Norwegian Crime Stories

Since 2018, the retrial commission has considered whether Norway's most famous murder case should be reinvestigated. Per and Veronica Orderud received 21 years in prison for the murder of Per's parents and his sister Anne.

In June 2016, the police went into action in a private residence in Romerike. On the owner's computer, they find hard drives full of images and video clips of grossly sexual acts by young boys as young as 9 years old. (Org. title: Norske Krimsaker)

In July 2007, a man and his mother entered the police station to inform them that his wife, Dung Tran Larsen, had disappeared after she had left the couple's home a week earlier. It will be the start of one of Norway's most extensive investigations.

On the night of January 9th 1999, the house of Knut Øyvind Mo burns to the ground. Two days later, the body of the 34-year-old is taken out of the fire ruins and sent for a routine autopsy, which leads to a surprising discovery.

On a warm summer night in 2001, 32-year-old Gunn Merete Lode is on her way home after a nice meeting with friends. Just after turning into her small neighborhood, she is attacked by an unknown man. The situation was witnessed by 17-year-old Øyvind.

Just before midnight on the 26th of January 2001, Benjamin Hermansen was stabbed to death because of his skin color. The murder prompted the entire country to participate in anti-racist demonstrations and protests.

On the 13th of December 2008, what was described as the worst fire in Oslo since the Second World War occurred. Suspicions quickly arose that the fire was arson and a reward of NOK 2 million to anyone who can provide relevant information is rewarded.

After a party in July 2017, Tom Rune Hagen disappears. He had been part of a strained environment of abuse, but this week he had planned a fishing trip to the mountain. What happened to him?