Prosecutors say Zschaepe was part of the National Socialist Underground (NSU) group that killed eight Turks, a Greek and a German policewoman between 2000 and 2007, leading to one of the most closely watched trials in post-war Germany.
Zschaepe is the only survivor of the three-member National Socialist Underground (NSU) gang accused of killing eight Turks, a Greek and a German policewoman. The belated discovery followed by a botched investigation process was severely criticized by members of the Turkish community and the government.
The case was muddled with allegations that German intelligence and security forces turned a blind eye to the gang up until their "accidental" discovery in 2011 and that the officials sought to destroy evidence once the gang's connections to informants from the far-right scene were revealed.
Zschaepe has been on trial since May 2013 for crimes committed by the gang, ranging from racially motivated murders to a bombing and a string of bank robberies between 2000 and 2007.