police work

Police have mapped 15 family-based criminal clans operating systematically in southeastern Jutland. Researchers note this hereditary criminality functions differently from traditional gang crime—controlled through family structures and generational succession.

A new report from Danish police documents a sharp rise in organized crime, with multiple gangs establishing international networks and systematically operating across national borders.

Erica Gene Shultz disappeared in November 2020 after meeting Harold David Haulman III through a dating app in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Her sister, Emily Corbin, used knowledge from true crime podcasts to assist the police in solving the brutal murder.

Mørkeland episode 306 covers the case of kiosk manager Marie Nielsen, who was attacked in Valby by a masked man with a submachine gun. The robbery took place one afternoon in April during a routine delivery from Tuborg.

Mørkeland episode 305 covers a disturbing case from Valby, where a young man arrives at his mother's summer house with his son, before a dark family secret is revealed. The episode explores the events that led to the discovery of a cryptic letter and a shocking find in an attic.

Grave Concerns and host Naomi Channell examine in the first episode systematic failures and criminal actions in the British funeral industry in Hull. The series highlights how lack of regulation has led to traumatic experiences for bereaved families over two decades.

Kurt Kragh, former criminal commissioner and deputy head of the Mobile Task Force, shares his experiences in solving complex crimes in this special episode of Danish Murder Cases. Together with host Stine Bolther, he discusses the psychological mechanisms behind murder and his personal journey into the police's elite unit.

Danish Murder Cases with host Stine Bolther analyzes in this episode the legal status of deceased suspects in the Danish legal system. Experts explain the legal procedures when a person dies before a potential conviction in serious criminal cases.

Natascha Kampusch was abducted by Wolfgang Priklopil in Vienna in 1998 at the age of 10 and held captive for over eight years. This episode of Darkland examines her escape in 2006 and the subsequent media criticism of her character.

Danish Murder Cases presents in the episode A Deadly Plan the details of the murder of a pregnant woman in Djursland near Randers. The case is notorious for an audio recording and the victim's prediction of her own death.

Natascha Kampusch was abducted by Wolfgang Priklopil in 1998 and held captive in a hidden basement under his house for eight years. This episode of Mørkeland examines the psychological strategies and the dramatic escape in 2006.

The 81-year-old widow was found murdered in her home in Herlev during Christmas 2011, which initiated an extensive investigation led by the Copenhagen West Police. The episode follows forensic technicians and forensic pathologists in their work to identify the perpetrator behind the brutal murder.

Something About Cari (Dateline NBC) covers in its third episode, The Circle Expands, the dramatic events following Cari Farver's disappearance in 2012. The investigators are confronted here with an arson and a sophisticated campaign of digital personality splitting orchestrated by Shanna Liz Golyar.

Liberty Lost: Episode 1 - The Godparent Home reveals how pregnant teenagers were pressured to give up their children for adoption at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. The investigation follows Abbi and three other women who, between 1991 and 2008, were subjected to systematic emotional coercion under the guise of Christian charity.

Michael Skakel was indicted in 2002 for the murder of Martha Moxley, which took place in 1975 in Greenwich, Connecticut. The episode covers the prosecution's case, which primarily relied on witness testimony regarding confessions rather than technical evidence.

Mørkeland presents in episode 303 two international criminal cases involving a serial killer known as The Werewolf Butcher and a woman found murdered in a compost heap. The hosts investigate the psychological mechanisms behind the perpetrators' attempts to conceal their crimes.

Frederik Strand, head of the Police Museum, analyzes in this episode of Danish Murder Cases the most significant criminal cases in Danish history. The episode was released on December 13, 2025, and explores the police's methodology and the human tragedies behind the archive's darkest files.

Cari Farver disappeared without a trace in Omaha, Nebraska in November 2012, shortly after she began dating Dave Kroupa. The episode 'Bait and Switch' uncovers the wave of threatening messages that Dave and his ex-girlfriend Liz Golyar received after the disappearance.

Martha Moxley was found beaten to death with a golf club in the exclusive Belle Haven neighborhood of Greenwich, Connecticut, on October 30, 1975. The episode focuses on the initial police interrogations of Tommy Skakel, who was the last person to see the young girl alive.

Mørkeland episode 361 covers three murders of members of a Danish motorcycle club between 1970 and 1980, which led to extensive riots and attacks on the police. The case highlights a time of extreme tension between subcultures and the broader society in Danish nightlife.