American Man Admits to Attacking 2 US Tourists and Killing One of Them Near Famous German Castle

American Man Admits to Attacking 2 US Tourists and Killing One of Them Near Famous German Castle
A 31-year-old American man accused of murder is led into the courtroom at the regional court in Kempten, Southern Germany, on Feb. 19, 2024. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa via AP
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BERLIN—An American man on Monday admitted to charges of murder and rape after he allegedly pushed two U.S. women down a ravine, fatally injuring one of them near Germany’s Neuschwanstein castle last year.

The 31-year-old defendant admitted to the charges during the start of his trial, the German news agency dpa reported. Defendants in the German legal system do not formally enter pleas to charges.