Norwegian Crime Stories

Minister of Justice Tor Mikkel Wara was subjected to several serious attacks on his home; the police are left with no clues until a scandal leads police to suspect his wife.

In September 2003, a boy was sexually assaulted by a man in his stairwell; police now suspect a serial rapist as more reports of abuse come in.

In the early 1990s, Norway was shaken by several arson attacks; in 1993, Øystein Aarseth was found dead in a stairwell in Oslo; police targeted people in the black metal culture, including Varg Vikernes.

In August 2004, two armed men stormed into the Munch Museum on Tøyen; in the chaos, they took two world-famous paintings with them.

On Dec. 29, 1994, Bjørn Thore Langemyhr boarded a train from Tønsberg to Oslo; when he didn't show up at home on Christmas Eve, the family contacted the police.