Peter Madsen, Dane convicted of murdering reporter on homemade submarine, briefly escapes jail
Copenhagen, Denmark — A Danish man convicted of torturing and murdering a Swedish journalist on his homemade submarine escaped the suburban Copenhagen jail where he is serving a life sentence but was recaptured nearby Tuesday. The scene occurred outside the Herstedvester prison in Albertslund, a Copenhagen suburb where Madsen is serving his sentence. This photo purportedly shows Swedish journalist Kim Wall standing in the tower of the private submarine "UC3 Nautilus" on August 10, 2017 in Copenhagen Harbor. The submarine UC3 Nautilus of Danish inventor Peter Madsen is seen in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 7, 2018. In 2008, he launched his homemade UC3 Nautilus submarine.
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