Ander sought a way to find a solution to his money problems, and for weeks he had been seen observing an exchange agency, Gerells Växelkontor on Malmtorgsgatan 3 in Stockholm.

The oblong package which had been observed by hotel staff was also found during the arrest and contained the apparent murder weapon, a steelyard balance.

During the trial, Ander claimed that he had received the money from a foreign (and unknown) man, whom he had met during his stay at a hotel in Stockholm.

He never admitted to the crime, but was sentenced to death by all court instances, and he never appealed to the King to be reprieved (however, an application for clemency was made by his father).

Doctors concluded that, at the time of his death, he suffered from tuberculosis, and they also found a large chunk of porcelain in his stomach, likely from an in-prison suicide attempt prior to the execution.

A further 10 to 15 people were sentenced to death but either committed suicide or were reprieved; the most notorious being Hilda Nilsson in 1917 and Mohammed Beck Hadjetlaché in 1920, respectively.