American homicide cases

Murder Sheet is a weekly American true crime podcast hosted by journalist Áine Cain and attorney Kevin Greenlee, covering cases like the Delphi murders, the Burger Chef murders, and the Bryan Kohberger case with journalistic rigor and legal expertise.

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.

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.

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.

Barry Morphew, 49, was indicted in June 2025 and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife Suzanne, who disappeared on May 10, 2020, during a bike ride in Chaffee County, Colorado. After initial charges were dropped in 2022, prosecutors brought the case back following the discovery of Suzanne's remains in 2023.

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.

The UK True Crime Podcast marked a significant milestone with episode 499, released on April 9, 2026, examining the case of Laura Connelly, who was murdered in Paisley near Glasgow after a night out with friends.

ABC Audio and 20/20 have partnered to launch 'The Hand in the Window,' a six-part podcast series exploring the 2016 capture of serial killer Shawn Grate in rural Ashland, Ohio. Hosted by veteran journalist John Quiñones, the limited series premiered November 4, 2025, and traces how a desperate 911 call led investigators to uncover multiple homicides across the state.

Black Girl Gone launched approximately five years ago with a focused mission: to investigate and humanize cases of missing and murdered Black women and girls who have been overlooked by mainstream media. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other platforms, the podcast has published nearly 300 episodes of in-depth true crime storytelling.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

On the night before Halloween 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley was bludgeoned to death outside her family home in Belle Haven, Greenwich, Connecticut. Twenty-seven years later, her killer—Michael Skakel, a Kennedy family cousin who was also fifteen at the time—was convicted in a 2002 trial that captivated the nation and raised uncomfortable questions about wealth, privilege, and the American legal system.

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.

On September 18, 1965, four Danish police officers were shot dead during a routine traffic stop in Copenhagen. Nearly 60 years later, a new podcast documentary examines this turning point in Scandinavian police history through interviews with leading historians.

A Danish true crime podcast has brought renewed attention to two cases: the unsolved murders of young women traveling on Interrail passes across Europe, and the dramatic escape of a woman from a serial killer spotted by a passing truck driver—an encounter that ultimately led to his capture.

A prominent hacker at the center of the IcedID botnet fraud operation attempted to escape law enforcement by creating a forged death certificate, but was arrested during Operation Endgame, a coordinated international investigation involving Danish authorities.

Mai-Brit Storm Thygesen, a Danish criminal defense attorney, has become a prominent voice on legal certainty and defendant rights in Denmark's justice system. Specializing in cases involving violence, murder, robbery, and economic crime, she has represented clients in several high-profile proceedings that have drawn international attention.