Peter Madsen Danish inventor who was imprisoned for torturing and murdering a Swedish journalist Kim Wall in a self-built submarine in 2017 escaped Tuesday from the prison where he is serving a life sentence although he was quickly recaptured after a standoff with snipers.
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Miss Wall killer was seen in a dramatic video posted by the tabloid Ekstra Bladet surrounded by well-armed police officers as he sat with his hands behind his back on a grassy patch at the side of a road in Albertslund.
A reporter with the outlet hinted he was wearing a belt-like device around his waist. Members of the bomb squad also responded almost immediately to the scene.
Madsen took a hostage inside the prison and threatened the person with what appeared to be a firearm, local media reported, adding that he stopped less than a half-mile from the prison.
According to an eyewitness, Frank Jensen, police suddenly surrounded a white van outside the Herstedvester prison in suburban Copenhagen, opened the door and pulled Madsen out. Meanwhile, the killer had been isolated over concern that he may try escaping from the lockup, according to reports Tuesday.
However, Madsen, 49 in a recent interview for a documentary admitted to the crime for the first time, saying “yes” when asked whether he had killed Kim Wall in August 2017 after he invited her on board his 60-foot UC3 Nautilus for an interview.
Kim Wall was last seen waving to her boyfriend after boarding the vessel to report on a story about Madsen, who was well known at the time in Denmark for raising money to build rockets and subs.
Wall’s dismembered torso was found days after at sea off Copenhagen and other body parts were found in weighted bags in October. Although Madsen admitted to dismembering Wall his story was not straight as to how she died. Rather he claimed the journalist died from breathing toxic fumes that had built up in the sub.
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While his trial was ongoing, prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen alleged that Madsen tortured Wall as part of his violent sexual fantasies. Then, in 2018, Peter Madsen was sentenced to life in prison and lost his appeal shortly after apologizing to the victim’s family who was present in the appeals court.
Wall had scheduled an interview with Madsen for a story on a rocket program he founded with the goal of building a crowdfunded projectile to launch himself into space. But by the time he later texted her, his cash flow had dried up and he had canceled the project.
