Danish criminal cases

Episode 9 af Danske Kriminalsager følger op på en teenager med nissehue, en otteårig dreng og en blind pige — sager der stadig nager en tidligere anklager og efterforsker.

Episode 1 af en mini-serie om afhøring af børn: en tidligere anklager og en tidligere videoafhøringsspecialist fortæller om deres erfaringer.

"On the Brink of Bloodshed – The Battle of Ryesgade, Part 3" is an episode of the Danish true crime podcast Danske Kriminalsager, hosted by historian Anders Brandt Lundager. It follows the police effort to regain control of an area of Copenhagen that had slipped beyond the authorities' reach, and the planning of a clearance operation that risked ending in serious injuries or deaths.

"Behind the Barricades – The Battle of Ryesgade – Part 2" is an episode of the Danish podcast Danske Kriminalsager, hosted by historian Anders Brandt Lundager. It follows the days after squatters barricaded a large area around Ryesgade in Copenhagen on 14 September 1986, the failed police attempts to enter, and a dramatic manhunt at the Rigshospitalet.

"From Byggeren to Ryesgade – The Battle of Ryesgade, Part 1" is an episode of the Danish podcast Danske Kriminalsager about the build-up to one of the most dramatic squatter actions in Danish history. It follows the squats, evictions and street confrontations of the early 1980s that led to the barricades in Ryesgade in September 1986.

"DE DIGITALE KIDNAPPERE – Usynlig fjende – del 2" is an episode of the Danish podcast Danske Kriminalsager, following a Danish company's attempt to break free from an attack by one of Russia's most feared hacker groups. The episode examines what the hackers want, how they got into the company's systems, and what can be done to stop them.

"HYRET TIL INDBRUD – Usynlig fjende del 1" is an episode of the Danish podcast Danske Kriminalsager, hosted by journalist and author Thea Pedersen. It features digital investigator and IT security expert Jan Kaastrup, who is hired by banks and companies to break into their systems legally and find the security holes before criminals do.

Episode 329 of the Danish true crime podcast Mørkeland examines two cases: the mysterious death of an elderly widower in Frederiksberg, Denmark, and a poisoning committed with rat poison. Hosted by journalists Camilla Bjerregaard Aurvig and Kristine Sofie Bugbee, the episode runs 133 minutes.

"FORTIDENS FANGARME – Guldfuglen del 2" is the second and final episode of the Danish podcast Danske Kriminalsager's series on Martin Fryd Petersen, a former biker who worked with police against Hells Angels and AK81. It examines his witness protection deal, the new identity he was given, and how a life-threatening secret eventually caught up with him.

Mørklagt is a 2022 Danish true-crime documentary series on DRTV investigating some of the most severe and spectacular criminal cases in Danish history to understand the criminal mind.

This podcast episode from the Danish true crime series Danske Kriminalsager is the second and final part of its coverage of Edderkoppesagen – the Spider Case. It examines the extensive criminal network behind one of Denmark's most complex criminal investigations and how police dismantled it.

This episode of the Danish true crime podcast Danske Kriminalsager ("Danish Criminal Cases") examines the Spider Case, in which a Danish woman was convicted of systematically poisoning several people close to her. Part one of two focuses on how the crimes were first uncovered.

Hosts Camilla Bjerregaard Aurvig and Kristine Sofie Bugbee spotlighted the standout true crime releases of 2025 in a special awards edition of the Danish podcast Mørkeland, handing out physical Mørkeaward statuettes to selected titles.

A Danish true crime podcast has documented a disturbing case involving a masked intruder who lay in wait in a basement. The episode, part of the Mørkeland series, delves into the details of this alarming home invasion case.

The Danish true crime podcast Mørkeland released Episode 304 on January 18, 2026, focusing on criminal cases in Sweden. The episode title references 'Sweden's worst sadist' and an escape from a stalker, continuing the show's international coverage of serious crimes.

A new Danish podcast series explores the investigative techniques and criminal psychology used by Denmark's premier murder investigation unit. Retired detective Kurt Kragh, who served as deputy head of the Rejseholdet—the national homicide task force—discusses how modern forensic and psychological methods solve complex cases that perplex local authorities.

Crime reporter Stine Bolther's podcast Danske Drabssager tackled a complex legal question on February 10, 2026: whether Danish courts can convict a deceased murder suspect. The episode brought together former investigators and prosecutors to explore the intersection of criminal law and mortality.

On March 2, 1998, Natascha Kampusch was abducted near Vienna, Austria, and held captive for 3,096 days in a hidden basement. Her escape in August 2006 and the captor's immediate suicide left unanswered questions about one of Europe's most haunting kidnapping cases.

An 81-year-old widow was murdered in her Herlev home during the 2011 Christmas holidays in Denmark. The case mobilized homicide investigators, forensic technicians, and medical examiners who immediately suspended their vacation to pursue the investigation into what was described as a heartless act.

On October 30, 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was bludgeoned to death in her family's backyard in Greenwich, Connecticut. Twenty-seven years later, her neighbor Michael Skakel—a Kennedy cousin—was convicted of the crime. But the conviction didn't hold.