The trial of 96-year old Nazi concentration camp secretary Irmgard Furchner, started October 19, having being postponed from September 30 when Furchner, seen here in Itzehoe, Germany, absconded for several hours before being caught.
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The trial of 96-year old Nazi concentration camp secretary Irmgard Furchner, started October 19, having being postponed from September 30 when Furchner, seen here in Itzehoe, Germany, absconded for several hours before being caught.
Mandatory Credit: Christian Charisius/Pool/AFP/Getty Images

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96-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect who absconded last month now goes on trial

The trial of a 96-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary has finally began in Germany, weeks after she went on the run just before she was due in court.