The Hunt for a Killer

Based on true stories about real homicide investigations in the south of Sweden between 1989-2004

2020 HD 45min Sweden Swedish

Helene Lindholm Lars Schilken Håkan Bengtsson Sasha Becker Anders Beckman Lotten Roos Minoo Mårtensson Rasmus Troedsson Catherine Jeppsson Magnus Schmitz

Crime Drama

based on novel or book true crime murder investigation police based on true story detective eastern europe child murder scandinavia sex crime

S1E1 - Episode 1 2020-11-04

10-year-old Helén Nilsson disappears on Easter 1989 in the small community of Hörby. Its a chilly evening and Helén will meet two classmates at the discount store a few minutes walk from home, but the young friends never meet. Six days after the disappearance, Heléns wounded body is found, raped and strangled. Detective Commissioner Pelle Åkesson wants to work with the investigation but is abruptly rejected by her boss. When Helens mother shows up at the police station and asks Pelle to take on the case, he promises to find Helens killer.

S1E2 - Episode 2 2020-11-11

The Helen investigation is on fire and Pelle Åkesson is following the investigations dwindling existence. Two women are found murdered and night walking groups begin patrolling the streets in Kristianstad. Pelle and his team interrogate suspects and follow up on clues, but power struggles and political games complicate the investigation. Pelles new colleague Monica Olheds interrogation methods are starting to be discussed at the police station and a night walker catches Pelles attention and is taken in for questioning.

S1E3 - Episode 3 2020-11-18

The unsolved murder of Helén Nilsson continues to torment Pelle. To move on, he begins to dig into the murder of the prostitute Jannica Ekblad. The investigation leads them to a new suspect, a man called the Pig. Pelle wants to investigate the murders in parallel, but this leads to a conflict with his boss which has major consequences.

S1E4 - Episode 4 2020-11-25

Pelle is back from sick leave and given an office in the police stations basement. He secretly begins to go through the Helen case and the group that can solve the murder reappears, now the hunt begins in earnest.

S1E5 - Episode 5 2020-12-02

Pelle secretly and against his bosss will sends DNA from Helen to a lab in Birmingham for analysis. Now Pelle is in a hurry. This is the last chance before the investigation will be closed forever. The prosecutor gives Pelle the go-ahead to explore a number of DNA suspects.

S1E6 - Episode 6 2020-12-09

15 years have passed since Helen disappeared. Pelle decides to tear down the cottage Ulf Olsson lived in when he disappeared. It is newly renovated but when they break up the floorboards they find traces of blood. But further technical evidence is needed for the prosecutor to prosecute.

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