Finding of The Skull
In November 1982, three hunters had rowed to Harö, a small island, to train their dogs. In a bay they had found a human skull. Realizing that the teeth had fillings and thus could not be an archeological finding, the men contacted the police. The police immediately assumed that the skull belonged to Alvar and using his dental record, this theory could be confirmed. The island was searched in detail but the only other findings were two rowing boats. The owners soon reported to the police and it could be excluded that Alvar would have used any of the boats to get to the island.
Although there was a big hole in the back of the skull, experts could not determine whether it had received a fatal blow or whether the damages had been caused by the weather in the years that had passed since the boy's death.
The skull of Alvar has been buried alongside of the boy's father and any crime involved with the disappearing has been barred under the statute of limitations.
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