Student (18) killed
Murder 46 years ago: Ex-US soldier (70) charged
The public prosecutor's office has brought charges against a former US soldier for the murder of a female student in Germany 46 years ago. He allegedly killed the young woman in 1978 with 14 stab wounds.
"He is accused of murdering the 18-year-old student in order to cover up an affair with her," said a spokesman for the Schweinfurt public prosecutor's office. The man denies the crime.
Ex-soldier is in custody
The now 70-year-old has since been extradited to Germany and is in custody. He was arrested last year in the US state of Nebraska.
According to the public prosecutor's office, the then 24-year-old was stationed in Schweinfurt (Lower Franconia) as a soldier in the US armed forces. The man had already come to the attention of investigators in 1996.
Modern forensic technology
Thanks to modern forensic technology, they were later able to analyze DNA traces on the victim's clothing. According to the public prosecutor's office, these results and witness statements seriously incriminate the former soldier.
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