What American Troy Bohling 31 Said To Victims Before Attack

The Michigan man who has admitted to raping and murdering a fellow American tourist in Germany in 2023 after luring her and a friend away from a hiking trail hauntingly told his two victims: 'That's enough adventure for today.'

On Monday, Troy Bohling, 31, admitted to charges of murder, rape with fatal consequences, attempted murder and possession of child porn at the start of his trial in Germany. He was not named locally because of the country's privacy laws.

Prosecutors say that Bohlin lured two women away from a hiking on June 14 close to Marienbruecke, a bridge over a gorge close to the castle that offers a view of Neuschwanstein castle, said to be in the inspiration for the castles in Disney's Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella movies. 

The two victims, Eva Liu and Kelsey Chang, aged 21 and 22, were on a once-in-a-lifetime trip that had already taken them to Spain and Italy. 

After meeting the pair by chance, Bohlin attacked Liu first, attempting to undress and rape her before pushing her companion off of a slope with a 165ft drop, which caused her significant injuries. Liu later succumbed to her injuries. 

During the course of the investigation, authorities found Bohling's laptop and cellphone contained child pornography that featured his younger sister.













Pictured: Troy Bohling and his sister. Bohling admitted to the charges during the start of his trial, the German news agency dpa reported











Bohling has been charged with the murder of 21-year-old Eva Liu (left). He is also charged with the attempted murder of her 22-year-old friend Kelsey Chang (right)









Built in the 19th century by King Lugwig II, Neuschwanstein castle is one of the most visited sites in Germany, attracting over a million visitors a year





Bohling is led into the courtroom at the regional court in Kempten, Southern Germany, on February 19





The attack happened on June 14 last year near the Marienbruecke, a bridge over a gorge close to the castle that offers a view of Neuschwanstein castle





Bohling (second from left) in a family photo with his brother Trevor, his sister Toni and his mother Mary







Defendants in the German legal system do not formally enter pleas to charges.

'The defendant has committed an unfathomable crime,' defense lawyer Philip Mueller said in a statement. The defendant, whose name hasn't been released in line with German privacy rules, confirmed that his lawyer's statement was correct but did not answer any questions.

A verdict in the case is expected in March. 

Authorities say the women didn't know the man before they met near Neuschwanstein. The suspect was arrested shortly after the attack.

Liu, from Naperville, Illinois and Chang, from Bloomington, Illinois, were both recent graduates of the University of Illinois.

The two encountered Bohling as they visited the Neuschwanstein castle.




Prosecutors say Bohling met by chance the two female tourists, Eva Liu and Kelsey Chang, aged 21 and 22, on a hiking path and lured them off the trail

'That's enough adventure for today,' Bohling is said to have remarked to the women, before offering to take them to a nearby viewing point on the way back to the castle, according to prosecutors.

Around that point, he began to attack Liu by undressing and attempting to rape her.  

When Chang tried to help her, a scuffle ensued Bohling allegedly pushing her down a steep slope. She fell about 165 feet and sustained a head injury, bruises and grazes but survived.

The suspect, from Lincoln Park, Michigan, then allegedly strangled Liu until she was unconscious and raped her, prosecutors said, before pushing her down the slope as well.

When mountain rescue workers found the two women, Chang was injured but able to talk. Her friend described her as 'gasping' after the fall.

The rape victim was seriously injured and taken by helicopter to hospital, where she died later that night as a result of her injuries.

Other tourists witnessed the assault and later filmed Bohling as he was led away in handcuffs by police.

Bohling photographed and filmed key scenes of the crime, German daily Bild reports.

The rescue operation and his subsequent arrest took place in front of hundreds of tourists, according to the publication.

Bohling lived with his brother Trevor in a single-story house about 20 minutes from Detroit.

Neighbors described him as 'quiet' and not very friendly and said the brothers were often away for long periods of time.

They assumed the pair worked in oil fields.

The brothers mostly stayed inside, only being seen outside to 'walk their cat on a leash in the garden', the neighbor added. 'The family is weird. Troy would never look you down in the eye when he came and went.

'I'm shocked what he's been accused of, I'm scared he may have done stuff here and no one has figured it out yet.'

In June, Mary Bohling, his mother, told Bild: 'My son is not in Germany at all. We have to find out what happened - we won't comment.'

Bohling attended Allen Park High School near Detroit with former classmates describing him as rather shy and inconspicuous boy that played in the school band and had a girlfriend.

Another person who only knew him briefly says that the alleged killer spent a lot of time playing the role-playing game 'Dungeons and Dragons' in the library in his hometown of Allen Park.

A former friend of the alleged killer, who he had spent several summers in a camp with, link palsu said he was 'introverted, shy, quiet and a little peculiar' but ultimately friendly.

He said doing something like the attack in Germany would be unlike 'the Troy he knew ten years ago.'

Court records show that in 2016 he faced a charge of embezzlement, but there was no prosecution and the matter was dropped.


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