Elliot Gawn

When Danish true crime journalists attempted to cover a fatal shooting in South Carolina, they encountered not just a crime story, but fundamental questions about violence, media responsibility, and cultural differences between Scandinavia and the American gun landscape.

Christie Thomas Ward, a 50-year-old from Ocean Isle, North Carolina, was discovered dead in three plastic containers near Lake City, South Carolina on June 15. Her partner, Charles Edward Antwine, 56, was arrested and charged in connection with her death. The case raises questions about how international partnerships investigate domestic violence deaths.

A 19-year-old Milwaukee woman disappeared after meeting a man through dating apps in April 2024. What followed was a discovery along Lake Michigan's shores that would shock the American Midwest and spark urgent conversations about online dating safety.

Donna Adelson, 76, was convicted on September 4, 2025, of first-degree murder and conspiracy in the July 2014 shooting death of Dan Markel, a Florida State University law professor and her ex-son-in-law. The killing stemmed from a bitter custody and relocation dispute involving Adelson's daughter.

Robert Durst, the eldest son of New York real estate magnate Seymour Durst, died in prison on January 10, 2022, while awaiting trial for the 1982 disappearance of his first wife. The billionaire heir was convicted in 2021 for the murder of his longtime friend Susan Berman and admitted to killing his neighbor Morris Black in 2001.