Cold Blood: Nordic True Crime

Murder, kidnap, fraud and more from some of the world's coldest nations. From Podimo, Cold Blood: Nordic True Crime is a weekly series based on a hit Danish podcast, exploring startling true crimes from Scandinavia - crimes that made headlines and gripped the region. Hear about Jytte and Mette, who were held captive for years by the leader of a biker gang. The story of the Black Widow, who killed two men and almost got away with it. Or the kidnapping of 5-year-old Oliver, a story that held Denmark in its grip for months on end. Research and text by Martin Hylander. Produced by Roboto for Podimo. New episodes are published every Thursday. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or for early access and to listen ad-free, subscribe to Podimo UK on Apple Podcasts. Looking for more true crime podcasts? Check out the podcast The Darkness Vaults from Podimo. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

Episodes

10: Love is Blind

May 25, 2023 • 33 mins

Love can make us do extreme things. As the saying goes, “Love is blind”, and a person who is in love, including unrequited love, might find it difficult to judge the consequences of their actions correctly. Even when it comes to the worst crime imaginable… murder.

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9: The Murder in the Woods (Part 2)

May 18, 2023 • 27 mins

Part 2 in our 2-part exploration of the grisly crime that shook a community. In the previous episode we heard how on a summer evening in 1981, in a small Danish village in the northern part of Jutland, a 16-year-old girl went missing. Four days later, she was found in a nearby forest, hanged by a rope tied to a tree. Her body was partially covered by branches and sticks. So far, there are no clues that could indicate a potenti...

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8: The Murder in the Woods (Part 1)

May 11, 2023 • 29 mins

On a summer evening in 1981, in a small Danish village in the northern part of Jutland, a 16-year-old girl goes missing. Four days later, she was found in a nearby forest, hanged by a rope tied to a tree. Her body was partially covered by branches and sticks. There were no initial clues that could indicate a potential suspect or the motive for this heinous crime. Part 1 in our 2-part exploration of this crime that rocked a clo...

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7: The Profile of a Murderer

May 4, 2023 • 34 mins

On 22nd February 1992, in Odense, an innocent girl was brutally murdered. After initial investigations fail to yield a culprit, the Danish police enlist the help of psychologists to find the perpetrator. It was the first case where a psychological profile of the culprit was drawn up and used by the Danish police.

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6: The Ring of Counterfeiters

April 27, 2023 • 33 mins

The story of one of the most serious cases of counterfeit money production ever seen in Denmark. The counterfeit American currency was worth about 200 million kroner - roughly 24 million pounds. A small gang of three people, with the help of a fourth partner working at a distance, managed to print a huge amount of dollars that looked so similar to the original notes that even American special agents were impressed by the quali...

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5: The King of the Rockers

April 20, 2023 • 34 mins

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Copenhagen, and many other towns of Denmark’s Zealand island, are caught in midst of violence and tensions caused by the War of the Rockers. In Denmark, the term ‘Rocker’ is commonly used to describe people who belonged to the lawless biker sub-cultures of the time. Niels is a part of that culture. Known as ‘the King of the Rockers’, Niels lives on a farm along with his two lovers. The things...

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4: The Gamma Bomber (Part 2)

April 13, 2023 • 30 mins

Part 2 in our 2-part exploration of the infamous Gladsaxe bombings. We previously heard about a mysterious series of pipe bombings in the Copenhagen area in the late 1970s. The identity of the bomber was a mystery. Telephone booths were his first targets. Miraculously, no one died. Usually, the perpetrator would leave a letter to be found near the bomb scene. But the police couldn’t ascertain any clues from these letters. Sudd...

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3: The Gamma Bomber (Part 1)

April 6, 2023 • 33 mins

At the end of the 1970s, a bomb explodes near Copenhagen, and begins one of the most extraordinary cases in the history of crime in Denmark. When a second bomb explodes, it’s soon painfully clear that this explosion was not an isolated incident. These bombs fill the everyday life of Copenhagen’s residents with fear, leading everyone to ask themselves the same questions: Who is this terrifying bomber? Are they working alone, or...

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2: The Murder of the Chairman

March 30, 2023 • 33 mins

In October 1993, a murder occurs in Gentofte, a municipality North of Copenhagen. The crime creates headlines in Denmark because the murder was committed with an unusual weapon. Additionally, the victim is the Danish chairman of an international company, and the crime scene is located in an exclusive residential area in Copenhagen. For the investigating police office, the circumstances surrounding this crime are far from typic...

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1: The Black Widow

March 30, 2023 • 33 mins

In 1992, an investigation begins concerning a shocking case - one of the most unprecedented cases in the history of Danish criminology. It’s the case of a woman who, like a spider, catches more and more people into her web of lies and manipulation. And it won’t be concluded until the first decade of the 21st century.

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Introducing - Cold Blood: Nordic True Crime

March 16, 2023 • 1 min

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Cold Blood: Nordic True Crime

Episodes

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8: The Murder in the Woods (Part 1)

7: The Profile of a Murderer

6: The Ring of Counterfeiters

5: The King of the Rockers

4: The Gamma Bomber (Part 2)

3: The Gamma Bomber (Part 1)

2: The Murder of the Chairman

1: The Black Widow

Introducing - Cold Blood: Nordic True Crime

Popular Podcasts

10: Love is Blind

9: The Murder in the Woods (Part 2)