The Bizarre Death of Jennifer Fairgate: Was She a Secret Spy?

Nikki Young
14 min readNov 9, 2022

This is an unsolved case — but there have been recent developments that could provide more answers in the near future. A young woman checks into the Oslo hotel under the alias “Jennifer Fairgate”. Later, she would be found dead in her room from a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide. However, the circumstances surrounding her death leave more questions than answers. Who is this mysterious woman really? And did she really take her own life — or did someone take it from her? Let’s jump in.

The date is May 31st, 1995 in Oslo, Norway. A beautiful young woman with short dark hair walks into the very luxurious Oslo Plaza hotel to check in to her room. The hotel has 37 floors and at the time is Norway's second tallest building. Some witness statements say that this young lady is with an unknown man, while others have said that she was by herself.

She walks up to the receptionist at the front desk, who welcomes her to the hotel. She tells them she is checking in and has a reservation for two under…

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Nikki Young

Host of true crime podcast, Serial Napper. Let me guide you through some of the craziest true crime stories you‘ve never heard of.