Suspect Arraigned in Killing of American Student in Russia

Suspect Arraigned in Killing of American Student in Russia
Alexander Popov, a man who was arrested on suspicion of murder sits behind the glass in a courtroom in the city of Gorodets, 36 miles north-west of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, on June 20, 2021. Roman Yarovitsyn/AP Photo
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MOSCOW—A court in central Russia on Sunday arraigned a suspect on murder charges in the death of an American woman who was studying at a local university.

The body of 34-year-old Catherine Serou was found Saturday in a wooded area near the city of Nizhny Novgorod, 250 miles east of Moscow. She had been missing since Tuesday.