PokerListings Founder Killed

STR82ACE

The founder of the popular website PokerListings.com was found dead yesterday, apparently from a gunshot wound, while visiting his hometown in Sweden.

This is the press release from the site

PokerListings' founder passes away

Graham

This is quite tragic. I probably would have never survived in this business if it wasn't for Andreas' company. Here is an update in a Sweedish newspaper from someone on another site that I am a member of:

TiltMongo wrote: »

The investigation of the murder of 36-year-old goes on. After interviews with colleagues and friends in Stockholm and Gothenburg has information about a specific threat against the man.

There is still no suspect for the murder of 36-year-old. On Wednesday, the hearing leaders call with business associates, colleagues and friends in Stockholm and Gothenburg, which has given the police information that there was a threat against the man. Thord Haraldsson, director of county crime in Trollhättan, still will not comment in which the man worked in the industry. But he says that he believes the man was rich, however, he does not want to comment on whether the company that the man was a partner was successful or whether there were financial worries.

- There were contacts with Sweden from the USA. And some parts were left in Sweden, but if I took the right action was mostly in the U.S., "said Thord Haraldsson.

Contacts with New York

Police work has so far been concentrated in Sweden, but the county crime has also had contacts with New York where the man lived, and where the mother to the joint child still. Yesterday, the police special children investigators questioning of the two-year son and under Thord Haraldsson, he was able to provide certain information. But he would not comment on what the data contained. Or if the boy was awake and conscious when the murder was committed.

- We have talked and played with him. Children Investigators do it in his special way, and they have been able to obtain certain information.

Autopsy

On Wednesday, an autopsy of the man. The technical investigation of the scene continues and there is no new information on how the offender had entered.

- There are cut-off marks, and it was the windows that were open.

The man shot to death but Thord Haraldsson do not wish to comment with how many shots, or where on the body the man was shot. The police, however, should have an idea of what kind of weapons used

RIP and best to the family.