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Swedish Journalist Kim Wall's Severed Head Found In Copenhagen Bay

Police are still seeking to determine a cause of death after the 30-year-old's torso washed ashore this summer. Danish inventor Peter Madsen has been charged in her death.

Danish divers looking for the remains of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, whose torso washed ashore in Copenhagen this summer, made a gruesome discovery Friday nearby in Køge Bay.

"We found a leg and then another. Møller Jensen said they also found a weighted bag containing a knife and Wall's clothing, socks and shoes.

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