The case in summary: The married couple Tina and Karoline Granum have reported two hate letters with offensive content, but the case has now been dismissed for the second time. In total, 15 letters have been found that have been sent to residents mainly in Nord-Aurdal municipality in Valdres, and the police believe that one person has been sending the harassing texts for over 20 years. The couple are not surprised by the closure, but want the police to prioritize the case harder. The police have not been able to find any clues in the latest letter that could lead them closer to the perpetrator, but do not rule out that the case could be reopened. TV2’s Åsted Norge has taken up the case, and hopes to find answers to who is the sender of the letter. This gives the couple hope. The couple have received massive support from people across the country after they came forward with the story. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. The couple in Valdres have received a total of two letters with very hateful content – aimed at them and their children. When the couple received the first letter in autumn 2022, the police launched an investigation. But the case was dismissed. In the last letter, which they received in September last year, their children are called “damn school children”. The anonymous person behind the letter also writes that “it must be tragic to have a child with a sperm donor” and “normal children have a mother and a father”. With the new letter, the police reopened the case and started an investigation. But now this case has also been dropped. – In a way, we had expected that, says Tina. The couple received this harassing letter in September last year. They then reported the case, but now it too has been dropped. Photo: Screenshot from Instagram Not surprised In total, 15 letters have been found that have been sent to residents mainly in Nord-Aurdal municipality in Valdres. The police have previously stated that they believe that one and the same person has been sending the very harassing texts for over 20 years. The first anonymous letter also contained serious harassment and incitement. This was reported to the police in August 2022, but the case was dismissed in May last year. The hate letter had a stamp and was posted with the couple’s address. Photo: Private The couple say they are not surprised that the case has been dismissed again. But they still think it is a shame that the police do not prioritize the case more strongly. – After all, it depends on the use of resources and the priority of resources. We wish it could be pushed a little more. Because it affects an entire local community in Valdres. And it has done so for 20 years. If the person concerned continues like this, there will only be more reviews, says Tina. The police could not find any clues in the letter that could lead them closer to the perpetrator. – The person who writes the letters is quite skilled, you could say, says Tina. – It has been special to receive the letters. We have felt all kinds of emotions. We have also received letters from the others who have been sent such letters. Many are much uglier than the ones we got. The last letter was opened at the police station so that all evidence could be taken care of. But the police still couldn’t find a trace. Photo: Lars Erik Skresfrud / news Does not get hits on DNA news has several times discussed the case of the hate letters – which have been investigated by the police in the interior. – The cases have been handed over to an unknown perpetrator, as we have not succeeded in getting any closer to who has sent both this letter and the others. Police attorney Trine Hanssen says that the last letter was sent to Kripos, and that it has been checked for both DNA and fingerprints. – We haven’t had any hits. Police attorney Trine Hanssen in the Innlandet police district. Photo: Jenny Marie Sveen / news – We have made a number of investigative steps in the case. It has been difficult to find the perpetrator. But the resource situation is pressing, and this has not been at the top of the priority list. But we believe we have done what we can as of now, and have come no closer to a perpetrator. Many of the letters have been visited by several people. That is why it is often difficult to get hits on DNA and fingerprints, she says. But Hanssen does not want to rule out that the hate letter cases will be resumed. – We are still interested in information if anyone is aware of this, she says. Eyes of hope But the couple still have hope that the matter can be resolved. Now TV2’s Åsted Norge has taken on the case, and the hope is to find an answer to who is the sender of the letter. – We think it is very good. After all, we have shown a lot of understanding that the police may not have had the resources to deal with the case well enough. So we hoped that the case could be of interest to Åsted Norway. And they made contact, the case was dismissed in January. Jens Christian Nørve is program director at Åsted Norway. He believes the case deserves an explanation. – This is a matter that has obviously caused fear and many have received letters. When the scale is so large, we think that this is a matter that deserves an explanation. And we hope to be able to contribute to that. Jens Christian Nørve is program director at Åsted Norway. Photo: Espen Solli / TV2 / TV 2 The first episode comes on Monday 26 February, and there will be more episodes afterwards. – There is no guarantee, but we hope to be able to find something new in the case, says Nørve. Enormous support from across the country The couple received massive support from people across the country after they came forward with the story. In 2022, they experienced a lot of support from the local community when they participated in the first pride marking in Valdres. The two also took part in the pride marking in Oslo the same year, where they walked together with the prime minister. Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap) mentioned the case in his New Year’s speech at the time. Then he made a clear call. – Next year, we will do like Karoline and Tina. Don’t be afraid, don’t pull away, don’t duck, Støre said in the speech. The Granum couple went together with, among others, Jonas Gahr Støre during the pride marking in Oslo. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB
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