About This Episode
The true crime podcast Murder by the Baltic Sea has turned its attention to a dark chapter in Estonian criminal history. In the episode Death on Line 6, host Janne Aagaard traces a series of brutal axe attacks carried out against young women in the city of Bytom during the 1970s.
Attacks Spanning Several Years
The assaults stretched over a number of years, leaving both dead and injured victims. The episode documents how the perpetrator combined physical violence — carried out with an axe — with sexual violence against the victims. According to the podcast, the attacker also deliberately displayed his victims' bodies afterward, an act described as a further attempt at humiliation.
Shining Light on Overlooked Cases
Murder by the Baltic Sea is a true crime documentary podcast series focusing on homicide cases from the Baltic region and Eastern Europe. The series aims to bring attention to historical criminal cases that have often received little coverage outside their countries of origin.
The episode Death on Line 6 was published on March 15, 2024, and is available on podcast platforms including Spotify.
