The Swedish profiling of Olof Palme's assassin, conducted by specialists and published in 1994, concluded that the murderer was a psychopathic individual acting alone, contradicting claims of a larger conspiracy. The analysis examined the assassin's behavior at the crime scene and compared it to previous political assassinations across the globe to draw insights. Olof Palme was shot in central Stockholm on February 28, 1986, after returning from a cinema with his wife, and the circumstances of the murder remain shrouded in controversy, primarily due to the failure to apprehend the assailant.

The report highlighted a distinct absence of a political motive behind the assassination, suggesting that the act was committed by someone who lacked a moral compass or an internal moral guideline, which was described by the investigators as an 'internal compass.' This analysis aimed to demystify the case in the context of widespread allegations of conspiracy and complex political motives that had proliferated over the years.

Consequently, this profiling shifts the narrative away from conspiracy theories, instead suggesting that the crime stemmed from the isolated actions of a disturbed individual, potentially reinforcing understandings of individual versus systemic violence within political contexts. The long-term implications of the murder, both for Swedish politics and public perception, continue to resonate decades later.