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Bonus episode from Patreon: The real red wedding Aug 15, 2018

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Not everyone knows that the red wedding in the George RR Martin’s Game of Thrones is actually inspired by a real event – Stockholms blodbad which translates to Stockholm bloodbath.
The Stockholm Bloodbath was a trial that led to a series of executions in Stockholm between the 7th and 9th of November, 1520. It all started with the coronation of Christian II, the celebrations of the coronation were ongoing for three days, and in the end of those three days the guests were slaughtered. After that Kristian II became known as Kristian Tyrann, which translated is Kristian the Tyrant.
Nearly 100 people were executed at the party and in the months following the tragedy.

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17. Axe-Johan Aug 01, 2018

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When Johan Nilsson was 19 years old he stabbed his father to death with an axe. He was sentenced to psychiatric care and while hospitalized he was allowed a weekend-leave after about two years. But letting him leave the hospital turned out to be a fatal mistake.
This is the story of Axe-Johan – described as one of the most dangerous inmates in Sweden.

16. The Killer Pastor in Knutby Jul 22, 2018

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On the 10th of January 2004 a woman is shot to death in her bed and a man in a neighboring house is also shot and badly wounded in the small village of Knutby, east of Uppsala in Sweden. What seemed to be a tragic case of jealousy gone bad, quickly turned into a murder. Revolving around religion, sex and a Pastor with multiple love affairs.

15. Yara Jun 21, 2018

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8-year-old Yara comes to Sweden as a refugee without her parents, she is placed in the care of her uncle and his wife who had just recently fled to Sweden themselves.
But what was supposed to be a safe place for Yara to grow up in, turns out to be the exact opposite. The uncles home is not suitable for children at all, and the uncle’s wife turns out to be a child abuser of the worst kind. Yara’s last 14 months alive is a living nightmare, and everyone fails her, the school, the system and her own family.
This is Yara Al Najjar’s story.

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14. The triple homicide Jun 04, 2018

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On Tuesday May 11th, 2010, a man comes home from work. He enters the house he shares with his wife and her three children. He sees blood outside the entrance door, and when goes inside the house, it’s completely silent. Downstairs he finds a dead man, he immediately calls 112 and while he is on the phone with emergency personnel, he finds the two bodies of his wife’s children, 15-year-old Björn and 12-year-old Linnea.
This is the story about a horrible triple homicide that took place in a small town called Härnösand in northern Sweden.

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13. Isabel Eriksson and the bunker doctor part 2 May 16, 2018

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Isabel Eriksson wakes up confused and doesn’t know where she is. Next to the bed she is lying on – sits a man. He is starring at her, and when she asks him where she is, he tells her that she is in a soundproof Bunker and that he is planning to keep her there for a couple of years or so.
This is part two of the chilling story of Isabel’s kidnapping and escape.

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13. Isabel Eriksson and the bunker doctor part 1 May 09, 2018

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Isabel Eriksson wakes up confused and doesn’t know where she is. Next to the bed she is lying on – sits a man. He is starring at her, and when she asks him where she is, he tells her that she is in a soundproof Bunker and that he is planning to keep her there for a couple of years or so.
This is the chilling story of Isabel’s kidnapping and escape.

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12. The shooting at Stureplan Mar 24, 2018

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In the early morning hours of December 4th, 1994, three men walks up to the entrance of a nightclub on Stureplan in the central parts of Stockholm and start shooting.
Minutes later four young people are dead, over 20 people are injured and many more are mentally scared for life.
The reason for this? The bouncer wouldn’t let them into the nightclub earlier.

11. Tova Moberg part 2 Feb 26, 2018

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19-year-old Tova Moberg was reported missing on Sunday May 14, 2017, by her mother. Two days later, her severely beaten body is found strapped to a wheelbarrow and dumped in a lake close to her ex-boyfriend’s house.
Nobody knew the extent of abuse that Tova had been the victim of for years, she was scared and didn’t tell anyone. But she kept a diary, and she had a USB-memory stick full of pictures of her injuries.
This is the sad story of a beautiful young woman who was terrified of what her boyfriend might do to her, but she was also too afraid to reach out and get some help. And sadly, her fear was all too real.

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Interview with Pernilla from the podcast True Crime Sweden.

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11. Tova Moberg part 1 Feb 22, 2018

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Interview with Pernilla from the podcast True Crime Sweden.

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