German Court convicts 71-year-old ex-US soldier for murder of a young woman 47 years ago.

A 71-year-old former US soldier has been sentenced to life in prison by a German court for the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old woman 47 years ago. 

The defendant, who was 24 at the time of the crime, had maintained his innocence throughout the trial, but the prosecution's case relied on DNA evidence and testimony from two witnesses who claimed the defendant had confessed to the killing years later. 

The prosecution argued that the defendant, who was stationed in Schweinfurt at the time, killed the victim because she threatened to reveal their affair and possible pregnancy to his wife.

Meanwhile, the defense requested a psychiatric evaluation, citing post-traumatic stress disorder, but the court denied the request and the verdict is not yet final due to the statute of limitations, which limited the conviction to murder.

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