The murder of Elizabeth Plunkett

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.

Clifford Olson murdered 11 children and young people in British Columbia in 1981, before entering into a controversial deal with the authorities. Journalist Arlene Bynon has reviewed hours of taped conversations with the killer in the CBC podcast Uncover.

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.

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.

Bent Isager-Nielsen reflects on his career as a police inspector and homicide chief in this special edition of the podcast Danish Murder Cases from June 3, 2025. The episode provides a rare insight into investigation tactics and the ethical considerations behind solving Denmark's most complex criminal cases.

Mørkeland presents in episode 284 six different criminal cases, including the discovery of a young mother dead in her bed with folded hands under mysterious circumstances in Denmark. The episode also covers rumors of a vampire killer and a man who salted his victims to sell their belongings at markets.

Elizabeth Plunkett was abducted, raped, and murdered by John Shaw and Geoffrey Evans on August 28, 1976, at Brittas Bay in Ireland. The podcast Stolen Sister uncovers the legal shortcomings that mean the perpetrators were never formally convicted for this murder.