"Prosecutors in the German town of Aschaffenburg have charged a man with murder more than 41 years after the violent death of a trainee nurse in northern Bavaria. Authorities said the former boyfriend of 19-year-old Maria Koehler was accused of strangling her with a mesh scarf on July 30, 1984, out of jealousy and revenge. "Based on its investigations, the public prosecutor's office assumes that he acted treacherously," they said."
"The suspect, now 66, was wanted worldwide for years. Authorities said he had no citizenship, having reportedly lost Turkish nationality after refusing military service. He reentered Germany in 1998 under a different name with his German wife, whom he is believed to have married in Turkey. He then lived in Aschaffenburg for about 16 years under a false identity before returning to Turkey. Cold case investigators reopened the case in late 2024 and located him in Turkey. He was transferred to Germany in September and confessed to the killing, prosecutors said."
"What about the victim's family? The victim's family expressed relief at the arrest and thanked investigators, Bavarian broadcaster BR24 reported. "I truly hope for justice," said her sister. "It's all coming back as if it happened just a month or two ago." She said she had told her mother, who suffers from dementia, about the arrest and that her mother had tears in her eyes afterward. The family hopes the man will be punished, she added."
A suspect has been charged with the 1984 strangling of 19-year-old trainee nurse Maria Koehler in Aschaffenburg. Investigators allege the former boyfriend strangled her with a mesh scarf out of jealousy and revenge and acted treacherously. The suspect fled to Turkey after the killing, later reentered Germany under a false identity and lived in Aschaffenburg for about 16 years. Cold-case investigators reopened the case in late 2024, located and transferred him from Turkey to Germany in September, and secured a confession and DNA evidence. The victim's family expressed relief and hopes for justice.
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