LONDON (AP) - Police in Northern Ireland have arrested two men in the death of a German backpacker 30 years ago, after much-publicized appeals on the anniversary of the teenager's death yielded a break in one of the region's most notorious unsolved murders.
The men, aged 58 and 61, were arrested in connection with the death of 18-year-old Inga Maria Hauser, whose body was found in 1988 in a remote part of Ballypatrick Forest in County Antrim two weeks after she was last seen alive on a ferry from Scotland.
Police have the genetic profile of a man linked to the case, but previous DNA screenings failed to produce a definitive match.
Detective Chief Superintendent Raymond Murray renewed his appeal for information on Monday, saying "it's time to tell us what you know."
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(PSNI/via AP). This is an undated handout photo issued by the Police Service of Northern Ireland of Inga Maria Hauser. Police in Northern Ireland have arrested two men in the death of a German backpacker 30 years ago, after much-publicized appeals on t...
(Niall Carson/PA via AP, File). FILE - This is a April 5, 2018 file photo, of a sign for Ballypatrick Forest in Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, where the body of 18-year-old Inga Maria Hauser was found on April 20 1988. Police in Northern Ireland have ...