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Krimidex/The Glove Maker Gang — a historical robbery gang
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The Glove Maker Gang — a historical robbery gang

Historisk dansk røverbande fra Lolland i 1800-tallet, kendt for organiseret kriminalitet med røverier, ildspåsættelser og drab

Handskemagerbanden — historisk røverbande — Krimidex illustration

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Danish Murder Cases — episode S13E9 — The Glove Maker Gang

Denmark's Glovemaker Gang: Murder, Fire, and 19th-Century Justice

In 1851, a gang led by Hans Jacob Mortensen—a glovemaker by trade—murdered a Danish farming couple and burned their homestead to cover the crime. The case exposed the violent underbelly of rural 19th-century Denmark and remains a landmark in Scandinavian criminal history.

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22 May 2026