The Investigation
Police was contacted at 15.42 by a
cyclist on the south-west part of Amager
saying that he had seen something that
resembled a upper body in the sea.
It's the body of a woman.
It's the torso of a woman.
What I mean, when I say torso
then I mean without a head.
It's without arms.
And it is without legs.
It is clear that the police and media and the public are asking if this is Kim Wall?
It is much, much too early to say.
We simply don't know at this point.
Be honest with me, Jens.
Do you think it is her or not?
I don’t know yet, but...but...
there is a good possibility that it is.
Hmmm
But you have not found anything else?
No, we haven't.
It's hard for the divers, they don't really know where to search.
We hope to trace the course the submarine took
from radar control... but as I say, they are
constantly diving and we got the dogs out...
we are doing all we can, Joachim. We really are.
What sort of dogs? Are they cadaver dogs?
No, they are police dogs.
Okay, yes. But there are ...
dogs that are trained to find bodies, also underwater.
I've never heard of cadaver dogs. But, I'm happy to look into it.
Yes, please do that.
And as I've said before, Jens. I'm happy to help if I can.
One of my friends is a diver. He knows Øresund like the back of his hand.
You can't be part of the investigation, Joachim. You know that.
Jens. We are looking for my daughter.
For me this is much more than an investigation.
We need answers, Jens. Do you understand?
We need answers!
Yes.
I understand that.
We don't expect any DNA results for another 36 hours
but obviously we start immediately with the autopsy.
What do you expect to learn from that?
Cause of death.
And maybe time of death.
How and when the limbs were removed.
Or possibly nothing at all.
But you have seen the torso already?
Yes.
And?
And, nothing.
If a body has been in the sea for a substantial time it can be seriously impacted.
If it has been floating, then the sun can have damaged the skin.
Rocks and sand can do the same.
Listen! I have her family, I have the press, I have the
prosecutor that needs to extend the custody in two weeks...
Jens.
We are working as fast as we possible can.
Of course.
It's just that I'm stuck until I get answers from you.
I know.
I've asked Musa to stay here so he can relay any news.
I go back to the office.
No problem.
Listen man! This is the fourth time you call within an hour.
We still have no news.
Yes. I promise to let you know.
Yes, but my phone is not exclusively to give you headlines.
Yes.
And what does the ME think has happened?
He doesn't know yet.
Did he not have the torso?
Yes, but you know how they are.
He will not say anything until he's done the autopsy.
Okay.
And when do they expect to confirm if it's her or not.
We have her hair samples and toothbrush so the process is in full swing
and we will know if there is a DNA match within the next 48 hours.
Okay.
Call me with any updates.
Sure.
Uhhhh...anything new on tracing the subs course?
No, nothing yet.
The whole thing is on the Swedish side and they
are a bit slow. I'm trying to put pressure on them.
Great. We need to pinpoint it for the divers.
Hi Musa. It's Jens, again.
Call me back.
Maibritt.
Yes?
Have you heard from Musa?
No. Isn't he at the ME's office?
Yes.
They should be finished by now.
I think I'll go home. Call me if there is anything new.
Of course.
Cecilie invited us round for a coffee.
One of these days.
Sure.
I bumped into her today.
How was she?
She seemed very good.
Hey!
Are you okay?
I really don't know.
The press is constantly calling.
I have no information from the ME's office.
If the torso we found is of her
then I have a tough phone-call to make that I don't look forward to.
Musa. Call me, I'm outside.
Musa.
Hi Jens.
Why don't I get any news?
I have no idea what is going on.
I was about to call you.
He is only just finishing now.
Hello again.
Hi.
Have you got anything?
Yes.
We know that the head, arms and legs were severed on purpose with some sort of a saw.
A saw with small teeth we believe.
We also know that the torso has received at least 17 stabs or cuts.
- Seventeen? - Yes.
But none of them are cause of death.
It appears that they are all postmortem.
Quite possibly he wanted to...
make holes in the torso and along with the weight of the
iron pieces we found attached to it, ensure it would sink.
Okay.
What's the cause of death?
In my opinion that is not to be found on the torso.
But, assuming this is the journalist, didn't he
explain that she had been hit on the head by a hatch?
What do you think happened?
I think she has been brutally murdered.
And then he came up with the hatch story to explain why we will find head injuries.
Then you better find the head.
Yeah.
Day 12 22ⁿᵈ August 2017
We have been dredging this morning.
We have gone through 3 zones.
No luck.
We need help, Jens.
We need information.
We have almost 100 volunteers searching the shorelines.
Both in Denmark and Sweden.
We have dogs, we have helicopters.
And all my divers are at work.
- Yes. - Yes.
But still, no idea where the rest of the body is.
We can't establish cause of death unless we find the head.
We are stuck!
And we would love to find it.
We just haven't got a clue where to dive.
PULL!
There is something I want to show you.
I've just been to something called Vessel Traffic Service in Malmö.
VTS. Not sure what I did, but when I got there this morning then they immediately
gave me access to the Radar Tracking that until now was impossible to get.
But...
now we know where it sailed.
We have copied the radar images from the night between the 10ᵗʰ and 11ᵗʰ
August and plotted what we believe is the submarine's route through Køge Bay.
And as you can see, there is a dot marking interval
of every 5 min. between 20.00 and 10.22 when it sank.
It dives here, just after she sends the text and then
appears again here when we have traced his phone signal.
Then they sail this way towards Drogden Lighthouse where they stop for 50 minutes.
He seems to spot a cargo ship and follows it and sails into Køge Bay and seems
to dive at 04.40 and appears again here at 08.22 and after going south for a bit
he goes back towards Drogden Lighthouse where the sub sinks at exactly 10.22.
