Herlev

A 31-year-old man from Herlev, Denmark was acquitted on February 2, 2026 of gross violence against his three-month-old infant, despite the court confirming the child had suffered abuse. The prosecution's inability to prove paternal culpability beyond reasonable doubt has raised questions about Denmark's standards for evidence in child assault cases.

A Danish court has sentenced Alexander Toro Møllmann to life imprisonment for the brutal 2016 murder of Louise Borglit, a heavily pregnant woman killed during a walk in a Copenhagen suburb. The case, which remained unsolved for six years, highlights the persistence of Nordic cold-case investigations and the use of undercover police tactics in major crime prosecutions.

An 81-year-old widow was murdered in her Herlev home during the 2011 Christmas holidays in Denmark. The case mobilized homicide investigators, forensic technicians, and medical examiners who immediately suspended their vacation to pursue the investigation into what was described as a heartless act.

On June 25, 2003, two Swedish men were shot dead on a residential street in Herlev, Denmark, in a killing that exposed the spread of Scandinavian gang violence across national borders. Five Swedish defendants were convicted, with three receiving life sentences and two minors handed the maximum 20-year terms ever imposed on juveniles in Danish legal history.

Hosted by Stine Bolther, Danske Drabssager examines Denmark's most notorious murder cases in depth, from initial investigation to final verdict. The podcast features conversations with former murder detectives, forensic technicians, and defense attorneys as they reconstruct some of Scandinavia's most puzzling crimes.

Danske Drabssager, a Danish true crime podcast hosted by crime reporter Stine Bolther, examines real-life murders across Denmark—from brutal New Year's Eve killings to crimes committed for pocket change. With 204 episodes spanning 14 seasons, the show combines forensic analysis, expert commentary, and investigative journalism to reconstruct Denmark's most troubling cases.