The suspect who led them to the bodies on a Texas ranch admitted that he did "physical violence" to Ms. O'Hair.

During an undercover investigation, a suspect, Daniel Nette, had admitted to an undercover officer that he had robbed and killed the widow.

The police said the suspects admitted to the bombings and indicated that their next target was to be the American Embassy.

The suspect, who according to the police is a close relative of Deniz, has admitted to the stabbing but denied any intent to kill.

Prosecutors say the suspects admitted to the crime, and detectives are searching for additional suspects.

So to wrap up the plot: a third suspect, identified only as Sean M. because he was 15 at the time, later admitted his participation and received 18 months' probation.

The suspect has admitted to involvement in 20 of the cases.

The 42-year-old suspect, Adelheid Streidel, admitted trying to kill Lafontaine so that "she would get in the news", according to the regional prosecutor.

He said the suspect, who was carrying a passport bearing a different name, "admitted that he was McVey."

Why would the seven suspects, picked up on drug and weapons charges, spontaneously admit to far more serious crimes, in this case four brutal killings?