Forensic psychiatry

Forsvarsadvokat Kim Bagge, a Danish defense attorney, discusses the complexities and challenges that arise within the courtroom environment. His insights into legal defense and the judicial system offer perspective on how defense rights function in practice.

In 2021, an ordinary trade student from Aarhus, Denmark became the victim of a planned robbery that escalated into murder. A 21-year-old assailant attacked with an axe and knife over approximately one kilogram of cannabis—a case that reveals the brutal underside of Scandinavian drug culture.

On April 14, 2013, Daniel William Marsh, 15, broke into a home in Davis, California, and murdered elderly couple Claudia Maupin and Oliver Northup in their beds. Despite the violence of the crime, Marsh left virtually no physical evidence—a chilling demonstration of premeditation that would take months to unravel.

A new Danish true crime podcast is offering international audiences rare access to police interrogation recordings from some of Northern Europe's most significant murder investigations. 'Forhøret' combines raw interview footage with forensic analysis to explore how Scandinavian law enforcement solves complex homicides.

A Danish true crime podcast has dedicated an episode to investigating cases involving a killer clown and a woman buried alive in a cardboard box. The Mørkeland podcast's coverage spans incidents allegedly occurring in Denmark, Australia, England, Shanghai, and Aarhus.

A Danish true crime publication has retracted a fabricated murder case, admitting it conflated real incidents from Scotland, Denmark, and Sweden into a false narrative. The incident highlights the challenges facing Nordic true crime outlets operating with limited English-language verification systems.

Arne Woythal spent four decades as a homicide detective in the Danish police force, investigating some of the country's most serious crimes. Now, through memoir and public speaking, the veteran investigator is sharing the untold stories from 25 years behind the scenes of murder investigations.

On October 23, 1990, a 20-year-old nurse's aide was found strangled in the basement of a Copenhagen-area hospital. The case that followed would test Denmark's emerging forensic science and raise enduring questions about justice—now revisited in a new podcast investigation.

In August 1996, Belgian police arrested Marc Dutroux, an electrician who had spent months abducting, torturing, and sexually abusing young girls in a concealed basement dungeon. What emerged was a conspiracy involving multiple accomplices and at least six confirmed victims—some who survived, others who did not.

A new five-part podcast exploring stalking's psychological roots is drawing international attention for its systematic breakdown of predatory patterns. Hosted by award-winning journalist Ruchira Sharma and featuring forensic psychologist Dr. Rachael Wheatley, 'Anatomy of a Stalker' identifies five distinct stalker typologies based on decades of clinical research.

In the mid-1990s, Belgian serial killer Marc Dutroux constructed a concealed dungeon beneath his home in Marcinelle to imprison kidnapped girls as sex slaves. Despite multiple police visits to the property while victims remained captive, the case became a landmark example of systemic investigative failure.

British stand-up comedian Edd Hedges premiered the limited series podcast Wisecrack on September 2, 2025, blending his comedy set with a true crime investigation into a double homicide in his English hometown. Emmy-nominated producer Jodi Tovay discovered Hedges' darkly comic routine at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and spent years uncovering the story behind it.

A Danish true crime podcast has released a new episode examining a violent attack on a young nurse by a woman experiencing a severe psychotic episode. The July 2025 installment features forensic psychologist Tine Wøbbe and psychiatrist Mette Brandt-Christensen discussing the psychological factors behind female-perpetrated violent crime.