23: The DNA Breakthrough

In November 1996, residents of the Copenhagen neighbourhood Vesterbro are woken up by screaming sirens. It’s not unusual around here, but this time it’s not because of a conflict between drug dealers. The police have received multiple calls from the same apartment building. Several people have reported hearing arguing, shouting and a loud, dull thud followed by a deafening silence.New episode every Tuesday. From Podimo, Murder in the North has been the #1 true crime podcast across Europe, and is now available in English told by Jenna Sharpe.Host: Jenna SharpeText and research: Janne AagardMusic: Frej LevinTranslator: Laura VroomenEditor: Laura KabellProduced for Podimo by Dag en Nacht Media

To those who knew her, news of the death of 14-year-old Sonay doesn’t come as a surprise. Both her teachers and child services tried their best to protect the girl but were ultimately unsuccessful. Sonay came to Denmark from Iraq as a nine-year-old and quickly assimilated into the new culture – much too fast, according to her father.New episode every Tuesday. From Podimo, Murder in the North has been the #1 true crime podcast across Europe, and is now available in English told by Jenna Sharpe.Host: Jenna SharpeText and research: Janne AagardMusic: Frej LevinTranslator: Laura VroomenEditor: Laura KabellProduced for Podimo by Dag en Nacht Media

On a warm evening in spring 1998, ten-year-old Susan is keen to get out of the house. During dinner, she’s had yet another argument with her dad. Since the divorce, father and daughter are often at loggerheads. Now she’s begging him to be allowed out in this lovely weather. He wants her back at nine at the latest, but Susan will never return home again.New episode every Tuesday. From Podimo, Murder in the North has been the #1 true crime podcast across Europe, and is now available in English told by Jenna Sharpe.Host: Jenna SharpeText and research: Janne AagardMusic: Frej LevinTranslator: Laura VroomenEditor: Laura KabellProduced for Podimo by Dag en Nacht Media

On September 27, 1965, Palle Mogens Fogde Sørensen becomes one of Denmark’s most notorious men. He goes down in history as “The Police Killer”. But who is Palle? And what drove him to pull the trigger that night and take the lives of four police officers?New episode every Tuesday. From Podimo, Murder in the North has been the #1 true crime podcast across Europe, and is now available in English told by Jenna Sharpe.Host: Jenna SharpeText and research: Janne AagardMusic: Frej LevinTranslator: Laura VroomenEditor: Laura KabellProduced for Podimo by Dag en Nacht Media

In August 1995, the fire brigade on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea are called out to a house fire. When they arrive on the scene, they find a seven-year-old boy at the back of the house. He’s badly burnt. When asked if there’s anyone inside, he replies: my mother, my little brother and the woman who started the fire.New episode every Tuesday. From Podimo, Murder in the North has been the #1 true crime podcast across Europe, and is now available in English told by Jenna Sharpe.Host: Jenna SharpeText and research: Janne AagardMusic: Frej LevinTranslator: Laura VroomenEditor: Laura KabellProduced for Podimo by Dag en Nacht Media

Being in love is a great feeling, especially when it’s mutual. In 2005, 24-year-old Freddy moves from India to Sweden to study molecular biology. In Gothenburg, he meets 20-year-old Jelena and he falls madly in love. With catastrophic consequences…New episode every Tuesday. From Podimo, Murder in the North has been the #1 true crime podcast across Europe, and is now available in English told by Jenna Sharpe.Host: Jenna SharpeText and research: Janne AagardMusic: Frej LevinTranslator: Laura VroomenEditor: Laura KabellProduced for Podimo by Dag en Nacht Media

The blurry colour photograph on the front page of a Danish tabloid newspaper shows an inconspicuous middle-aged woman. The media have dubbed her "The Black Widow". The day this picture is taken, in September 2003, she’s handed the toughest sentence available under Danish law: life in prison.New episode every Tuesday. From Podimo, Murder in the North has been the #1 true crime podcast across Europe, and is now available in English told by Jenna Sharpe.Host: Jenna SharpeText and research: Janne AagardMusic: Frej LevinTranslator: Laura VroomenEditor: Laura KabellProduced for Podimo by Dag en Nacht Media

Jukka, a child of divorced parents, grows up with his two stepsisters in Oulo, a city in northern Finland. During puberty he starts drinking alcohol, using drugs and stealing. He spends his time watching horror films and playing video games. But how does he then become one of the most notorious serial killers in Finland's history?New episode every Tuesday. From Podimo, Murder in the North has been the #1 true crime podcast across Europe, and is now available in English told by Jenna Sharpe.Host: Jenna SharpeText and research: Janne AagardMusic: Frej LevinTranslator: Laura VroomenEditor: Laura KabellProduced for Podimo by Dag en Nacht Media

In 1991 a brother and sister are stabbed to death in their own home in the small Norwegian town of Tistedalen. This double murder proves to be tricky to solve and the case drags on for years. Eventually, Tistedalen will become known for a spate of extremely violent murders and robberies.New episode every Tuesday. From Podimo, Murder in the North has been the #1 true crime podcast across Europe, and is now available in English told by Jenna Sharpe.Host: Jenna SharpeText and research: Janne AagardMusic: Frej LevinTranslator: Laura VroomenEditor: Laura KabellProduced for Podimo by Dag en Nacht Media

A missing child causes feelings of helplessness and despair, especially among those closest to the boy or girl - parents, family and friends. But it can also have a profound impact on police officers, detectives, journalists and judges. In 1989, ten-year-old Helén disappears. Her family and the investigators working on the case have to endure a 15-year wait for answers to their questions.New episode every Tuesday. From Podimo, Murder in the North has been the #1 true crime podcast across Europe, and is now available in English told by Jenna Sharpe.Host: Jenna SharpeText and research: Janne AagardMusic: Frej LevinTranslator: Laura VroomenEditor: Laura KabellProduced for Podimo by Dag en Nacht Media