Sweden

Dobbeltdrab uopklaret i 21 år: Nu er mistænkt anholdt

Sagen Genåbnet dykker ned i dobbeltdrabet på et ægtepar nær Brattås i 2005, som efter 21 år er koblet til en mistænkt via genetisk slægtsforskning.

Inside the Trustor Scandal

Inside the Trustor Scandal is a Netflix documentary by Karin af Klintberg about the 1997 Trustor affair, in which 620 million SEK was looted from Swedish investment firm Trustor AB.

Mysteriet om den forsvundne sv

DRTV documentary series examining the cold case disappearance of Helena Andersson, who vanished in Mariestad, Sweden, on 14 June 1992 — a case that has never been solved.

The North Korean Volvo Debt — The World's Largest Car Heist

North Korea ordered 1,000 Volvo sedans from Sweden in 1974, received them, and never paid the invoice—now worth approximately $450 million with interest.

Walk in Olof Palme's footsteps on Stockholm's most chilling true crime tour

On 28 February 1986, Sweden's prime minister was shot dead on an open street in Stockholm. Today, visitors can retrace the killer's exact escape route step by step.

Sweden's Hidden Court Murders: How a Podcast Revived Cold Cases

A Swedish audio series is drawing international attention to historical Scandinavian crimes, including unexplained deaths within courthouse walls. But questions about victim sensitivity and journalistic methods have tempered its breakthrough success.

Swedish Crime Writer Brings Nordic Noir to Global Audience

Swedish author and criminology PhD Christoffer Carlsson publishes his third crime novel in January 2026, a Nordic noir that examines a fictional murder investigation spanning 20 years. The work has already won major Scandinavian literary prizes, establishing Carlsson as a leading voice in contemporary crime fiction.

Copenhagen's Murder Detective Turns Poet: Inside Nordic Police Work

A senior homicide investigator from Copenhagen Police has published a genre-bending account of how Danish authorities solve murders, blending procedural detail with lyric narrative. The book offers rare international insight into Nordic criminal investigation methods and the human toll of cold cases.

Danish True Crime Podcast Mørkeland Explores Swedish Crimes

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.

Escape and Grave Desecration: Two Cases from Danish Psychiatric Hospital

The Mørkeland Podcast's October 2025 episode explores two separate criminal cases connected to Nykøbing Sjælland psychiatric hospital in Denmark, including an escape by a patient under mental observation and alleged nighttime cemetery disturbances.

Danish Podcast Recreates Real Swedish Crime Interrogations

Forhøret, a Danish podcast series produced by Podster, recreates real interrogations from Swedish criminal investigations using actors and expert commentary. The series has attracted over 170,000 downloads and streams, offering listeners an intimate look at police questioning techniques in high-profile cases.

The Boden Case: Sweden's Dark Summer of 2013

In the summer of 2013, a 20-year-old woman named Vatchareeya disappeared near Boden, Sweden. Her dismembered remains were discovered weeks later in a forest, sparking an investigation that would illuminate serious weaknesses in how Swedish authorities handle violent crime cases.