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Alt om Killer Clown-sagen: dokumentarer, bøger og podcasts

John Wayne Gacy myrdede mindst 33 unge mænd og drenge mellem 1972 og 1978 i Norwood Park Township uden for Chicago. Den amerikanske seriemorder blev kendt som 'Killer Clown', fordi han arbejdede som frivillig klovn til velgørende arrangementer, mens han førte et dobbeltliv fyldt med mord, voldtægt o

Episode 3: Witnesses to a Crime

The episode 'Episode 3: Witnesses to a Crime' from In Her Defence: Breach of Trust covers Regina women summoned by police as witnesses, reopening old trauma.

Jürgen Bartsch: The Child Killer of the Ruhr Valley

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.

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.

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.

The Confession Killer: Henry Lee Lucas and 600 Lies

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.

UK Fraud Crisis: 2 Million Cases Half-Yearly Expose Global Weakness

The United Kingdom is experiencing an unprecedented surge in fraud crime, with 2.09 million confirmed cases reported in the first six months of 2025. The crisis reveals vulnerabilities in digital banking systems that extend far beyond British shores, prompting international law enforcement to reassess fraud prevention strategies.

Fiction Alert: My Husband's Wife Is Not True Crime

Alice Feeney's novel My Husband's Wife, published around 2026 by Pan Macmillan, is a work of psychological fiction, not true crime. The book follows fictional characters in an invented seaside setting and should not be confused with real criminal cases or verified incidents.

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.

Dating App Predator: The Danueal Drayton Case

In July 2018, Danueal Drayton, a 27-year-old from Connecticut, was arrested in Los Angeles while holding a woman hostage. Police believe the Tinder user is responsible for multiple murders and sexual assaults across New York and California, with confessions to at least five additional killings still under investigation.

London Sewers: How a Plumber's Discovery Exposed Britain's Deadliest Killer

On February 8, 1983, a routine plumbing job in North London uncovered human remains that would lead to one of Britain's most disturbing serial murder cases. The discovery of Dennis Nilsen — and his confessed 15 victims — revealed critical gaps in how European police tracked predatory killers operating within urban anonymity.

Masked Man in the Basement: A Danish True Crime Case

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.