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German politician Walter Lübcke was shot dead on his terrace in Wolfhagen-Istha on June 2, 2019. The murder, committed by neo-Nazi Stephan Ernst, marked Germany's first far-right political assassination since World War II.

Beate Zschäpe was the sole surviving member of the National Socialist Underground (NSU), a neo-Nazi terrorist cell responsible for murdering ten people across Germany between 2000 and 2007. Her trial became the longest and most significant far-right terrorism case in modern German history.

Between 1940 and 1941, Paul Ogorzow terrorized wartime Berlin by attacking women on the city's S-Bahn railway system. The Nazi Party member killed at least eight women before his capture and execution.

Rudolf Pleil confessed to murdering at least nine women in the chaos of post-war Germany between 1946 and 1947. Operating along the border zones between East and West Germany, he preyed on refugees fleeing Soviet occupation.

For sixteen years, German police hunted a prolific female serial killer whose DNA appeared at over 40 crime scenes across Europe. In 2009, investigators discovered the Phantom of Heilbronn never existed — the DNA belonged to a factory worker who packaged cotton swabs.

Between 1962 and 1966, German teenager Jürgen Bartsch abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered four young boys in abandoned mine shafts near Langenberg, West Germany. His case shocked the nation and transformed understanding of juvenile offenders.

In November 1957, high-class escort Rosemarie Nitribitt was found strangled in her luxury Frankfurt apartment. Her black book of wealthy clients sparked one of West Germany's most sensational unsolved murder cases.

Barry Morphew, 49, was indicted in June 2025 and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife Suzanne, who disappeared on May 10, 2020, during a bike ride in Chaffee County, Colorado. After initial charges were dropped in 2022, prosecutors brought the case back following the discovery of Suzanne's remains in 2023.

The UK True Crime Podcast marked a significant milestone with episode 499, released on April 9, 2026, examining the case of Laura Connelly, who was murdered in Paisley near Glasgow after a night out with friends.

Marius Borg Høiby, the adult son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been charged with 38 criminal offenses spanning rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, and weapons violations. The case, which began with his arrest in August 2024, is now proceeding through Oslo courts in a seven-week trial that commenced in February 2026.

ABC Audio and 20/20 have partnered to launch 'The Hand in the Window,' a six-part podcast series exploring the 2016 capture of serial killer Shawn Grate in rural Ashland, Ohio. Hosted by veteran journalist John Quiñones, the limited series premiered November 4, 2025, and traces how a desperate 911 call led investigators to uncover multiple homicides across the state.

Black Girl Gone launched approximately five years ago with a focused mission: to investigate and humanize cases of missing and murdered Black women and girls who have been overlooked by mainstream media. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other platforms, the podcast has published nearly 300 episodes of in-depth true crime storytelling.

Brendan Banfield, a former IRS special agent from Virginia, was convicted on February 3, 2026, of murdering his wife Christine and a stranger named Joseph Ryan in a scheme allegedly motivated by his affair with the family's live-in au pair.

Aileen Carol Wuornos, convicted of murdering six men and suspected in a seventh case, was executed by lethal injection on October 9, 2002, in the United States. The former sex worker claimed self-defense in all her murders, stating she killed in response to rape and attempted rape.

Netflix releases the second season of Homicide: New York on March 25, 2026, featuring five hour-long episodes that chronicle some of the city's most challenging murder investigations through the eyes of the detectives and prosecutors who solved them.

Marc Dutroux, a Belgian serial killer and child rapist, abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered at least four young girls between 1995 and 1996. His crimes—and the authorities' catastrophic failures to stop him—triggered one of Europe's largest post-war protests and permanently scarred Belgian society.

Henry Lee Lucas confessed to around 600 murders between 1983 and 1985, but investigators later determined most were fabrications. The case exposed dangerous interrogation practices that allowed a convicted killer to manipulate law enforcement across multiple states.

Brian Walshe was charged with the murder of his wife Ana Walshe, who disappeared around New Year 2022–2023. Analysis of Google searches on his son's iPad revealed queries about body disposal and forensic evidence.

Denmark has developed specialized resources to address stalking cases, including dedicated centers and documented accounts of obsessive behavior. Recent cases and podcasts have brought attention to the prevalence of stalking in the Nordic country.

A childcare worker in Denmark is on trial for involuntary manslaughter following the death of a child at a daycare facility. Prosecutors argue that gross negligence or dereliction of duty caused the boy's death. A verdict is expected on February 4, 2026.