82-Year-Old German Man Admits to Murdering 24-Year-Old Woman

Aug 20, 2026 - 01:00
Updated: 6 hours ago
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81-year-old confesses to German cold case murder of US tourist in 1994

Amy Lopez, 24, from Texas was last seen alive on her way to a historic fortress in Koblenz almost 32 years ago

The Trial of Hans S: A Decade-Long Cold Case Comes to an End

A man aged 82 is facing a life sentence in prison in Germany, after going on trial and admitting to a murder that mystified the city of Koblenz for almost 32 years.

Her body was found at the site two hours later

Hans S, who was 49 at the time, was arrested at a retirement home in the area last February after a DNA trace found on Lopez's clothing was matched to saliva he had provided during a cold-case investigation.

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His full name has not been revealed because of German privacy rules

Prosecutors believe the attacker met Lopez

They accuse Hans S of luring her into a secluded area beneath the fortress, known as the General von Aster room after a 19th-Century Prussian general.

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