June–November 1997

June–November 1997 is the six-month period associated with an unidentified man believed to have been Alberte Goldschmid’s boyfriend. Investigators thought he had stayed in a temporary camp on a farm by Ølene, making this stretch of 1997 a possible link between her private life and the unresolved questions surrounding the accident. The surviving account, however, leaves both his identity and the timing of his disappearance uncertain.

The Rental Period

The farmer had rented out land for the man’s camp for six months, from June through November 1997. There was no written contract: the farmer received 5,000 kroner in cash for the rental period. He nevertheless declared the income to the tax authorities, leaving an official trace of an otherwise informal arrangement.

An Unidentified Tenant

The available description placed the tenant in his twenties, perhaps somewhat older than his mid-twenties. He was reportedly handsome, with long dark hair and hippie clothing; his military jacket bore sewn-on labels expressing opposition to nuclear power. These details offered investigators a recognizable image, but no name or confirmed place of residence beyond the probable camp by Ølene.

An Incomplete Lead

The investigation knew that Alberte had a boyfriend who had been staying on the island, but could not determine whether he disappeared before or after the accident. The information about the camp was absent from the report under discussion, and the speaker could not recall how it had first come to light, suggesting it may have been uncovered by Christian Habersaat. Thus the period provides a narrow but concrete timeline for the boyfriend’s possible presence on the island without resolving his connection to the accident or what became of him.