Screams from the past

CrimeDocumentary

Renowned author and journalist David Lagerkrantz, along with historians, forensic scientists and investigators, sheds new light on Swedish murders in the past.

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Starring

David Lagercrantz

Audio & Subtitles

SV (Original), English [CC]

Format & Features

4K Ultra HD • Dolby Atmos • 5.1 Surround

49m

1. The Double Murderer from Ljusdal

Ljusdal, 1898: Farmer's wife, Sara, resorts to unusual and cruel methods to fullfil her dreams of a better life. With the help of archived material, court records and coroner Eva Rudd, history professor Roddy Nilsson and cultural journalist Gunilla Kindstrand, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.

49m

2. The Murder at the Hotel Royal

Two young German men are in Stockholm in 1907 to appear in a variety show. When they suddenly find themselves without a job or any money, desperation leads them to horrible crimes. With the help of archived material, court records and coroner Eva Rudd, museum director Ola Nyman, historian Mats Hayen and forensic scientist Svante Lagman, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.

48m

3. The Murder of the Mamsell

Mamsell Maria Lovisa Laurell is found brutally murdered in her flat in Stockholm in September 1867. An extraordinary investigation follows, with coercive interrogation techniques and unexpected twists. With the help of archived material, court records and coroner Eva Rudd, history professor Roddy Nilsson and prison historian Katarina Kallings, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.

48m

4. The case of Sol Lars

A dark and foggy night in 1892 yeoman Sol Lars Jonsson disappears in Dalarna. He is found six months later, floating in the river Vanån. Who is behind the murder? With the help of archived material, court records and coroner Eva Rudd, investigator Göran Olsson and genealogist Leif Mörkfors, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.

49m

5. The Angel Maker

In the summer of 1905, 29-year-old Alva Nordberg is arrested after arriving in town with a baby's corpse in a box. Alva is suspected of being a baby farmer, a so called angel maker, who took in foster children for payment and killed them through neglect. What really happened in the cottage on the island Gräddö in the Stockholm Archipelago? With the help of archived material, court records and coroner Eva Rudd, professor Johanna Sköld and genealogist Leif Mörkfors, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.

48m

6. The Bank Murder

One night in 1852 desperate calls for help can be heard coming from a woman being abused in her home in Kalmar. But no one dares interrupt the bruiser in the shabby hovel and she is beaten to death. Why did no one come to Maria's aid and what happened to her daughter Augusta? With the help of archived material, court records and historian Marie Eriksson, university lecturer Hanna Enefalk and professor Roddy Nilsson, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.

48m

7. The Multiple Murderer Wykman

It takes 27 years for justice to catch up with multi-murderer Carl Fredrik Wykman. No one has dared testify before, but a death-bed confession changes everything. How many lives are on Wykman's conscience? How many witnesses has he silenced? With the help of archived material, court records and coroners Eva Rudd and Katarina Howner and genealogist Leif Mörkfors, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.

49m

8. The Murders in Munkhyttan

An early autumn morning in 1928. 13-year-old Holger Stål is found murdered with an axe in his farm-workers hut. Shortly afterwards his father, brother and sister are also found killed. What has happened during the night? Is there an axe murderer on the loose? With the help of archived material, court records and coroners Eva Rudd and Katarina Howner and genealogist Leif Mörkfors, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.