Peter Madsen Wiki, Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

 

Peter Madsen is a Danish former engineer, artist, entrepreneur, and a convicted assassin. He’s notorious for the sexual assault and homicide of a Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his submarine UC3 Nautilus.

Peter Madsen Wiki, Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Peter Madsen was born as Peter Langkjær Madsen on 12 January 1971 (age 50 years; as of 2021) in Denmark. His zodiac signal is Capricorn. Peter accomplished his main and secondary schooling in Høng, Denmark. He developed an curiosity in rocket gas and rockets when he was in class due to his chemistry and physics instructor Johannes Fischer. The primary rocket developed by him was one meter tall and its design was primarily based on the American ICBM MX Peacekeeper. He launched the rocket on 3 March 1986. In 1987, he was chosen in an higher secondary faculty in Kalundborg, and he moved there to review. Peter by no means completed any form of formal schooling however he took programs in welding and engineering to study submarines. Madsen had an enthusiastic method in the direction of his tasks however it might usually trigger conflicts with others.

Bodily Look

Peak (approx.): 5′ 9″

Hair Shade: Blonde

Eye Shade: Blue

 

Household & Ethnicity

Dad and mom & Siblings

Peter Madsen was born to Annie (mom) and Carl Madsen (father). His mom, Annie was married twice earlier than she bought married to Carl, and he or she had three sons from the earlier marriages. Peter had three step-brothers and his father, Carl, was abusive in the direction of all three of them besides Peter. Peter was six years outdated when Annie determined to go away Carl and transfer away along with her three kids. Peter moved to a youth home in 1987 to review in a Danish higher secondary faculty. Carl Madsen handed away when Peter was eighteen years outdated.

Relationships, Spouse, & Kids

Peter Madsen bought married at Copenhagen Metropolis Corridor, Denmark in November 2011. His spouse labored within the movie business and he or she determined to maintain her id hidden. Peter was in an ‘open relationship’ and he had affairs outdoors her marriage as properly. Throughout his court docket trials, he accepted that he would usually have sexual encounters with different ladies on the submarine that he constructed himself. Peter was additionally an everyday customer to varied sexual fetish events. His spouse determined to desert him when extra data proving him responsible surfaced throughout the trials. In December 2019, Jenny Curpen, a former Russian reporter, and illustrator who resides in self-imposed exile in Finland bought married to the infamous killer Peter Madsen. Peter confirmed his marriage with the artist by way of a Fb publish.

Initiatives

Submarines (UC1 Freya)

Peter was inquisitive about rockets and submarines from a really younger age and after finishing his education, Peter attended a number of programs in welding and engineering to study extra about submarines and rockets. Madsen didn’t have a correct job so all his tasks had been financially supported by folks, organizations, and enterprises that noticed potential in him. Peter started constructing submarines and the primary personal Danish submarine constructed was the Freya or UC1 Freya, which was constructed by Peter Madsen and Claus Nørregaard in 2001-2002. The submarine accomplished 500 dives and it was decommissioned from its service.

UC2 Kraka

The second challenge work by Peter and Claus was Kraka or UC2 Kraka which was a diesel-electric midget submarine. The challenge was accomplished in 2005, and the size of the submarine was 12.6 m and had a displacement of six tonnes. The submarine was powered by a 16hp diesel engine and an 8hp electrical motor. The submarine is on show at Denmark’s Technical Museum in Elsinore, Denmark.

UC3 Nautilus

UC3 Nautilus was a midget submarine constructed by Peter Madsen with the assistance of a number of different volunteers in 2008. The development price of the submarine was round $200,000, and it might home 4 to eight folks relying on whether or not it was diving or working on the floor. In August 2017, the submarine was confiscated by the authorities as Peter Madsen was convicted for the homicide of a Swedish journalist Kim Wall. She was final seen alive on board with Madsen. In December 2018, the submarine was destroyed by the authorities.

Copenhagen Suborbitals

In Might 2008, Madsen and Danish architect Kristian Von Bengtson based an beginner crowd-funded, non-open supply human area programme, Copenhagen Suborbitals. Since 2008, they’ve flown 5 rockets and two mock-up area capsules. In 2014, Peter Madsen left the programme.

Rocket Madsen House Lab

On 16 July 2014, Peter Madsen established a brand new laboratory named Rocket Madsen House Lab in Copenhagen. On this laboratory, Madsen labored on constructing rockets primarily based on polyurethane and H₂O₂ hybrid engines. From 2016, Peter was growing a nanosatellite launch car utilizing enterprise investments.

Disappearance and Homicide of Kim Wall

Kim Wall was a Swedish freelance journalist who boarded the midget submarine UC3 Nautilus to interview the engineer and the proprietor of the submarine, Peter Madsen. On 10 August 2017, Kim Wall was getting ready for a farewell get together alongside along with her accomplice Ole Stobbe. The couple was planning to maneuver to Beijing on 16 August 2017, nevertheless, Kim obtained a message saying that Peter has invited her on board his submarine to interview her. Kim joined him on his submarine at 7 pm however the submarine by no means returned to the harbour. Stobbe filed a lacking report with the police that night time and the subsequent morning folks on the docks knowledgeable the police and Stobbe that the submarine Nautilus was final seen close to the Drogden lighthouse earlier than it sunk. Peter Madsen was arrested by the police beneath the suspicion of murdering the Swedish reporter Kim Wall.

