An 81-year-old admits to 1994 killing of American tourist as trial opens in Germany
Prosecutors say new DNA analysis linked the suspect to the cold case after more than 30 years, and a verdict is expected in September.
- An 81-year-old man admitted to sexually assaulting and killing 24-year-old American tourist Amy Lopez in 1994 at his trial's opening on Tuesday in Koblenz, Germany.
- Investigators identified the defendant after analyzing old DNA traces using new methods, leading to his arrest in late February at a nursing home near Koblenz.
- Prosecutors allege the man, then 49, lured Lopez into a secluded room of the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, where he allegedly handcuffed, sexually assaulted, and killed her with nine knife wounds to the chest.
- Defense lawyer Volker Klein confirmed the defendant's full admission before presiding judge Rupert Stehlin, with eight trial days scheduled and a verdict expected in Sept.
- The crime remained unsolved for more than 30 years after children playing nearby discovered the body of Lopez shortly after the Sept 26, 1994, incident.
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A cold house that has been unsolved for three decades is moving towards the conclusion with a full admission of guilt. In front of the Court of Coblenz, in Germany, an 81-year-old man confessed the murder and sexual violence against Amy Lopez, a 24-year-old American tourist killed in 1994. The accused, tracked down at a distance [...] The article Violent and kills the 24-year-old tourist Amy Lopez, after 30 years the killer is framed by the DNA:…
In 1994, American student Amy Lopez was tied up, raped and stabbed in Koblenz. The case became a Cold Case. Until a trace of the waistband was transferred to a man. He is now 81.
In 1994, the young American Amy Lopez in Koblenz became the victim of a violent crime. Now the alleged perpetrator is on trial. Also his defender expects a conviction for murder.
The young US tourist Amy Lopez was killed in 1994. Almost 32 years after the murder, the trial against an eighty-one-year-old has now begun.
In front of the Koblenz Regional Court, the trial of an 81-year-old defendant began, confessing to having sexually abused and murdered American tourist Amy Lopez in Koblenz about three decades ago.
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