Danish convicted sub killer admits murder of Swedish journalist —documentary

Published September 9, 2020 5:56pm

The home-made submarine UC3 Nautilus, built by Danish inventor Peter Madsen, sails in the harbor of Copenhagen, Denmark in this file photo taken August 10, 2017. Madsen is serving a life sentence for the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall on board the sub. REUTERS/Peter Thompson

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Peter Madsen, who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall aboard his home-made submarine, has admitted to the crime for the first time in a documentary broadcast Wednesday.

The 49-year-old inventor, who was interviewed over the phone, answered "yes" to the journalist's question about whether he killed the 30-year-old woman who was interviewing him in August 2017.

"There is only one who is guilty, and that is me," he said in the documentary.

During the search for Wall, authorities found her headless torso floating in waters off Copenhagen. They later found her head and legs in a bag. — Agence France-Presse

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