On 21 August 2017, a torso washed up on the seashore which was discovered by a bike owner close by. A autopsy examination was performed and the torso had fifteen stab wounds within the groin area. Later, the police performed a search operation close to the seashore the place they discovered two plastic luggage containing Wall’s head, legs, garments, and a knife.

Arrest and Trials

Peter Madsen was arrested on 11 August 2017 and held in custody the place he was questioned concerning the whereabouts of Kim Wall. Peter gave an announcement saying that he had dropped off Wall on land. Later, he modified his assertion and mentioned that Kim Wall died from a blunt pressure trauma because the submarine’s hatch cowl fell on her head. When her head was discovered, a autopsy report instructed that there have been no indicators of blunt trauma to the top. Madsen once more modified his assertion and admitted to dismembering the physique of Kim Wall. Nevertheless, he nonetheless denied killing her and mentioned that she should have died due to inhaling the toxic exhaust fumes that should have entered the submarine however there have been no indicators of exhaust fumes within the lungs of Kim.

On 16 January 2018, Peter Madsen was charged with homicide, sexual assault, and indecent dealing with of a corpse because the prosecution accused him of torturing the reporter Kim Wall earlier than killing her. The trial started in March 2018 and on 25 April 2018, he was convicted of all the costs and sentenced to life imprisonment.

In Digital Media

In January 2020, a Danish documentary ‘Into the Deep’ following the lifetime of Peter Madsen was premiered at Sundance Pageant. The documentary was directed by Australia-born Emma Sullivan. The documentary was initially purported to be distributed on Netflix however the individuals claimed that they didn’t give consent to seem within the film with their title and picture so the documentary was placed on maintain by Netflix. The streaming platform introduced that they’ve withdrawn from the deal.

Peter Madsen Wiki, Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Information/Trivia

• Peter Madsen was good associates with former grownup film actress Dorthe Damsgaard. Dorthe informed a neighborhood newspaper that Peter had invited her a number of instances to his submarine however she declined the invites as she has claustrophobia. Throughout her interview with the newspaper, she said-
  

  He had two sides: He may very well be a well-spoken and charismatic one that might converse for hours about his submarine. After which … a a lot darker aspect. He made it no secret to me about having sexual fantasies and he was humorous, manipulative, severe and scary as an individual.”

• Peter Madsen was sentenced to life imprisonment in April 2018 and he was despatched to Storstrom jail. Whereas serving his time, Peter got here throughout a jail guard, a mom of two, they usually each began having frequent conversations. Later, it was discovered that the jail guard developed feeling for Peter and he or she fantasized about shifting in with Madsen.

• On 15 August 2018, Peter Madsen was attacked by an 18-year-old inmate in Storstrom jail. After the assault, Peter’s lawyer requested the court docket to get Madsen transferred to Herstedvester Jail, Denmark to guard him from any additional assaults.

• Through the judgement, Peter Madsen was sentenced to life imprisonment and together with this, he was requested to pay a compensation of DKK (Danish Krone) 328,246.14 to Kim Wall’s mother and father and DKK (Danish Krone) 150,000 to Kim Wall’s Danish accomplice. He was additionally requested to bear the prices of the case.

• Peter Madsen’s father was an abusive alcoholic and he would usually get drunk and hit his stepsons. Peter was his favorite of the 4 and he all the time escaped the beating.

• Peter had a number of shut associates who initially supported him throughout the court docket hearings however as extra proof associated to the homicide got here ahead displaying that Peter was responsible, his associates gave up on him. His spouse would additionally attend the court docket hearings however after listening to Peter’s confession throughout the trials, she determined to desert him and transfer away from town.

• In accordance with a volunteer who had labored with Peter Marsen at Copenhagen Suborbitals mentioned that Peter was a short-tempered particular person in nature when it got here to engaged on a challenge. He mentioned that Peter used to behave like ‘a toddler who simply misplaced his toy or dropped his ice cream or one thing,’ and he would often throw hammers and different instruments.

• On 27 June 2014, Peter Madsen was invited as a speaker to the European Confederation of Younger Entrepreneurs occasion.

   

  Peter Madsen talking at a public occasion

• After his arrest in August 2017, Madsen’s pc was searched by police for any proofs or connections to the murders. In his search historical past, they discovered movies of individuals getting murdered and the highest three classes searched by him for porn had been ‘throat,’ ‘woman,’ and ‘ache.’

• In October 2020, Peter Madsen tried to flee from Herstedvester jail, Copenhagen. Peter escaped from the jail by threatening a jail worker with a home made explosive machine and ran away from the jail. He lined a distance of 500 metres from the jail earlier than he was recaptured by the police. The bomb squad arrived on the scene and after hours of testing, they established that the explosive machine was a pretend one. On 9 February 2021, he was handed down a 21 months jail sentence for his try to flee from jail.

   

  Peter Madsen arrested by cops after his failed try of escaping the jail

• On 19 December, Jenny Curpen posted an image of an illustration made by her of herself and Peter Madsen collectively. She drew this image as a one 12 months marriage anniversary reward.

   

  The illustration of herself with Peter Madsen made by Jenny Curpen