The Crime Room: The Murderer Michael Ek and the Hammer Murder in Lund

The cultural figure Michael Ek recorded documentaries and played in a Celtic punk band - a life far from crime. Then he was arrested, suspected of beating a 20-year-old man to death with a hammer. In the district court, Ek claimed that he was the victim of blackmail and that he had killed in self-defense, but the court did not buy his story. What unfolded was a story about the hunt for quick money, a shady forestry deal and a planned murder. Thi…