Estonia

Host Janne Aagaard explores a series of brutal axe attacks targeting young women in the Estonian city of Bytom in the 1970s. The Baltic true crime podcast 'Murder by the Baltic Sea' covers the case in the episode 'Death on Line 6', published on March 15, 2024.

In the spring of 1982, Johannes-Andreas Hanni began a killing spree across Harju County, Estonia that would claim three lives and shock the nation. The 25-year-old murderer, aided by his own wife, carried out a series of brutal attacks before his arrest in October that year.

Danish journalist Janne Aagaard has created a true crime podcast series examining some of the most disturbing criminal cases in the Baltic Sea region. Produced by Saga and available across multiple streaming platforms, Mord ved Østersøen (Murder by the Baltic Sea) brings listeners into the details of cases spanning Poland, Russia, and Estonia.

Between 2007 and 2015, billions of euros in suspicious transactions passed through Danske Bank's Estonian branch. A whistleblower raised the alarm and was ignored. The fallout cost the bank over $2 billion and sent employees to prison.