serial murder

Rex Heuermann, en 59-årig arkitekt fra Massapequa Park, blev i juli 2023 anholdt og sigtet for mordene på mindst fire kvinder fundet ved Gilgo Beach på Long Island – en sag der havde været uopklaret i over et årti.

Architect Rex Heuermann, 61, has confessed to all eight murders he was charged with, plus one additional unsolved killing. The confession came at a court hearing in New York on April 8, 2026, concluding the Gilgo Beach case that has captivated American criminal investigators for over a decade.

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.

Darkland reviews in episode 342 the complex details of Marc Dutroux's accomplices and the inhumane conditions under which Julie Lejeune and Melissa Russo were held in Belgium in the 1990s.

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.

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.

In The Dark episode 'Blood Relatives' examines how Jeremy Bamber became the prime suspect in the murder of five family members at White House Farm in Essex in 1985. The episode highlights how the surviving family members challenged the police's theory of an extended suicide committed by Sheila Caffell.

Jacob Wetterling was abducted in St. Joseph, Minnesota in 1989, which started one of the most extensive investigations in the USA. The first episode of In the Dark exposes the police errors that allowed the perpetrator Danny Heinrich to go free for decades.

In 1922, Musse Gadedreng committed a brutal robbery-murder of a taxi driver in a case that shook the Danish legal system. The podcast Danish Murder Cases investigates the background of this unusually violent crime in this episode.

In June 2025, Karen Read became the focus of a two-hour special edition of Dateline NBC following her acquittal for the murder of police officer John O'Keefe. The case against Read, who was found not guilty of first-degree murder, has divided the USA since O'Keefe was discovered in the snow in 2022.

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.

Felon True Crime presents in the episode from June 12, 2025, a series of unsolved mysteries and serious crimes committed in Australia. The podcast highlights complex investigations where the perpetrators remain at large, and the victims' families seek justice.

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.

Hvidovre Hospital was infiltrated in August 2019 by a young man who, without medical training, posed as a medical student. For a month, he monitored patients and prescribed medication, including to a six-month-old girl.

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.

Joe Metheny murdered and dismembered several women in Baltimore in the 1990s, before allegedly selling their meat as burgers from a food truck. The case is revealed in this episode of Mørkeland, where hosts Camilla and Kristine outline the shocking confessions.