The Pufedorf Hoax

The story begins on February 19th, 1948, with the murder of Wilhelm Jacobsen, and his wife, Inger Margrethe Jacobsen, born Scheel, in their flat in Copenhagen, Denmark. Because the double-murder was never solved, there have been numerous myths and theories connected to the case, earning it a legendary status in Danish criminal history.

The simplest theory is probably the most likely: A common robbery gone horribly wrong. Perhaps even Inger Margrethe Jacobsen's rumored lover, killing her and her husband, in a fit of jealousy. But as it often happens when it comes to unsolved murders, more wild theories have flourished, ranging from high-ranking police officers wanting to cover up their involvement with the black market, to Wilhelm Jacobsen being involved in espionage, perhaps with the Soviets, or the couple being executed by former members of the Danish Resistance Movement after being suspected of working together with the Nazi occupational forces a few years earlier.

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