The Abduction

In the early hours of September 13, 2016, a kidnapped woman lying next to her captor used his own phone to call 911 and whisper her location to police. Her call exposed Shawn Grate, a rural Ohio man who had systematically abducted, tortured, and murdered at least five women over more than a decade.

The Mørkeland Podcast's October 2025 episode explores two separate criminal cases connected to Nykøbing Sjælland psychiatric hospital in Denmark, including an escape by a patient under mental observation and alleged nighttime cemetery disturbances.

A Danish true crime podcast has documented a case involving a young man accused of multiple sexual assaults who escaped from a psychiatric facility in Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark, prompting a manhunt by authorities.

Mark Howard Wilson Jr., 30, was convicted and sentenced to death for the August 2020 murders of Robert Baker, 12, and Tayten Baker, 14, in Melrose, Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has now reaffirmed his death penalty, rejecting his appeal on multiple grounds.

Five Danish fishermen walked free in June 2024 after spending 17 months in pretrial detention for a murder they did not commit. A court found the evidence insufficient, highlighting systemic risks in how Nordic justice systems handle prolonged custody without proven charges.

A Danish true crime podcast has revived one of the Nordic region's most shocking cases: a woman who attacked her friend with 17 knife wounds, then poured sulfuric acid on her. The case stands as a stark example of how festering interpersonal conflict can erupt into extreme violence.

Matt Gutman, ABC News chief national correspondent, hosts a new investigative podcast examining a California case involving two young men whose wealthy lifestyle unravels into a story of lies, mistrust, and violence.

On 7 December 2003, Daniel James Morcombe, a 13-year-old from Palmwoods on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, vanished while waiting at a bus stop. For eight years, his family and police pursued countless leads. Then, in August 2011, a confession changed everything.

On 7 December 2003, Daniel Morcombe, 13, vanished from an unofficial bus stop near Woombye on Queensland's Sunshine Coast while waiting for a ride to buy Christmas presents. Nearly eight years later, an undercover police operation would finally lead to his killer and answers for his devastated family.