the 19th century

Gesche Margarethe Gottfried murdered 15 people with arsenic in early 19th century Bremen, Germany, earning the nickname 'The Angel of Bremen' for her caring demeanor while poisoning victims including her own parents and children.

The Mørkeland Podcast's October 2025 episode explores two separate criminal cases connected to Nykøbing Sjælland psychiatric hospital in Denmark, including an escape by a patient under mental observation and alleged nighttime cemetery disturbances.

In 1850s Denmark, a criminal gang terrorized rural communities with premeditated murders and arson. The leader—known only as 'The Glove Maker'—confessed to orchestrating farm murders to cover up robberies, leaving a legacy of fear across Lolland.