Episode 184 - The Cool Kind of Ill

Sweden: Land of fjords, meatballs, and...murder? That's right, behind the Nordic charm lies a darker side. Join the BTC as we peel back the layers of this seemingly perfect country to reveal chilling true crime stories that will make you question everything you thought you knew about the Scandinavian dream. A special thanks to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!You can check out the Murder and Such podcast here!Research links below! Murderpedia - "Tore Hedin"Criminally Intrigued - "Tore Hedin: Sweden's Worst Spree Killer"Medium - "When the Law Turns Bad: Tore Hedin"Tina Eslami - "Tore Hedin Spree Killing"Wikimedia Commons - "Tore Hedin's body"Alamy - "Tore Hedin investigates the crime scene after the axe murder of mill owner John Allan Nilsson in Tjörnarp, Sweden in 1951"Aftonbladet - "Continued life for the 'Laserman'"Aftonbladet - "I have been living a lie"Aftonbladet - "My intention was murder"The Local - "German court jails Sweden's 'laser man' shooter for life"Murderpedia - "John Ausonius"The Guardian - "Germany extradites 'laser man' killer John Ausonius to Sweden"The Guardian - "Swedish police arrest man over Malmö racist shootings"The Guardian - "Sweden's 'laser man' killer John Ausonius goes on trial in Germany"BBC - "Swedish 'laser man' Ausonius on trial for 1992 German murder"DW - "'Laser man' gets life sentence in Frankfurt"