First assumptions were that Paltto became a victim of a peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange, which went wrong in his residence. It was believed the trader had to meet people and sell Bitcoins for cash.

It turns out it was probably a random murder. More than a week the police had no suspects and did not share any information about the case with the media. Now, it became clear that the killer was Makaveli Lindén, a 20-years old Swedish citizen, the news outlet Verdens Gang states.

Linden tried to run away to Sweden before leaving and was arrested in France. After his escape, the investigating unit in Oslo contacted Interpol for an international support. Soon after that the criminal was caught and detained.

Linden is a ‘friend’ of the Swedish police with a small crimes background, mainly for robbery and drug abuse. According to the local news, he was planning to rob Paltto’s house by a random choice, not being aware that the young victim was a Bitcoin millionaire. They went into a fight and the lethal end followed. The murder had already served for previous offenses and will be now convicted for the horrible murder.

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The police are now leading an investigation but nothing new is officially stated yet. On Wednesday, the criminologists collected testimonies of all the neighbors and relatives of the deceased man but said they will not share anything with the media. Currently, there are no suspects and no arrests have been made.

The head of the Unit for Intelligence and Investigations in Oslo Police, Grete Lien Metlid said to TV 2 that they are looking for a tip for Bitcoins. Probably, there was also money hidden in the apartment, but nothing was found yet.

On the question what the motives for the brutal murder are, Metlid explained that:

We investigate widely from every perspective. Economic motives are one of main the reasons we are considering.

The family of the victim also remains silent and asked for a public empathy for their loss.

Peder Morset, the family’s lawyer, said to the media that the closest ones are devasted by their child’s loss at such a young age of only 24.

The case worries a large part of the cryptocurrency community big time since it questions the anonymity of the transactions. With the murder, the personality of the victim is known and perhaps, soon everyone involved in the payout would be disclosed.

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