political murder

The Colosio assassination is a Mexican political homicide case from 1994, in which presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio was shot dead at a campaign rally in Tijuana by Mario Aburto Martínez.

The assassination of Malcolm X is a 1965 American political murder case in which civil rights leader Malcolm X was shot dead on stage in Manhattan at age 39.

Detlev Karsten Rohwedder, chairman of the Treuhand agency, was killed by RAF terrorists at his home in Düsseldorf on 1 April 1991. The assassination was the most high-profile terrorist attack in Germany in decades. His murder was never fully solved.

Two young police officers were shot during a routine traffic control in Germany. Now a podcast series tells the story behind the brutal killing.

A popular true crime podcast has featured the case of Nancy Metayer Bowen, a 38-year-old Florida vice mayor found dead in her home in April 2026. The episode, which aired internationally, examines her death as a domestic violence homicide and the subsequent arrest of her husband.

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.

Between 1940 and 1945, Danish resistance fighters executed approximately 400 alleged Nazi collaborators without trial. A new investigation into these killings reveals a troubling truth: only 13% of victims were actual informants. The rest died from suspicion, revenge, or political calculation.

Olof Palme was shot dead on a Stockholm street in 1986. A 34-year investigation ended with Stig Engström named as the prime suspect — but he died before charges could ever be filed.

Since September 2018, the podcast American Scandal has investigated America's most consequential scandals—from political downfalls to corporate malfeasance—revealing how lies, ambition, and corruption have repeatedly shaken the foundations of American institutions.