Black Ice

Black Ice

From the Land of Fire and Ice – Comes Black Ice Black Ice explores Iceland’s most fascinating and chilling criminal cases — from hidden scandals and unsolved disappearances to crimes that shook one of the world’s most peaceful nations. With every episode, hosts Sigursteinn Másson and Byron Russell dive deep beneath the surface of Icelandic society, uncovering the human stories behind the headlines. Combining investigative research, storytelling, and the haunting atmosphere of the North, Black Ice invites listeners to question what really lies beneath the calm, frozen landscape. New episode 1st Friday of every month!

  1. The most dangerous criminal of Iceland - Part 2

    6 FEB

    The most dangerous criminal of Iceland - Part 2

    Björgvin Thor, who was called the most dangerous criminal of Iceland, said he could not believe he would break into a house, threaten a woman to kill her two sons and then rape her violently. Yet a Couple months later he showed he could commit a violent crime and was about to do it again.

    30 min
  2. The Most Dangerous Criminal of Iceland - Part 1

    9 JAN

    The Most Dangerous Criminal of Iceland - Part 1

    In 1999, I went to the main prison in Iceland and sat across from the so called ´most dangerous criminal of Iceland!” Now that may not sound so scary to someone in the UK or the US, where there are many dangerous criminals. However, In Iceland, this experience evoked a profound sense of apprehension.  In 1992 a young man was given this not so positive title by the Icelandic media. He had then in a short period of time attacked women in different parts of the country in the most brutal way one can think of.

    34 min

  3. 2 JAN

    The Perfect Crime

    Two bank robberies in 1995 were talked about as the perfect crimes, but were they?

    27 min

  4. 26/12/2025

    Shoot Out in Reykjavik

    The first time anyone one was shot dead in a police operation in Iceland was in December 2013. A 59-year-old man had been firing a shotgun from inside his Reykjavík apartment. When special forces broke into the man’s apartment, he fired at them and the police responded equally. This was one of the most read and shared stories on BBC that December because it was an unprecedented incident in Iceland.

    35 min
  5. Murder in a Black Dessert - Part 2

    19/12/2025

    Murder in a Black Dessert - Part 2

    A lorry driver comes across a young woman covered in blood trying to get away from a man and a car in south Iceland. She comes running and screaming in a panic towards the driver. "He tries to kill me" the young woman shouts repeatedly. A minute later the lorry driver ignores the woman and drives off.

    26 min
  6. Murder in a Black Dessert - Part 1

    12/12/2025

    Murder in a Black Dessert - Part 1

    In the summer of 1982, two friends, sisters, set out to explore the raw beauty of Iceland. A land, then untouched by mass tourism. What began as a carefree adventure through glaciers and black sands spiralled into terror when they crossed path with a man posing as a policeman.

    33 min
  7. The Travelling Gun - Part 2

    05/12/2025

    The Travelling Gun - Part 2

    Gunnar, the taxi driver accused of murdering another taxi driver in Reykjavik 1968, denies being involved, even though the murder weapon, Wesson 32 calibre pistol was found in his car. The police are certain they got the killer but can't make him confess he did it.

    32 min
  8. The Travelling Gun - Part 1

    28/11/2025

    The Travelling Gun - Part 1

    Early in the morning of January 1968 a 43-year-old taxi driver was found shot in the back of the head in his car in Reykjavik. A shockwave went through the society and taxi drivers in this small capital were terrified. Who could have done such a thing in this small peaceful city?

    31 min
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From the Land of Fire and Ice – Comes Black Ice Black Ice explores Iceland’s most fascinating and chilling criminal cases — from hidden scandals and unsolved disappearances to crimes that shook one of the world’s most peaceful nations. With every episode, hosts Sigursteinn Másson and Byron Russell dive deep beneath the surface of Icelandic society, uncovering the human stories behind the headlines. Combining investigative research, storytelling, and the haunting atmosphere of the North, Black Ice invites listeners to question what really lies beneath the calm, frozen landscape. New episode 1st Friday of every month!

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  • Creator
    Black Ice
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025. Katina Productions. All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Black Ice