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Police surround convicted killer Peter Madsen after he briefly escaped from prison

Danish submarine killer caught after prison escape

Peter Madsen, who was convicted of killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall in a self-built submarine in 2017, was caught by Danish authorities after he briefly escaped from prison, police said.

World • 20 Oct 20

Peter Madsen did not appeal the district court's 25 April guilty verdict for the murder of 30-year-old Kim Wall

Danish court upholds sentence over submarine murder

A Danish appeals court has upheld a life sentence handed down by a lower court against Peter Madsen for the 2017 murder of a Swedish journalist aboard his homemade submarine.

World • 26 Sep 18

Kim Wall went to interview Peter Madsen in August last year

Kim Wall death: What we know so far

A Swedish journalist, an eccentric Danish inventor and a grisly death aboard a homemade submarine: A Copenhagen court will rule whether Peter Madsen is guilty of murdering Kim Wall before chopping up her body and tossing it into the sea.

World • 25 Apr 18

Peter Madsen was accused of murdering the Swedish journalist aboard his homemade submarine

Danish court sentences Madsen to life for murder

A Danish court has handed down a life sentence to submarine entrepreneur Peter Madsen for the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall.

World • 25 Apr 18

Kim Wall was interviewing Peter Madsen on board his submarine for a feature story

Submarine owner says journalist killed by hatch cover

Swedish journalist Kim Wall died when she was accidentally hit by a heavy hatch cover on board a home-made submarine, the Danish owner of the vessel has testified in court.

News • 05 Sep 17

Kim Wall's blood was found in the submarine during an earlier search

Police scan sub for hidden clues on reporter's death

Danish police have said they are scanning an inventor's homemade submarine for possible hidden rooms as they investigate the death of a Swedish journalist last seen on board before her headless torso was found.

World • 29 Aug 17

Peter Madsen was the last person seen with Kim Wall

Murder charge sought over submarine death

Danish prosecutors have said they will seek a murder charge against the do-it-yourself submarine inventor who was last seen with Swedish journalist Kim Wall before her headless torso was found floating off Denmark.

World • 24 Aug 17

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