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Killer Psyche

Peter Madsen: The Submarine Killer

Killer Psyche

Wondery | Treefort Media

True Crime, Exhibit C

4.64.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Former FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the peculiar case of Peter Madsen, known as the Danish Submarine Killer. The monied inventor, engineer and entrepreneur lured a female journalist, Kim Wall, into his submarine. She was never heard of again. He thought he could get away with her murder. He was wrong.


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0:00.0

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0:09.0

A listener note. This episode contains adult content and is not suitable for everyone. Please be advised.

0:17.0

I have always been bothered by the way that people feed their pets snakes. It's not because I'm squeamish. I can say that with certainty. That is not the case. But it is the injustice of putting a live animal in an enclosed space with the predator. And not only that, but it is the same.

0:47.0

No opportunity to escape. In the wild, nature is cruel. But it is much more fair than being put into a situation where there is no hope of getting free.

1:03.0

That is one of the reasons today's episode really bothers me.

1:08.0

In 2017, Kim Wall was a 30-year-old Swedish freelance journalist who had volunteered to work in some of the most dangerous places in the world.

1:23.0

So when she got the call to interview an eccentric inventor on a submarine in Denmark, she did not hesitate.

1:31.0

Once the submarine was submerged off the coast of Denmark, Kim was never heard from again.

1:41.0

Kim Wall had been trapped in a cage with a violent psychopath. And like any animal trapped with a vicious predator, she didn't stand a chance.

1:54.0

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2:04.0

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2:11.0

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2:16.0

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2:26.0

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2:31.0

Go listen to Redhanded right now on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

2:35.0

I'm Candace DeLong, host of the podcast Killer Psychie. And in our newest season, we dissect the thoughts and behaviors of the most violent figures in history.

2:46.0

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2:57.0

From Wondry and Tree Fort, I'm Candace DeLong and this is the second season of Killer Psychie.

3:27.0

I've spent five decades studying people's minds through my work as an FBI profiler and psychiatric nurse.

3:35.0

I've interviewed lots of murderers, including serial killers. And the question of why they did it is what I get asked time and time again.

3:45.0

It is difficult to get a satisfying answer without diving deep into their mindsets. So that's what we're doing.

3:53.0

And I will give you my best analysis in this series of what made them do what they did.

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