working now?”

“I don’t think he is. Working, I mean.” Bøttger picked up his cell phone and started swiping.

“What do you mean?”

“He was doing these sleazy tabloid stories for Ekspressen for a while, but I think he has been battling depression or something, and he hasn’t been back to work for a while. He’s covered so many violent crimes over the years, and maybe it all just caught up with him. I think that I have his … yeah, I have his private number here. You want it?”

“Yes, please.”

Heloise reread the letter. Then she turned on her computer and Googled Anna Kiel. Two hundred and thirty-eight search results appeared on her screen. She clicked on the first one—an article from her own newspaper, which was indeed written by Ulrich Andersson and dated April 24, 2016.

Murder Suspect Named

The identity of the woman who is wanted in connection with a murder in the small town of Taarbæk has now been established, according to a Copenhagen police press release to Ritzau today.

The suspect is 31-year-old Anna Kiel, a Danish native who is considered armed and dangerous. She is wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of lawyer Christoffer Mossing, 37, on the night of Sunday 21 April.

The victim was attacked in his home. Police believe that no one else was present at the time of the murder, and no other residents are registered at the address.

“There’s nothing to suggest that the victim and the suspect knew each other, but we do know that the woman in question has a history of mental illness. We therefore ask anyone who might come into contact with her to keep their distance and to contact the police,” says Detective Sergeant Erik Schäfer, who is heading the investigation.

Anna Kiel is of Scandinavian appearance, 5 foot 7 tall, and of medium build, and at the time of the incident she had long, medium-blonde hair. Anyone with information about her whereabouts or who can assist the police with their inquiries in any other way, please contact Copenhagen Police at telephone number 114.

UA, Demokratisk Dagblad

“Kaldan …”

Heloise looked up from her computer.

Karen Aagaard was standing at the end of the corridor, gesturing for Heloise to join her. “You’re on.”

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