Criminal Law

A foreign national has been convicted of attempted rape in Denmark and sentenced to prison time alongside permanent deportation with a ban on re-entry. The case reflects Scandinavia's hardening stance on serious crimes committed by non-citizens.

Rex Heuermann, a Manhattan architectural consultant, pleaded guilty on April 8, 2026, to seven murders and admitted to an eighth killing in connection with the Gilgo Beach serial murders that claimed multiple victims over nearly two decades.

Sarah Boone, 47, was sentenced to life in prison on December 2, 2024, for the second-degree murder of her boyfriend Jorge Torres Jr., who suffocated to death after Boone zipped him into a suitcase at their Winter Park, Florida home in February 2020.

The Danish true crime podcast Mørkeland released Episode 304 on January 18, 2026, focusing on criminal cases in Sweden. The episode title references 'Sweden's worst sadist' and an escape from a stalker, continuing the show's international coverage of serious crimes.

A new Danish podcast series explores the investigative techniques and criminal psychology used by Denmark's premier murder investigation unit. Retired detective Kurt Kragh, who served as deputy head of the Rejseholdet—the national homicide task force—discusses how modern forensic and psychological methods solve complex cases that perplex local authorities.

Sarah Hartsfield, an Army veteran and mother of four, was found guilty on October 8, 2025, of murdering her fifth husband, Joseph Hartsfield, 46, by poisoning him with insulin in their Beach City, Texas home in January 2023. The rapid conviction followed a one-week trial in Chambers County and has reopened questions about other deaths linked to the defendant.

Sharon Graham, a Queensland grandmother, orchestrated the 2017 murder of her ex-partner Bruce Saunders on a rural property north of Brisbane. What initially appeared to be a tragic industrial accident—Saunders being fed into a woodchipper—was actually a carefully planned killing involving multiple conspirators drawn into Graham's web of manipulation.

Crime reporter Stine Bolther's podcast Danske Drabssager tackled a complex legal question on February 10, 2026: whether Danish courts can convict a deceased murder suspect. The episode brought together former investigators and prosecutors to explore the intersection of criminal law and mortality.