spousal homicide

Alt om Natascha Kampusch-sagen: dokumentarer, bøger og podcasts

Den østrigske pige Natascha Kampusch blev bortført den 2. marts 1998, da hun var på vej til skole i Wien. Hun blev holdt fanget i over 8 år i en hemmelig kælder overvåget af den tidligere telekommunikationsmedarbejder Wolfgang Přiklopil — indtil hun flygtede i 2006. Her er det samlede overblik over

Rudolf Pleil: The Death Maker of Post-War Germany

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.

The Murder of Walter Sedlmayr: Bavaria's Beloved Actor

German television star Walter Sedlmayr was brutally murdered in his Munich apartment in July 1990. The killing of Bavaria's most famous folk actor shocked Germany and remained unsolved for months until two half-brothers were convicted.

Joachim Kroll: The Ruhr Cannibal's 21-Year Murder Spree

Joachim Kroll terrorized Germany's Ruhr Valley from 1955 to 1976, murdering at least 14 people. His arrest came only after a neighbor discovered human remains clogging the building's shared toilet.

Drabet på Andreen McDonald i San Antonio

Andreen McDonald, 29 år, forsvandt fra parrets hjem i San Antonio i marts 2019. Hendes mand, major Andre McDonald, blev dømt for manddrab og bevistilsværtelse.

Killed Just Steps From Home: The Laura Connelly Case

Laura Connelly left a bar in Paisley near Glasgow after an evening with old school friends, but never made it home. Attacked and killed within sight of her doorstep, her case became the focus of a gripping podcast investigation into how a killer struck so close to safety.

Pam Hupp-sagen: Mordet på Louis Gumpenberger i Missouri

Pamela Marie Hupp skød og dræbte Louis Gumpenberger i sit hjem i O'Fallon, Missouri, den 16. august 2016 – en sag der endte med livstid i fængsel.

Ex-IRS Agent Convicted of Murdering Wife and Stranger

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 Wuornos Executed: Serial Killer's Final Day

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.

Fatal Vision: The Jeffrey MacDonald Murder Case

On February 17, 1970, Captain Jeffrey MacDonald's wife and two young daughters were found murdered in their Fort Bragg home. MacDonald claimed four intruders were responsible. Nine years later, forensic evidence told a different story.

Danish Podcast Uncovers 'Murderous Plan' in Djursland Case

Host Stine Bolther investigates a case in Djursland near Randers, Denmark, that involves a meticulously planned murder, a pregnant woman, and audio evidence so damning that the victim reportedly warned relatives it might happen. The 43-minute episode premiered February 3, 2026, on the true crime podcast Danske Drabssager.

Kennedy Cousin Cleared: The Martha Moxley Murder Case Unravels

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.