Germany shelves Nazi crimes investigation of Minnesota man, says 96-year-old unfit for trial
Retired carpenter Michael Karkoc was exposed as a former commander in an SS-led unit. Munich prosecutor Peter Preuss told the AP that Karkoc's attorney had refused to allow him to be examined by a medical expert from Germany, and that his office's decision was instead based on "Comprehensive medical documentation" From doctors at the geriatric hospital in the U.S. Where he is being treated. Ref. USAToday