The Murder of the Chairman

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 typical.

Cold Blood: Nordic True Crime is a series based on a hit Danish podcast, exploring startling true crimes from Scandinavia - crimes that made headlines and gripped the region.

Research and text by Martin Hylander. Produced by Roboto for Podimo. New episodes are published every Thursday.