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The 31-year-old US citizen accused of brutally attacking two women near southern Germany’s famed Neuschwanstein Castle last year confessed to the crimes of murder, rape resulting in death and attempted murder on his first day in court on Monday. His lawyer read out a statement in court, saying “the accused committed the inconceivable offence.” Both women, aged 21 and 22, were also from the United States but prosecutors alleged that the man did not know them. The attack on the two women took place on June 14 during a hike near the Marienbrücke bridge, a popular spot to view the 19th-century fai…

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