Peter Madsen
Peter Madsen | |
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 Madsen in November 2010 | |
| Born | Peter Langkjær Madsen 12 January 1971 Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Conviction(s) | Premeditated murder and sexual assault |
| Criminal charge | Murder, indecent handling of a corpse, sexual assault |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment |
Peter Langkjær Madsen[1] (Danish: [ˈpeːˀdɐ ˈlɑŋkæɐ̯ ˈmæsn̩]; born 12 January 1971) is a Danish former entrepreneur and self-taught engineer.[2][3] He co-founded the non-profit organization Copenhagen Suborbitals and was the founder and CEO of RML Spacelab ApS.[4]
In April 2018, Madsen was convicted of the 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall on board his submarine UC3 Nautilus and sentenced to life imprisonment.[5]
References
- ↑ "Peter Madsen, inventeur exalté et mégalo". FranceSoir (in French). 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ↑ "Danish inventor Peter Madsen sentenced to life in prison for murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall". Associated Press. 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ↑ "Danish engineer Peter Madsen sentenced to life for murdering journalist Kim Wall". The Guardian. 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ↑ "UC3 Nautilus Homepage". uc3nautilus.dk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ↑ "Inventor Madsen guilty of Kim Wall murder". BBC News. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.