81-year-old man admits to killing US tourist in Germany 30 years ago
Key Points:
- An 81-year-old man admitted to sexually assaulting and killing 24-year-old American tourist Amy Lopez in Koblenz, Germany, in 1994 during the opening of his trial.
- Prosecutors allege the man lured Lopez into a secluded room, handcuffed her, sexually assaulted her, and killed her with nine knife wounds, strangulation, and blunt force trauma.
- The crime remained unsolved for over 30 years until DNA evidence from the victim's clothing was reanalyzed with modern methods, linking the suspect to the murder.
- The suspect was arrested in February at a nursing home in Koblenz and has been in pretrial detention since, with eight trial days scheduled and a verdict expected in September.