Alexandra Fossmo, who is the wife of the pastor of the parish, Helge Fossmo, is shot repeatedly in the head while she sleeps in her and the pastor's home.
She dies instantly.
A neighbor of the couple Fossmo is also shot in their home a while later and receives life-threatening injuries, but survives.
Behind the shots is the so-called nanny, a woman who took care of the pastor's children.
Helge Fossmo had a relationship with the nanny.
He also had a relationship with his wife to the neighbor.
On an earlier occasion, the nanny attacked Alexandra Fossmo with a hammer.
She manages that time with minor injuries, the incident is not reported to the police.
Arrested and convicted
The nanny was arrested in January and admits to both murder and attempted murder.
Helge Fossmo will also be arrested at the end of January.
The nanny claims that she thought she was performing God's act when she fired all the shots.
In a text message between Helge Fossmo and the nanny, it appears that the pastor manipulated the woman.
Helge Fossmo was convicted in 2004 of incitement to murder and two attempted murders.
The nanny was convicted of murder and two attempted murders.
Fossmo received life imprisonment, the nanny forensic psychiatric care.
Judges afterwards
Helge Fossmo was also suspected of killing his first wife in 1999, but was acquitted.
In an interview on TV4 in 2006, he admitted his involvement in the Knutby drama.
The former pastor later claimed that Alexandra Fossmo's older sister, Åsa Waldau, also known as "Christ's bride", was involved in the murder, something that has not led to a police investigation.
Helge Fossmo has several times tried to get his sentence fixed.
In the autumn of 2017, it was decided that the life sentence would stand.
In February 2018, Fossmo appealed the decision to the Supreme Court - with the intention of having his sentence fixed.
HD then chose not to grant leave to appeal.