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Triple Murder In Law Office

October 16, 2003
https://p.dw.com/p/4Bka

Following the arrest of the prime suspect in the triple murder of a man, his wife, both lawyers, and their daughter in Overath near Cologne earlier this week, the judge handling the case on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against the suspect's girlfriend. Although the 45-year old suspect still denies any involvement in the slayings, his 19-year-old girlfriend, believed to be his accomplice, made a detailed confession, officials said. Investigators believe the suspects killed the lawyer after he demanded he deliver his unpaid rent. The bodies of the three victims were found in the family law office in the small city of Overath on Tuesday after neighbors reported hearing gunshots.