Murder of pregnant woman

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.

In May 2025, CBS's 48 Hours aired 'Facing a Monster,' the story of C.C., a college student who survived a brutal attack by her ex-boyfriend Shawn Doyle in 1996, only to face him in court years later after he murdered Lori Leonard, a single mother of two, in 2005.

In August 2017, 35-year-old Nada Huranieh was found dead on the patio outside her Farmington Hills, Michigan mansion. What initially appeared to be a tragic accident—a fall from a second-story window—was actually a carefully staged murder committed by her own 16-year-old son, Muhammad Altantawi.

On August 13, 1996, in Moss Point, Mississippi, a debt collection visit turned into a horrific crime when grocery store butcher Gary Carl Simmons Jr. and accomplice Timothy Milano killed 21-year-old Jeffrey Wolfe, tortured and raped his girlfriend Charlene Brooks, and dismembered the body using butcher's knives.

The Fifth Estate, a CBC Television investigative documentary series now in its 51st season, has spent over five decades uncovering Canada's most serious crimes—from mass shootings to serial disappearances—while challenging law enforcement accountability.

HBO's The Mortician, a three-part documentary series premiering June 1, 2025, exposes the criminal operations at Lamb Funeral Home in Pasadena, California during the early 1980s, when family member David Sconce orchestrated mass cremations, organ harvesting, and alleged murder conspiracies.

When HBO's The Jinx premiered on February 8, 2015, few expected the documentary series about New York real estate heir Robert Durst would culminate in his arrest just hours before the finale aired. The six-part investigation, directed by Andrew Jarecki and produced by Marc Smerling, would ultimately help solve a two-decade-old murder and reshape how true crime documentaries intersect with active criminal investigations.

The Danish podcast Mørkeland has released Episode 307, focusing on two separate cases involving death and severe neglect. The episode examines circumstances where individuals were subject to dangerous living conditions and inadequate care.

Mørkeland, Denmark's longest-running true crime podcast, hosted its annual Mørkeawards ceremony on February 5, 2026, recognizing the most compelling, educational, and moving true crime content of 2025. The awards—decided by listener votes and host selections—celebrate excellence across the true crime genre.

A Danish true crime podcast has documented a disturbing case involving a masked intruder who lay in wait in a basement. The episode, part of the Mørkeland series, delves into the details of this alarming home invasion case.

A young man arrived at his mother's allotment house in Valby on a red motorcycle with his 7-year-old son, claiming his wife and daughter were hospitalized. When the boy vanished and a cryptic letter arrived, what followed was an investigation into a tragedy that shook the Danish community.

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.

On 2 March 1998, 10-year-old Natascha Kampusch vanished on her way to school in Vienna, Austria. She had been abducted by Wolfgang Přiklopil and imprisoned in a secret basement cell beneath his house. Eight years later, she escaped—and her captor took his own life the same day.

Host Stine Bolther investigates a case in Djursland near Randers, Denmark, that involves a meticulously planned murder, a pregnant woman, and audio evidence so damning that the victim reportedly warned relatives it might happen. The 43-minute episode premiered February 3, 2026, on the true crime podcast Danske Drabssager.