"Breakthrough DNA evidence solves 45-year-old cold case murder in Germany"

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"Breakthrough DNA evidence solves 45-year-old cold case murder in Germany"
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A British man, now aged 70, has been extradited to Germany and charged with murder in connection with the killing of a retiree in Munich nearly 45 years ago. The victim was last seen in 1978 with a younger man, and his body was found with multiple head injuries. DNA evidence and fingerprints found at the scene led investigators to the suspect, who was arrested in the UK in March and extradited to Germany in April. The suspect has not commented on the case, but he admitted to being in Munich in 1978.

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