Crime & Justice

U.S. Soldier Arrested in German Woman’s Mysterious 1978 Murder

COLD CASE

A 35-year-old woman in Germany was raped and murdered in the middle of the night nearly four decades ago. Thanks to DNA, authorities say they’ve finally found her killer.

Justin Rohrlich
Justin Rohrlich 

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A black-and-white photo from the 1970s of a U.S. Army installation in Germany.
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Justin Rohrlich

Justin Rohrlich

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