81-year-old confesses to German cold case murder of US tourist in 1994
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Tue, 18 August 2026
8 reports- Der Spiegel (Germany)12:23first to report
1994 wurde die junge US-Amerikanerin Amy Lopez in Koblenz Opfer eines Gewaltverbrechens. Nun steht der mutmaßliche Täter vor Gericht. Auch sein Verteidiger erwartet eine Verurteilung wegen Mordes.
- Der Spiegel (Germany)12:23
1994 wurde die junge US-Amerikanerin Amy Lopez in Koblenz Opfer eines Gewaltverbrechens. Nun steht der mutmaßliche Täter vor Gericht. Auch sein Verteidiger erwartet eine Verurteilung wegen Mordes.
- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)13:05
1994 wurde die amerikanische Studentin Amy Lopez in Koblenz gefesselt, vergewaltigt und erstochen. Der Fall wurde zum Cold Case. Bis eine Spur am Hosenbund einen Mann überführt. Er ist heute 81.
- Die Zeit (Germany)14:25
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)14:31
Un cold case rimasto irrisolto per tre decenni si avvia verso la conclusione con una piena ammissione di colpevolezza. Davanti al Tribunale di Coblenza, in Germania, un uomo di 81 anni ha confessato l’omicidio e la violenza sessuale ai danni di Amy Lopez, turista statunitense di 24 anni uccisa nel 1994. L’imputato, rintracciato a distanza […] L'articolo Violenta e uccide la turista 24enne Amy Lopez, dopo 30 anni l’assassino viene incastrato dal Dna: la svolta nel cold case e la confessione di...
- Index.hr (Croatia)14:38
81-GODIŠNJI muškarac danas je na početku suđenja priznao da je prije više od 30 godina u Njemačkoj seksualno zlostavljao i ubio američku turistkinju, izvijestila je njemačka novinska agencija dpa.
- iDNES (Czechia)16:30
Jednaosmdesátiletý muž se v úterý u soudu v Německu přiznal, že před více než 30 lety znásilnil a zavraždil americkou turistku. Případ vraždy Amy Lopezové se podařilo vyřešit pomocí analýzy DNA, podezřelého policie zadržela letos v únoru v domově důchodců.
1 reprint
- Novinky (Czechia)18 Aug, 15:18their copy
- Vecernji list (Croatia)16:45
Ubojstvo je desetljećima bilo neriješeno, sve dok istražitelji nisu ponovno analizirali stare tragove DNK koristeći nove metode
Wed, 19 August 2026
1 report- BBC News World18:26
Amy Lopez from Texas was last seen alive in September 1994 while on a visit to a fortress in Koblenz.
Fri, 28 August 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post12:13
An 81-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Germany for the murder of an American tourist more than 30 years ago, the presiding judge at Koblenz Regional Court, Rupert Stehlin, announced on Friday. The court also found that the offence was of a particularly serious nature. In doing so, the bench concurred with the unanimous assessments of the prosecution, the representatives of the joint plaintiffs and the defence counsel. The defendant had admitted to the offence in general...
- DW Top Stories15:22
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The crime was unsolved for over three decades before new DNA proof made it possible to arrest and convict the now 81-year-old. His victim, Amy Lopez, was 24 at the time of her murder.