Dagmar Overbye: Denmark’s First Female Serial Killer
In early 20th-century Denmark, Dagmar Overbye was trusted to arrange adoptions for unwanted children. Instead, she became responsible for one of the most horrifying crimes in Danish history.
Between 1913 and 1920, Overbye murdered multiple infants placed in her care, using newspaper ads to contact desperate mothers. Her arrest in 1921 shocked the nation and led to major reforms in Danish child welfare laws.
This video explores the Dagmar Overbye case, Denmark’s first female serial killer, and the trial that changed the country forever.
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