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Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), in an undated handout picture provided by the German Federal Police Bundeskriminalamt. The trial against a previously unknown neo-Nazi cell, the National Socialist Underground (NSU), which is accused of murdering nine Turkish and Greek immigrants and a policewoman from 2000 to 2007, begins May 6, 2013. The focus of the trial will be Beate Zschaepe, who is accused of being an NSU founding member and faces charges of complicity in the murders, two bombings in Cologne and 15 bank robberies. Four suspected male accomplices are also on trial. The existence of the NSU emerged in November 2011 after Uwe Boehnhardt and Uwe Mundlos of the NSU were found dead in a burnt-out mobile home and the third Zschaepe, gave herself in to the police. Bundeskriminalamt/Handout via Reuters ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

Uwe Boehnhardt of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), in an undated handout picture provided by the German Federal Police Bundeskriminalamt. The trial against a previously unknown neo-Nazi cell, the National Socialist Underground (NSU), which is accused of murdering nine Turkish and Greek immigrants and a policewoman from 2000 to 2007, begins on May 6, 2013. The focus of the trial will be a 38-year-old woman, Beate Zschaepe, who is accused of being an NSU founder member and faces charges of complicity in the murders, two bombings in Cologne and 15 bank robberies. Four suspected male accomplices are also on trial. The existence of the NSU emerged in November 2011 after Boehnhardt and Uwe Mundlos of the NSU were found dead in a burnt-out mobile home and the third Zschaepe, gave herself in to the police. Bundeskriminalamt/Handout via Reuters ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

Uwe Mundlos, Beate Zschaepe and Uwe Boehnhardt (L-R) of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), in an undated handout picture provided by the German Federal Police Bundeskriminalamt. The trial against a previously unknown neo-Nazi cell, the National Socialist Underground (NSU), which is accused of murdering nine Turkish and Greek immigrants and a policewoman from 2000 to 2007, begins on May 6, 2013. The focus of the trial will be Beate Zschaepe, who is accused of being an NSU founding member and faces charges of complicity in the murders, two bombings in Cologne and 15 bank robberies. Four suspected male accomplices are also on trial. The existence of the NSU emerged in November 2011 after Boehnhardt and Mundlos of the NSU were found dead in a burnt-out mobile home and the third Zschaepe, gave herself in to the police. Bundeskriminalamt/Handout via Reuters ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

Uwe Mundlos of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), in an undated handout picture provided by the German Federal Police Bundeskriminalamt. The trial against a previously unknown neo-Nazi cell, the National Socialist Underground (NSU), which is accused of murdering nine Turkish and Greek immigrants and a policewoman from 2000 to 2007, begins on May 6, 2013. The focus of the trial will 38-year-old Beate Zschaepe, who is accused of being an NSU founding member and faces charges of complicity in the murders, two bombings in Cologne and 15 bank robberies. Four suspected male accomplices are also on trial. The existence of the NSU emerged in November 2011 after Uwe Boehnhardt and Mundlos of the NSU were found dead in a burnt-out mobile home and the third Zschaepe, gave herself in to the police. Bundeskriminalamt/Handout via Reuters ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), in an undated handout picture provided by the German Federal Police Bundeskriminalamt. The trial against the previously unknown neo-Nazi cell accused of murdering nine Turkish and Greek immigrants and a policewoman from 2000 to 2007, begins on May 6, 2013. The focus of the trial will be 38-year-old Beate Zschaepe, who is accused of being an NSU founding member and faces charges of complicity in the murders, two bombings in Cologne and 15 bank robberies. Four suspected male accomplices are also on trial. The existence of the NSU emerged in November 2011 after Uwe Boehnhardt and Uwe Mundlos of the NSU were found dead in a burnt-out mobile home and the third Zschaepe, gave herself in to the police. Bundeskriminalamt/Handout via Reuters ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

German riot police install a traffic sign in front of a courthouse, where the trial against Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), began in Munich on May 6, 2013. The surviving member of NSU blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and shamed its authorities goes on trial on Monday in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. The trial in Munich will focus on 38-year-old Zschaepe, who is charged with complicity in the murder of eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000-2007, as well as two bombings in immigrant areas of Cologne, and 15 bank robberies. Four others charged with assisting the NSU will sit with Zschaepe on the bench. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach ( GERMANY-NEONAZI )

Wolfgang Herr, Anja Sturm and Wolfgang Stahl (2L-R), lawyers of Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), arrive at the courthouse before the start of the trial in Munich May 6, 2013. The surviving member of NSU blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and shamed its authorities goes on trial on Monday in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. The trial in Munich will focus on 38-year-old Zschaepe, who is charged with complicity in the murder of eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000-2007, as well as two bombings in immigrant areas of Cologne, and 15 bank robberies. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

Semiya Simsek (C) and her brother Enver (CL), children of NSU victim Enver Simsek arrive at the courthouse, where the trial against Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), began in Munich on May 6, 2013. The surviving member of the NSU blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and shamed its authorities went on trial on Monday in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

A protester holds a placard written in English (R) and Turkish during a demonstration to commemorate the victims killed by the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU) during a demonstration at Berlin's Kreuzberg district May 6, 2013. The surviving member of a German neo-Nazi cell went on trial on Monday for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and exposed authorities' inability or reluctance to recognize right-wing hate crime. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

