document forgery

In April 1983, the German magazine Stern announced a sensational discovery: Adolf Hitler's private diaries. The publication presented the documents as the world's most sought-after historical artifact, but within weeks the entire story collapsed when experts exposed the diaries as an elaborate forgery created by a single talented counterfeiter.

Rex Heuermann, en 59-årig arkitekt fra Massapequa Park, blev i juli 2023 anholdt og sigtet for mordene på mindst fire kvinder fundet ved Gilgo Beach på Long Island – en sag der havde været uopklaret i over et årti.

A Danish podcast series examines the case of Britta Nielsen, a 65-year-old former employee of Denmark's National Board of Social Services who embezzled 117 million Danish kroner over 25 years. Released in February 2021, the podcast explores one of Denmark's most serious economic crimes—a stark contrast to the Nordic nation's reputation as the world's least corrupt country.