European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday. December 11,1987 spec. 4 gets life for killing German la by Joe Mapother. Bremer Haven Bureau Garl Stokl Germany a Youn Pennsylvania Natta a guardsman was sentenced to life in  for strangling a German lawyer Durn to sexual encounter in september. A military jury of three officers an four senior enlisted men found spec. 4 Keith Cooper of Philadelphia guilty of premeditated murder indecent acis and larceny in connection with the sept. 21slaying of Heinrich Carls of vissel Hove de. Cooper Sal impassively throughout i retrial and sentencing but addressed the jury in an unworn statement after the guilty verdict was announced i know that i have Hurt a peo ple not Only the victim byline victim s family and my family Ftfe said. Cooper said he had planned to marry next March my bowed his head in his hands offer speaking. In addition to the life sentence the hews briefs Board also reduced Cooper in Grade 1o a i. Gave him a dishonourable discharge and directed him to forfeit $500 of his paper month for the next 50 years. The verdict is subject to Appeal. Cooper was attached to the 1st Cav corps which was on september  Germany in connection  of forces Germany refer Ger Cooper 24, and Carls evening sept. 20, Ion in Bostel. Coop map Anib his Batt dress  name on the Jack it. _ Rair then went on to another Barla disco where Cooper obtained hash ish before slopping for chinese food in Awal Srode restaurant not tar from the lawyer s Home in vissel Ovede Accord ing to statements Cooper made to police. They arrived at Carls apartment around Midnight according to testimony. It was later during an autoerotic sex act in which Carls was bound hand an fool that the lawyer died according to the defense Auto criticism Wasas heightening sexual pleasl.,-., striding the flow of Oxx Jaji War   Tohn Kent disputed   accused doing to put it vernacular he s rolling this  rolling an old homosexual Kent told the  calculators a Wallet and two patches were taken from the apartment to the prosecution. In court one Iraq pc the two calculators which had been imm i Ropper were identified by witnesses fill Uii to Carls. The lawyer was of neckties electrical and Cable. A medical Bandage i pts  piece were found wrapped around he victim s neck said Hamburg Coroner or. Klaus Poschl in testimony wednesday a Large part of the government s Case for premeditated murder stemmed from a confess ? Oscr the Day he incr told army criminal  come special agent James Vandoli that he decided 10 kill Carls while he was masturbating in front of the bound Law yer. The confession was later retracted the defense countered thai Cooper was led on by Vandoni Urc Jordan homicide specialist for the German police in Var Dan testified that Cooper did not make a Complete confession but answered yes to questions by Vandoli As to when and Why he decided to kill  defense also claimed that the amount of alcohol and drugs ingested by Cooper was a mitigating Factor in the  a witness who saw Cooper asm. The following morning said that Cujow taught have been drinking but did not a the Case will  re View before the . Army Recd Fulcd murder and sentenced Herto life in  for the stabbing death of her Soldier  27 at Wharton Barracks in Hail Bronn. Spec. 4 Pamela cwt Elson 28, of co a 38th sign Alan also was reduced Ivan to �-1 and Dis honorable discharged from the Arnwin a  prosecutors argue meal Nelson had killed sol. Levi Williams 27, of Btry Ijmte in 9th Field Art regt As he was trying 10 leave a apartment. Prosecutors said another woman had be i making plans Omerry Williams. A but defense attorney Joel Cohen sad Nelson was defending herself when she stabbed Kams at her bedroom door. Williams was abusing Nels physical by and was partially intoxicated As the to argued Cohen said. Jnelson of Clad Williams in one stroke with a Al knife which she had just gotten from the kit court records showed. A testimony from witnesses during the four Day trial1conflicted Over Williams alleged plans o in Daliis relationship with Nelson. Bui trial counsel maj Christopher Murier told the court that Nelson s intent in gelling a knife was in Only relevant Issue. Of she took 13 Steps into the Kirn. She had enough time to think about what Shorris doing. She walked the 13 Steps Back and Slabyj sgt. Williams Mac said in his closing argument Cohen produced will asses to show that Williams did not plan to marry another woman. And Nelson Claford Williams had shoved her an tried to choke Hejra Hospital nurse who treated Nel son after the of ribbing testified thai Nelson was and milled to Arfy Chiacc unit with several bruises and neck  off tar said the knife had passed through Wil Liams Cleart and punctured his liver so cleanly  could not have been struggling with Nelson " it she stabbed . Williams did t see that knife coming because of he had seen it you d see a Dogleg or a tear in the heart or liver Maher said. Other testimony showed that after the stabbing. Nel son had hidden the knife in a trash can and that the incident was Over before she began Yelling loudly enough o draw the attention of neighbors who disco d the , a Houston native joined the army in 1984. No Ismeni had been scheduled to end in october. Korwes theism go gets 3year$ for arson by Joseph Wen Stuttgart Dufeau Stuttgart a Profete first class received five year prison sent acc thursday for an aggravated anon conviction in conf Section with a 11.75 millionaire which destroy diff Stuttgart commuter train car and severely dam agao a train station. Pfc. Steven a Jansma 19, of the 38lh engr co 7lhengr brigade Inkom Westheim already had pleaded guilty to marijuana use earlier in the two Day court martial. Judge it. Col Wade Curtis also sentenced Jansma to4 dishonourable discharge reduction in ran to e and forfeiture of All pay and allowances. Jansma and two Soldier companions boarded a first class compartment of the soul Garl bound train at 11 a . July 13 in suburban ludwigs Burg. Jansma told Curtis he and the others disembarked at the next Stop in Kont Westheim where he set fire to a crumpled Ball of paper and tossed in Back into the car before the  and the train pulled away. However a of Conan railway Engineer testified that the materials in no nun car Are designed of resist combustion. A chemistry student dip had been Riding in the adjacent second class  said he discovered the fire As it started in the in lass Seal where Jansma claimed to have been Silling. The train pulled into slut Garr Zuffo Hausen Sta Tion at 11 37 . Where the fire gtd the car and destroyed electrical cables and part of of station  injuries were reported. German police arrested Jansma and minutes Al Ludendorff Cavern in Kom Westone and later turned the Case Over 10 u a. M Hilary offi Eia Curtis dismissed a charge of wilful damage of military property against Jansma charges against i second Soldier were dropped because of a Lack Ofemi Dence. Summit from Page 1 Val was by agreement below eco the two sides to give he two leaders a Chance to be briefed before to net final  addition to arms control there had been Hopes that Reagan and Gorbachev might agree on details of soviet troop withdrawal from Afghanistan perhaps in Exchange for an end to . Aid to the afghan  s Early morning visit to the soviet embassy came after experts for the two sides worked past mid night on details of a possible agreement reducing strategic missiles by As much As 50 percent. Shultz received a report from chief . Arms control specialist Paul h. Nitze and then met with soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze at the  Summit schedule called for Reagan and Gorba Chev to meet at the White House and. Hen Issue a join communique summing up their three Days of talks. Gorbachev planned to meet with american businessmen and hold a tale afternoon news conference before he Heads Back to Moscow in mid evening. Rea Gan arranged a 9 . Est address to the nation on the Summit which included signing a landmark treat Banning intermediate Range Mii Sulci