A 65-year-old man has been extradited from Rome and charged with the 1977 murders of two young women in Collingwood, bringing a measure of relief to their families after nearly five decades of waiting. Perry Kouroumblis appeared in a Melbourne court and was remanded in custody, maintaining his innocence.
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Perry Kouroumblis, a 65-year-old dual Greek-Australian citizen, awaits extradition from Italy for his alleged connection to the 1977 Easey Street double murders in Melbourne. The arrest follows decades of mystery surrounding the brutal killings of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett. Kouroumblis' apprehension in Rome's Fiumicino Airport last week under an Interpol red notice marks a turning point in the cold case.
In a shocking development in one of Victoria's most haunting unsolved crimes, the man arrested in Italy for the Easey Street murders has been linked to one of the victims through a shared past at Collingwood High School
A 65-year-old man has been arrested in Rome in connection with the brutal 1977 stabbing deaths of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett in Melbourne, Australia. The case, known as the "Easey Street murders," has remained unsolved for 47 years. Victoria Police are seeking extradition of the suspect, a dual citizen of Australia and Greece, and are hopeful that this arrest will bring long-awaited answers to the victims' families.