About This Episode
This podcast episode covers the police investigation into Amagermanden, who carried out a series of brutal assaults and murders of women in Copenhagen during the 1980s.
In this second part of the series, the hunt intensifies for the man who kept Copenhagen in a grip of fear for years. The episode explores how police stepped up their investigation following the first assaults and murders, and how the case grew into one of the most extensive manhunts in Danish history.
The podcast highlights the challenges police faced in tracking down the perpetrator, including the limited technical resources of the 1980s compared to today. Listeners get insight into the investigative methods employed, and how pressure mounted both within the police force and from the public as more women fell victim to the brutal attacker.
"Danske Drabssager" offers a detailed portrait of one of Denmark's most notorious criminal cases, one in which fear spread across the capital region and women no longer felt safe in their own neighborhoods.