# 81-year-old man admits 1994 murder of US tourist in Germany

https://mins.news/en/item/26543

- BBC News, 2026-08-19 18:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq89n5j9npdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> An 82-year-old man has admitted in court to killing 24-year-old Texan tourist Amy Lopez in Koblenz in 1994. Lopez was found dead after heading to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, and a DNA match led to the long-stalled case being reopened nearly 32 years later.

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