346. The Isdal Woman Part 1 of 6 -- Take On Me
The Prosecutors
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4.3 • 9.7K Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2026
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
It's one of the greatest mysteries in true crime. A woman is found dead on a Norwegian hillside, her body badly burned. But how she died is only the beginning. Coded documents, multiple identities, and mysterious meetings have left us to wonder -- who is the Isdal woman?
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Julia Cowley, a retired FBI profiler and host of the true crime podcast, The Consult, Real FBI Profilers. |
| 0:08.9 | If you're fascinated with true crime and criminal profiling, then join us as we discuss real cases and examine the behavior exhibited before, during, and after the commission of the crime. |
| 0:20.7 | You can listen to the consult wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:24.2 | It's as close as it gets to being in the room with the FBI's behavioral analysis unit. |
| 0:42.4 | I'm Brett. And I'm Alice and we are the prosecutors. Today on the prosecutors. It's one of true crimes greatest mysteries. |
| 0:59.2 | A woman's charred remains are located in a remote valley just outside of Bergen, Norway. |
| 1:05.2 | In a twisty investigation, clues about her identity unfold like a series of riddles. |
| 1:11.0 | Over 50 years later, we ask |
| 1:13.1 | who is the Isdale |
| 1:15.1 | woman? Hello everybody and welcome to this episode of the prosecutors. |
| 1:36.3 | I'm Brett, and I'm joined as always by my bedorinde, or bedorinde, I think, is actually how you pronounce it, co-host, Alice. |
| 1:47.2 | Oh, it's really good. |
| 1:48.7 | Whatever language that was, I felt like you nailed it. |
| 1:51.4 | Well, that's Norwegian. |
| 1:53.0 | Literally, apparently, in Norwegian, it means to stress the or, but... |
| 1:59.3 | No, I think it means, I think that's how you pronounce it no oh oh I see |
| 2:05.2 | oh I thought it's like if you're rowing well you are so sick I don't know that you should |
| 2:10.7 | be recording right now well it literally means charming or adorable and you are charming and |
| 2:16.4 | or an or what was that or or |
| 2:19.7 | well they're like vikings over in norway so you know they like boats well how on point because |
| 2:26.0 | we're talking about Norway today so well done i don't think i knew any Norwegian words before tonight |
| 2:30.8 | but now i know been dora. Have you ever been to Norway? |
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