The murder took place outside the police station in Kristiansund in May 2002, when the two were on their way to court for a custody case.
Since Magnar Isaksen won a bronze medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics, many footballers from Kristiansund have played for the Norwegian national team including Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Øyvind Leonhardsen and Trond Andersen.
Øivind Elgenes alias "Elg" (born 13 February 1958 in Kristiansund, Norway) is a Norwegian vocalist, guitarist and composer, known from a series of recordings and as front figure of the Norwegian band Dance with a Stranger.
Born in Kristiansund, Møre and Romsdal, Wilhelm F. K. Christie spent several childhood years in Bergen.