What about this?
There is a gap here, right?
Yes.
For what... 3½ hours? What happened there?
I think he dived and then he drifted south and ascended here.
How sure are you about all this?
I'm pretty confident.
Can you come with me out to the diving team?
Of course.
And Maibritt. Please contact the Swedish side and get a status update from them.
Yes.
LM! Did you get my message?
Yes, I did.
I brought Nikolaj with me.
Was it you that managed to plot the course?
Yes. Look here.
Do you know each other?
Yes, we do.
Look here.
As you can see here, the course...
is plotted based on radar signals from the night.
Yes.
This is awesome, man.
There are 5 minutes between each...
point there which we have plotted during the night.
Jarliss!
Based on the phone signals...
- Yes? - Come and look at this.
At 23.25 it is there and goes all the way....
This is fantastic!
So, this will help?
You bet.
Here you go.
Yes, hello.
- Hi Joachim. - Hello.
I just wanted to inform you that we have managed
to plot the course the submarine took.
Really?
Yeah.
Did you have anything to do with it?
No.. What do you mean?
At first there was no way to get the info and then suddenly it was all available for us.
I don't really think that my call made any difference.
Hmmm.. well.
Anyway, the divers are now able to narrow the search area significantly.
That's great news.
Any news on the DNA test?
No, not yet.
But, I'll call as soon as I get any news.
It's just that....
Yes?
No, it's nothing.
Day 13 23ʳᵈ August 2017
Hi Joachim, It's Jens.
Apologies for calling so early.
We got the DNA result.
Yes.
I'm very sorry, but it's a match.
Good morning.
I would like to start by expressing my deepest sympathy
to Kim Wall's family that during the night I had to
inform that we have found DNA match between Kim
Wall and the torso that was found couple of days ago.
- No need to take off the shoes. - Are you sure?
Yes, the dog makes everything dirty anyway.
The red one's are hers.
She traveled all over.
Her and the boyfriend were going to move to
China. They had sorted out an apartment and...
Yes...
Please have a seat.
Do you want some more coffee?
No thanks.
What do we do now?
When we first met, I promised to be open and honest with you.
That is a promise I intend to keep.
I have brought some drawings of the torso.
I've brought some photographs.
It's entirely up to you if you want to see both or just the drawings.
Maybe we start with the drawings.
What I can show you here is a drawing of the torso.
And the wounds inflicted on the torso are marked by an 'X'
- Joche... - Iso. Come .
Good God!
My sweet girl.
It gigantic.
Were you able to use the radar information from Malmö for something?
And the cadaver dogs?
Unfortunately we don't have them in Denmark.
Why not?
They don't think it is adequately proven that they work.
I see.
Please pass on my thanks for the help to the team.
From both of us.
See you later. Please let me know if there is anything we can do.
Yes, sure.
- We are doing everything we can. - Yes.
Goodbye.
Hi, you have called Cecilie. I can't take your call, so please leave a message. Bye.
Hi Cille....
Day 17 27ᵗʰ August 2017
We are ready to dive in zone 3.
- Yes, you can start. - You can go.
We have finished zone 3. Zone 3 is completed.
Negative. Nothing found. I repeat - nothing found.
We are not finding anything.
No-one said it would be easy.
Easy? No-one said it would be impossible.
In total, 8 men have dived 240 hours since 11th August. 240 hours in 2 weeks.
They don't see their kids, they don't see their wife's.
They work 24/7.
They are under huge pressure.
And when they ask what's the point.
What do I tell them?
What the hell do you want me to do?
What?
I would love to tell you exactly where to dive. But I don't.
How long have we known each other, Jens?
I've never seen you ruffled by a case like this before.
His hearing is set for 5ᵗʰ September at 9.30.
And we still don't have enough evidence.
The ME maintains that cause of death is not on the torso?
Yes, he does.
I might be able to push for manslaughter. He could get less than 2 years.
And without cause of death, even that's a tough one.
I know.
What do the divers say?
Didn't you plot the course the submarine took?
Yes.
But it still extremely difficult.
Okay.
Sorry, I'm late. Let's get going.
We now know it is Kim's torso.
We know she didn't die from the wounds on the torso.
We know the accused is lying. He didn't throw her whole
body into the sea. But exactly what he did we don't know.
From the VTS data in Malmö, Nikolaj has plotted the
course. That's what now guides the divers.
They haven't found anything yet.
Jakob, you say we can't charge him with murder.
We can charge him with murder, but it would be extremely
difficult to get him found guilty without cause of death.
But we can't establish cause of death without
finding the head or the other body parts.
So, we must continue to search.
Thanks for meeting up.
I really appreciate it.
Of course.
I'm sorry that I just....
well...
That you just... what?
Stood up and left, just after I told you that you're gonna be granddad?
Or all the other times you have ignored me?
My birthdays?
Swimming competitions, school plays...
Or maybe my graduation party?
All of it.
Maybe you weren't there much for me.
And not much we can do about that now.
But...
I don't know. I would just like...
like to hope that....
my child can count on it's granddad.
Right?
Go, boy.
Good - yeah.
Well done.
Come here. Come on.
Let go.
Good dog.
Hi Joachim. It's Jens.
I just wanted to let you know I will contact
Swedish police to see if they will lend us their dogs.
Good. Take care.
Hello. This is Jens Møller from Copenhagen Police.
I'm calling to ask for some help.
Yes, thank you.
Thank you. They are so lovely.
Ingrid, my love. Don't stand out here in the cold.