Brutal violence

A 60-year-old man is fighting for his life after being brutally attacked by three assailants in a Brooklyn deli. The attackers punched and kicked the victim in the face before stealing his wallet and fleeing the scene. One arrest has been made in connection with the incident.

From Alabama death rows to Nordic courtrooms, at least ten people have been exonerated for crimes they did not commit. These cases reveal a troubling pattern: investigative bias, procedural failures, and the transformative power of DNA analysis in correcting judicial errors across the Atlantic.

Charles Edmund Cullen, a registered nurse, murdered at least 29 patients—and possibly far more—across multiple hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania between 1988 and 2003. Operating under the cover of medical care, the 'Angel of Death' administered lethal drug overdoses while healthcare systems failed to stop him.

Two Swedish citizens—aged 18 and 21 at sentencing—have been convicted of terrorism and attempted murder for throwing hand grenades at the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen on October 2, 2024. The grenades detonated on a nearby residential terrace, damaging property but causing no injuries.

A 31-year-old man from Herlev, Denmark was acquitted on February 2, 2026 of gross violence against his three-month-old infant, despite the court confirming the child had suffered abuse. The prosecution's inability to prove paternal culpability beyond reasonable doubt has raised questions about Denmark's standards for evidence in child assault cases.

An extensive search of English-language sources has failed to locate verified reporting on a 64-year-old woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of her cohabitant partner.

A 38-year-old man was convicted in Viborg, Denmark of robbery and aggravated assault. The case was handled by courts in central and western Jutland, with proceedings documented by Danish police and judicial authorities.

On December 9, 2022, Belgian authorities arrested Eva Kaili, Greek vice president of the European Parliament, as part of a sprawling corruption investigation. The scandal—known as Qatargate—uncovered suspected bribery schemes involving Qatar and Morocco, with over €800,000 in cash discovered hidden in safes and luxury handbags at Kaili's Brussels home.

Danish journalist Janne Aagaard has created a true crime podcast series examining some of the most disturbing criminal cases in the Baltic Sea region. Produced by Saga and available across multiple streaming platforms, Mord ved Østersøen (Murder by the Baltic Sea) brings listeners into the details of cases spanning Poland, Russia, and Estonia.

A Lithuanian family disappeared without trace after a market visit, leaving investigators puzzled—not by the vanishing itself, but by one family member's striking emotional detachment. A new Danish podcast explores the case that challenges conventional expectations of grief and suspicion.

On the night before Halloween 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was bludgeoned to death outside her home in Greenwich, Connecticut. Now, half a century later, a new 12-episode podcast from NBC News Studios is reopening the case with never-before-heard interviews and newly unsealed evidence.

Denmark's criminal history contains cases of shocking brutality and cunning that rivaled some of Europe's most infamous crimes. Between the 1970s and 2000s, Danish law enforcement confronted serial bombers, psychological manipulators, and killers who left investigators struggling to comprehend the depths of human depravity.