A Munich jury sentenced three former 55 members to terms ranging from seven years to life and acquitted a fourth defendant on charges of wartime murders of Jews. Paul Johann Zapp, 65, was convicted of killing 13,419 Jews. Eugene von der Recke, 66, received a 13-year term for complicity in the slaughter of 5,000 Jews and Karl Noa, 59, received a seven-year term for aiding in the killing of 867 Jews. The trial lasted four weeks and concluded Thursday.
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