# Germany: Man sentenced to life for rape and murder of US tourist

https://mins.news/en/item/35841

- DW, 2026-08-28 15:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-man-gets-life-in-jail-for-us-tourist-s-rape-murder/a-78550472?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> A German court in Koblenz sentenced an 81-year-old man to life in prison for raping and murdering 24-year-old US tourist Amy Lopez in 1994. The case remained unsolved for more than three decades until new DNA evidence led to his arrest and conviction.