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What if the last woman executed in Denmark wasn't a monster—but a servant with no way out? The Dark and Disturbing Case of Ane Cathrine Andersdatter takes us to 19th-century Denmark, where a young maid drowned three of her four newborns between 1853 and 1861. Each child came from a different man who promised marriage and then abandoned her. As a single mother, her options were prostitution or the poorhouse—and she chose neither. When the body of her fourth child was found in a well near Rødovre in 1861, she confessed everything. The Supreme Court recommended pardon by an 8-2 vote, but the Justice Minister convinced King Frederick VII to let the sentence stand. On December 21, 1861, Ane Cathrine was beheaded on Rødovre Mark—the last woman executed in Denmark, and the only one since the abolition of absolute monarchy. Press play, and don't listen alone. New episode every week—subscribe and leave your review. 🎧
