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The Best Episodes of Screams from the past

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Renowned author and journalist David Lagerkrantz, along with historians, forensic scientists and investigators, sheds new light on Swedish murders in the past.

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    Screams from the past Season 1 Episode 1 - The Double Murderer from Ljusdal
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    #1 - The Double Murderer from Ljusdal

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    Ljusdal, 1898: Farmer's wife, Sara, resorts to unusual and cruel methods to fullfil her dreams of a better life. With the help of archived material, court records and coroner Eva Rudd, history professor Roddy Nilsson and cultural journalist Gunilla Kindstrand, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.

    Director:Patrik Anderzon
    Writer:Anna Dahnsjö

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  2. Screams from the past Season 1 Episode 2 - The Murder at the Hotel Royal
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    #2 - The Murder at the Hotel Royal

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    Two young German men are in Stockholm in 1907 to appear in a variety show. When they suddenly find themselves without a job or any money, desperation leads them to horrible crimes. With the help of archived material, court records and coroner Eva Rudd, museum director Ola Nyman, historian Mats Hayen and forensic scientist Svante Lagman, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.

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  3. Screams from the past Season 1 Episode 3 - The Murder of the Mamsell
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    #3 - The Murder of the Mamsell

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    Mamsell Maria Lovisa Laurell is found brutally murdered in her flat in Stockholm in September 1867. An extraordinary investigation follows, with coercive interrogation techniques and unexpected twists. With the help of archived material, court records and coroner Eva Rudd, history professor Roddy Nilsson and prison historian Katarina Kallings, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.

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  4. Screams from the past Season 1 Episode 4 - The case of Sol Lars
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    #4 - The case of Sol Lars

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    A dark and foggy night in 1892 yeoman Sol Lars Jonsson disappears in Dalarna. He is found six months later, floating in the river Vanån. Who is behind the murder? With the help of archived material, court records and coroner Eva Rudd, investigator Göran Olsson and genealogist Leif Mörkfors, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.

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  5. Screams from the past Season 1 Episode 5 - The Angel Maker
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    #5 - The Angel Maker

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    In the summer of 1905, 29-year-old Alva Nordberg is arrested after arriving in town with a baby's corpse in a box. Alva is suspected of being a baby farmer, a so called angel maker, who took in foster children for payment and killed them through neglect. What really happened in the cottage on the island Gräddö in the Stockholm Archipelago? With the help of archived material, court records and coroner Eva Rudd, professor Johanna Sköld and genealogist Leif Mörkfors, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.

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  6. Screams from the past Season 1 Episode 6 - The Bank Murder
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    #6 - The Bank Murder

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    One night in 1852 desperate calls for help can be heard coming from a woman being abused in her home in Kalmar. But no one dares interrupt the bruiser in the shabby hovel and she is beaten to death. Why did no one come to Maria's aid and what happened to her daughter Augusta? With the help of archived material, court records and historian Marie Eriksson, university lecturer Hanna Enefalk and professor Roddy Nilsson, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.

    Director:Patrik Anderzon
    Writer:Åsa Zandzén

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  7. Screams from the past Season 1 Episode 7 - The Multiple Murderer Wykman
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    #7 - The Multiple Murderer Wykman

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    It takes 27 years for justice to catch up with multi-murderer Carl Fredrik Wykman. No one has dared testify before, but a death-bed confession changes everything. How many lives are on Wykman's conscience? How many witnesses has he silenced? With the help of archived material, court records and coroners Eva Rudd and Katarina Howner and genealogist Leif Mörkfors, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.

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  8. Screams from the past Season 1 Episode 8 - The Murders in Munkhyttan
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    #8 - The Murders in Munkhyttan

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    An early autumn morning in 1928. 13-year-old Holger Stål is found murdered with an axe in his farm-workers hut. Shortly afterwards his father, brother and sister are also found killed. What has happened during the night? Is there an axe murderer on the loose? With the help of archived material, court records and coroners Eva Rudd and Katarina Howner and genealogist Leif Mörkfors, David Lagerkrantz breathes new life into an old criminal case.

    Director:Patrik Anderzon
    Writer:Anna Dahnsjö

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Double Murderer from Ljusdal" is the best rated episode of "Screams from the past". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Patrik Anderzon and written by Anna Dahnsjö, it aired on 6/13/2022. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Murder at the Hotel Royal".