2022

Alexandra R. was found dead in her apartment in the Katzwang district of Nürnberg in 2022. The discovery raised questions about the cause of death and the circumstances surrounding it. Authorities launched an investigation to determine whether her death resulted from natural causes, an accident, or potential criminal involvement.

Andreas S. Kusel was an experienced police officer in Rhineland-Palatinate who was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop in the early morning hours of January 29, 2022, near Kusel in the Palatinate region. The murder of the married father of several children triggered nationwide shock and sparked intense debate about police safety in Germany. Two suspects were identified as responsible for the attack, which occurred during what should have been a routine patrol operation.

A new episode of the Nordic podcast The Missing Matter brings listeners into the world of missing persons investigation, featuring an in-depth conversation with a key figure in the Marion Barter case — an Australian woman who vanished after selling her home to travel the world.

Eric Thompson, a 47-year-old anesthesiologist from Maui, was found guilty of murdering Jon Tokuhara, an acupuncturist in Waipahu, Hawaii, in January 2022. The crime emerged from a love triangle that had developed months before the shooting.

Mørkeland, a Danish-language true crime podcast, covers criminal cases from around the world, including episodes on notorious perpetrators and unsolved mysteries. The series has gained audiences across Scandinavia for its investigative approach to violent crimes.

Bryan Kohberger, a 30-year-old Ph.D. student in criminal justice, was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without possibility of parole on July 23, 2025, for the murders of four University of Idaho students stabbed to death in their off-campus home on November 13, 2022.