A Friend, a Murderer

A tight-knit community in Denmark is left with lasting trauma after a series of horrific crimes goes unsolved for years. When the perpetrator is finally caught, it’s a welcome relief — but for three of his former friends, it’s the beginning of a nightmare: The person they thought they knew is responsible for violent crimes against three girls. 

“For years, I feared the perpetrator was still out there and that I could be the next victim,” one of the culprit’s ex-friends, Amanda, says. “When I realized it was one of my closest friends, my world shattered.” In the three-part documentary A Friend, a Murderer, director Christian Dyekjær takes viewers through the near decade it took to bring a killer to justice.