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Forensic Findings Presented during Briefing on Petrohan-Okolchitsa Murders Case

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Forensic experts and a prosecutor gave a briefing here on Monday to reveal additional details concerning the Petrohan-Okolchitsa multiple murders case - a high-profile criminal case in which five men and a 15-year-old boy met a violent death between February 1 and 8, 2026. Their bodies were found at two remote mountain locations in Northwestern Bulgaria: a lodge near the Petrohan Pass and a camper van near Okolchitsa Peak. Forensic experts established in the past that all six died of gunshot wounds. Law enforcement officials said the principal leads they followed, based on ballistics findings, the causes of death have been identified as suicide at the lodge and homicide and suicide in the camper. Ivaylo Kalushev fired the shots at Okolchitsa, Associate Professor Aleksandar Aleksandrov, head of the Clinic of Forensic Medicine and Deontology at Aleksandrovska University Hospital, said at a news conference concerning the case. Aleksandrov said only one firearm had been used in the camper

First report: Conclusion of No Outside Involvement in Petrohan Murders Case Remains Unchanged, Sofia Deputy Appellate Prosecutor Says — bta.bg, 1d