Illinois College Graduates Attacked and Killed in Germany
TL;DR
Two American tourists, recent graduates of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, were attacked while hiking near Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany. One of the women, Eva Liu, died after being pushed down a slope by a 30-year-old American man she had met while hiking. The man is in police custody on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, and attempted sexual offense. The other woman, Kelsey Chang, survived the attack. The women did not know the alleged attacker, who had persuaded them to follow him down a hidden trail leading to a viewpoint before attacking.
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- 1 dead after 2 US tourists pushed into ravine at German castle; American under arrest WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland
- Eva Liu's College Responds to 'Senseless' Killing at German 'Disney' Castle Newsweek
- Tourist killed, 2nd injured after being shoved into ravine near famous German castle were reportedly U. of. I graduates Chicago Sun-Times
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