Suspect Arrested in Italy for Easey Street Murders: Melbourne's Cold Case Reopened
Details of the Easey Street Murders Arrest
A man suspected of the brutal killing of two women in Australia nearly half a century ago has been arrested in Rome on an international arrest warrant, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Saturday. The 65-year-old suspect, who has dual Greek and Australian citizenship, was detained at Rome's Fiumicino airport on Thursday after landing on a flight that had departed from Greece, ANSA said.
Investigation and Extradition Process
Australia’s Victoria Police said in a news release that the suspect was arrested on Thursday at an airport in Rome. There was a warrant and arrest out for his arrest, police confirmed, and the suspect is currently in custody in Italy.
- Police will work to seek the suspect’s extradition to Victoria.
- The suspect reportedly lived in Greece, protected by the country’s statute of limitations, according to Australian media.
- Australian police will start the process of extraditing the suspect, with Italian courts setting the timeline.
The man is accused of killing two friends - Suzanne Armstrong, 27, and Susan Bartlett, 28 - in a knife attack that shocked Australia in January 1977. The young women were found dead in their rented house on Easey Street in Melbourne, while Armstrong's 16-month-old son was left unharmed in his cot in another room. Both women had been stabbed multiple times.
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