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Engström claimed to have witnessed the shooting; however, his story changed multiple times. His inconsistencies cast a shadow of doubt over his claims. By 2020, Swedish police even identified him as a suspect, but his death by suicide in 2000 closed that door.
Complicating matters, in an era where political tensions ran high, speculations swirled about foreign diplomacy issues possibly motivating the assassination. One significant theory that emerged implicated the apartheid regime in South Africa, where Palmer's support for the anti-apartheid movement made him a target for the state that sought to maintain its grip on power.