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Evidence Locker True Crime

64: Bad Blood (Atli Helgasson & Einar Örn Birgisson) | Iceland

Evidence Locker True Crime

Evidence Locker True Crime

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

On November 8, 2000, 27 year old former footballer Einar Örn Birgisson disappeared without a trace. He had recently opened a GAP store in Reykjavik – a dream come true. But everything was not what it seemed to be. On closer investigation, police suspected that Einar’s business partner, former national soccer hero Atli Helgason, knew more than he was letting on.
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0:45.9

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0:56.0

It was the early afternoon, on the 8th of November 2000 when Recuevik Clothing Store manager Ruth Einer's Dautir was trying to get a hold of the store's owner.

1:01.0

She had spoken to 27-year-old I Naren Burgesson just after 11 a.m. and he said that he would be there at one.

1:09.6

The Gap Collection Store at 7 Lovesger only opened a couple of days before.

1:15.6

It was quite an event as INR had received exclusive rights to sell big international brands,

1:20.7

Gap Banana Republic, and Old Navy in Iceland.

1:25.0

Near closing time on the Wednesday afternoon in question,

1:28.0

Enner's business partner, Atle Helgison, showed up.

1:32.0

He also had no idea where Enner could be. Atle Helgison showed up.

1:32.7

He also had no idea where Einor could be.

1:35.5

Einor was supposed to give him a ride earlier in the day and never showed up, which is very unusual

1:40.0

for a reliable person like Einor. Atle confided in Ruth and told her that Einar had been under a lot of stress with the opening

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