Murder of Kim Wall

For the British actor, see Kim Wall (actor).

Murder of Kim Wall
Kim Wall
Native name Ubådssagen ("Submarine case")
Date10 or 11 August 2017
LocationKøge Bay, Denmark
PerpetratorPeter Madsen
ChargesMurder, indecent handling of a corpse, sexual assault[1]
Trial8 March – 25 April 2018 (2018-03-08 – 2018-04-25)
VerdictGuilty
SentenceLife imprisonment

The murder of Kim Wall, known in Denmark as Ubådssagen (transl. "The submarine case"),[2] took place on 10 August 2017, after Swedish freelance journalist Kim Wall boarded the midget submarine UC3 Nautilus, in Køge Bugt, Denmark, with the intent of interviewing its owner, Danish entrepreneur Peter Madsen.

Kim Isabel Fredrika Wall[3] was reported missing after Nautilus failed to return to the harbour at Refshaleøen, Copenhagen. The submarine was found sunken the following morning and Madsen was arrested upon being rescued from the water. Between 21 August and 29 November, parts of Wall's dismembered body were found in different locations around the area. Charged with her murder, Madsen was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment on 25 April 2018 by Copenhagen City Court[4] following a widely publicised trial.[5]

On 20 October 2020, Madsen briefly escaped from prison by threatening a prison employee but was surrounded and apprehended by police 500 metres (1,600 ft) from the prison and taken into custody again. In 2020 a television dramatisation of the case was created by Tobias Lindholm.

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    • "Ubådssagen". DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Danish freelance journalist Kim Wall's head found in the sea of Copenhegen". News Nation. News Nation Network Pvt Ltd. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  4. ^ Orange, Richard (25 April 2018). "Peter Madsen sentenced to life for murdering journalist Kim Wall". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  5. ^ Orange, Richard (22 April 2018). "'Everyone is following it': millions gripped by Kim Wall murder trial as verdict nears". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.