Peter Madsen

Peter Madsen
Madsen in November 2010
Born
Peter Langkjær Madsen

(1971-01-12) 12 January 1971 (age 53)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupations
Conviction(s)Premeditated murder and sexual assault
Criminal chargeMurder, indecent handling of a corpse, sexual assault
PenaltyLife 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

  1. ↑ "Peter Madsen, inventeur exalté et mégalo". FranceSoir (in French). 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Danish engineer Peter Madsen sentenced to life for murdering journalist Kim Wall". The Guardian. 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. ↑ "UC3 Nautilus Homepage". uc3nautilus.dk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "Inventor Madsen guilty of Kim Wall murder". BBC News. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.