Murder by the Baltic Sea

Edd Hedges experienced a fateful night in a small English village when a murderer named Brett sought him out after killing family members. The podcast Wisecrack follows Jodi Tovay's years-long investigation into the case.

Marc Dutroux abducted, abused, and imprisoned six girls in the basement of his house in Belgium in the mid-1990s. This special episode of Mørkeland sheds light on the early phases of the investigation and the systemic failures that characterized the case.

Wisecrack presents in its first episode the case of comedian Edd Hedges, who as a child was approached by a murderer in his home in South Warden. The investigation is led by producer Jodi Tovay, who uncovers the violent details behind a family tragedy.

Josef Fritzl kept his daughter Elisabeth captive in a soundproof cellar in Austrian Amstetten from 1984 to 2008. This episode of Mørkeland reviews the legal aftermath and the horrifying details about the seven children Fritzl forced Elisabeth to give birth to in captivity.

Danish Murder Cases (RadioPlay, 2025) reviews the case of a woman who bound her boyfriend and killed him with a knife in his own bed. The episode sheds light on the legal aftermath and the woman's motives behind the violent act.

In the summer of 1981, Clifford Olson became the subject of one of the most intensive manhunts in Canadian history as the RCMP attempted to stop his killing spree against children in British Columbia. This episode of Uncover analyzes the police methods and the critical period before his arrest.

Danish Murder Cases presents in the episode When Women Kill - Criminal Women, Part 3 a number of cases about women who have committed murder in Denmark over the past decades. The episode analyzes the psychological and social motives behind female crime in a Danish context.

Mørkeland Episode 289 sheds light on the case of a woman who returns to an abandoned backyard on Vesterbro in Copenhagen on July 6, 2025. The episode explores the dark events linked to the woman's previous residence and the unresolved circumstances at the location.

A six-year-old boy vanished without a trace from his home in Denmark on a summer evening in 1953, while dinner was ready on the table. Darkland episode 288 reviews the investigation and the unanswered questions in this historical case.

Arlene Fraser disappeared from her home in Elgin, Scotland, on April 28, 1998, in a time span of just 50 minutes. This episode of Vanished examines Nat Fraser's reaction and the initial steps in what became Scotland's largest missing person investigation.

Murder by the Baltic Sea Investigates Complex Criminal Cases Committed in the Region Around the Baltic Sea, Focusing on the Challenges of Investigations Across European Borders. The Episode Constitutes the Fourth Part of the First Season in the Podcast Series Murder Without Borders.

Danish Murder Cases will release a special episode in June 2025 about forensic methods, where the hosts answer listener questions about the handling of frozen bodies in murder investigations. The episode draws on expert knowledge from forensic specialists to shed light on the challenges Danish police face when discovering cooled victims.

Mørkeland episode 286 presents two cases of fatal consequences related to unlocked doors, including the discovery of a lifeless man in an apartment and a hairdresser's tragic meeting with a clairvoyant. The episode was released on June 15, 2025, and features assistant research by Sandie Larsen and Signe Fage Jensen.

The Missing Family: S1E3: Murder by the Baltic Sea investigates a complex criminal case with ties to the Northern European coastal areas. The episode was released on Mofibo on June 15, 2025, and follows the trails of a family whose fate was sealed by the shores of the Baltic Sea.

The Danish Murder Cases episode The Father's Bloody Plan reviews the tragic case from 1976, where a Danish family man killed his entire family in a peaceful suburban neighborhood. The case stands as one of the most violent examples of family murder in Danish criminal history.

Elizabeth Plunkett disappeared on August 28, 1976, from Brittas Bay in County Wicklow after a visit to McDaniel's pub. The episode follows the initial investigation into the fate of the 23-year-old woman, who later turned out to be the first victim of the serial killers John Shaw and Geoffrey Evans.

Mørkeland investigates in episode 284 the mysterious death of a young mother who was found with folded hands in her bed. The episode also covers a number of historical cases, including a man who salted his victims.

Elizabeth Plunkett was abducted, raped, and murdered on August 28, 1976, at Brittas Bay in County Wicklow by the British perpetrators John Shaw and Geoffrey Evans. The episode explores the final hours of the 23-year-old woman's life and the family's years-long struggle against the system.

Mørkeland Episode 283 covers a brutal murder on a beach in North Jutland and presents the series Happy Face about a doctor's family's collapse in New York. Hosts Camilla and Kristine investigate the social repercussions of a crime where the local community reacted with unexpected relief.

Mohamedou Ould Slahi was subjected to an extensive and secret interrogation operation led by an elite team from the U.S. military at Guantánamo Bay in 2002. The episode outlines the use of psychological torture, staged abductions, and physical abuse against the Mauritanian detainee.