A placard and candles are seen early morning in front of a courthouse, where the trial against Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), began in Munich on May 6, 2013. The surviving member of NSU blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and shamed its authorities goes on trial on Monday in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. The trial in Munich will focus on 38-year-old Zschaepe, who is charged with complicity in the murder of eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000-2007, as well as two bombings in immigrant areas of Cologne, and 15 bank robberies. Four others charged with assisting the NSU will sit with Zschaepe on the bench. The placard reads, "How could they kill so many". REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach ( Germany-NEONAZI/ )

Protesters hold placards in front of a courthouse, where the trial against Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), began in Munich on May 6, 2013. The surviving member of NSU blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and shamed its authorities goes on trial on Monday in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. The trial in Munich will focus on 38-year-old Zschaepe, who is charged with complicity in the murder of eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000-2007, as well as two bombings in immigrant areas of Cologne, and 15 bank robberies. Four others charged with assisting the NSU will sit with Zschaepe on the bench. The placards read (L, from top to bottom), "Why have the authorities been blind, a chance for justice and how could they kill so many" and (R) "Hitler's child Zschaepe you will pay for your murders". REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach ( GERMANY-NEONAZI )

A protestor wearing a t-shirt with a picture of a victim (L) killed by the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU) takes part in a protest in front of the Reichstags building in Berlin on May 6, 2013. The surviving member of a German neo-Nazi cell went on trial on Monday for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and exposed authorities' inability or reluctance to recognize right-wing hate crime. Words on t-shirt (R) read, "NSU series of murders: pending questions. NSU - support network: How many are paid by the intelligence service". REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

German police officers stand in front of the courthouse in Munich on May 6, 2013. The surviving member of a German neo-Nazi cell went on trial on Monday for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and exposed authorities' inability or reluctance to recognize right-wing hate crime. Beate Zschaepe, 38, is charged with complicity in the murder of eight Turks, a Greek and a German policewoman between 2000 and 2007, as well as two bombings in immigrant areas of Cologne and 15 bank robberies. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

Police block protesters outside the courthouse, where the trial against Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), started in Munich May 6, 2013. The surviving member of the NSU blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and shamed its authorities goes on trial on Monday in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. The trial in Munich will focus on 38-year-old Zschaepe, who is charged with complicity in the murder of eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000-2007, as well as two bombings in immigrant areas of Cologne, and 15 bank robberies. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach ( Germany-NEONAZI/ )

Police officers stop a Turkish woman who wanted to enter the courthouse before the trial against Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), in Munich on May 6, 2013. The surviving member of the NSU blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and shamed its authorities goes on trial on Monday in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. The trial in Munich will focus on 38-year-old Zschaepe, who is charged with complicity in the murder of eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000-2007, as well as two bombings in immigrant areas of Cologne, and 15 bank robberies. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach ( Germany-NEONAZI/ )

Adile Simsek (C), widow of NSU victim Enver Simsek, sits among her lawyers in the courthouse before the start of the trial in Munich May 6, 2013. The surviving member of NSU blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and shamed its authorities goes on trial on Monday in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. REUTERS/Michael Dalder ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU) enters the courthouse before the start of her trial in Munich on May 6, 2013. The surviving member of NSU blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and shamed its authorities goes went on trial on Monday in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. Zschaepe is charged with complicity in the murder of eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000-2007, as well as two bombings in immigrant areas of Cologne, and 15 bank robberies. REUTERS/Michael Dalder ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU) enters the court before the start of her trial in Munich on May 6, 2013. The surviving member of NSU blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and shamed its authorities goes on trial on Monday in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. REUTERS/Michael Dalder ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), speaks to her lawyers Anja Sturm (R), Wolfgang Heer and Wolfgang Stahl (L) in the court before the start of the trial in Munich on May 6, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Dalder ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), speaks to her lawyer Wolfgang Stahl in the court before the start of the trial in Munich on May 6, 2013. The surviving member of NSU blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and shamed its authorities goes on trial on Monday in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. The trial in Munich will focus on 38-year-old Zschaepe, who is charged with complicity in the murder of eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000-2007, as well as two bombings in immigrant areas of Cologne, and 15 bank robberies. REUTERS/Michael Dalder ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), speaks to her lawyers Wolfgang Heer (C) and Wolfgang Stahl in the court before the start of the trial in Munich on May 6, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Dalder ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

Chief Judge Manfred Goetzl (2L) stands in the court before the start of the trial of Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), in Munich May 6, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Dalder ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

Semiya Simsek (C) and her brother Enver (L), children of NSU victim Enver Simsek arrive at the courthouse in Munich May 6, 2013. The surviving member of the NSU blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and shamed its authorities goes on trial on Monday in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. The trial in Munich will focus on 38-year-old Zschaepe, who is charged with complicity in the murder of eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000-2007, as well as two bombings in immigrant areas of Cologne, and 15 bank robberies. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

Journalists surround Semiya Simsek and her brother Enver, children of NSU victim Enver Simsek as they arrive outside the courthouse, where the trial against Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), will start later today, in Munich on May 6, 2013. The surviving member of the NSU blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and shamed its authorities goes on trial on Monday in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. The trial in Munich will focus on 38-year-old Zschaepe, who is charged with complicity in the murder of eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000-2007, as well as two bombings in immigrant areas of Cologne, and 15 bank robberies. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )

German special police forces escort handcuffed Beate Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU), at the end of the first day of her trial in Munich May 6, 2013. The surviving member of the NSU blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and shamed its authorities goes on trial on Monday in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. The trial in Munich will focus on 38-year-old Zschaepe, who is charged with complicity in the murder of eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000-2007, as well as two bombings in immigrant areas of Cologne, and 15 bank robberies. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach ( GERMANY-NEONAZI/ )