But the co-author of the book, Stine Bolther, says on Thursday in the Copenhagen City Court that the quotes in the book are a product of her own background as a crime reporter.
– It is not Jens (Møller, ed.) Who has come up with the quotations to which the indictment relates. It’s something that comes from my hand, she says from the witness stand.
– The information is some that I have from previous coverage of the cases as well as access to documents that I have made in connection with the book.
That the book is written in “I” form is part of the creative process, she says on Thursday.
Asked about specific points in the indictment, the co-author in most cases has an explanation of where the information comes from, but in a few cases she has difficulty remembering the sources.
– We are many journalists who talk together, so we exchange thoughts and knowledge. Here, some of the quotes in the book could probably have come from, she says.
The prosecutor, Jette Malberg, pays particular attention to a series of quotes from the chapter dealing with the so-called “Grandpa case”, in which a man was convicted of killing a lawyer in the bailiff’s court.
And it is precisely in this chapter that Bolther emphasizes his independence in the writing process.
Jens Møller contributes instead with the personal story, one must understand.
– He explains, among other things, several places where he has been when the various cases have taken place.
– In addition, he tells something about what considerations you have as an investigation leader during such cases, it sounds from Bolther.
Jens Møller both read and approved the book before it was published, it sounds. Stine Bolther herself has not been charged in the case.
A verdict was expected in the case on 16 September, but that will not be the case, Judge Elisabeth Larsen said on Thursday.
After the next court hearing on 16 September, work will be done to find a date for sentencing.